level

[[t]'levl[/t]] 1. noun

1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) niveau

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) niveau

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) niveau

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) plat

2. adjective

1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plat, ras

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) au niveau de, à égalité (avec)

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) assuré

3. verb

1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) aplanir

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) égaliser

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) braquer (sur)

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) raser

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- levelness

- level crossing - level-headed - do one's level best - level off - level out - on a level with - on the level

English-French dictionary. 2014.