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1 level
A n3 Sch, Univ niveau m ; an intermediate level textbook un manuel pour le niveau intermédiaire ; that course is above/below your level ce cours est trop difficile/facile pour toi ;4 fig ( of understanding) niveau m ; to be on the same level as sb être du même niveau que qn ; to get down/to come down to sb's level se mettre/s'abaisser au niveau de qn ; to talk to sb on their level parler à qn d'égal à égal ;5 ( equal plane) to be on a level with lit [building, window] être à la hauteur de or au même niveau que [building, window] ; fig [action] équivaloir à [action] ; on a level with the first floor à la hauteur du premier étage ; two windows both on the same level deux fenêtres à la même hauteur ; at waist-/knee-level à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux ; at street level au niveau de la rue ; that is on a level with arson fig ça équivaut à l'incendie criminel ;6 ( degree) (of pollution, noise, competence) niveau m ; (of substance, unemployment, illiteracy) taux m ; ( of spending) montant m ; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m ; glucose/cholesterol levels taux de glucose/cholestérol ;7 ( position in hierarchy) échelon m ; at local/national/board level à l'échelon local/national/du conseil d'administration ; at all levels à tous les échelons ; at a higher/lower level à un échelon supérieur /inférieur ;8 fig ( plane) plan m ; on a purely practical level sur un plan strictement pratique ; to be reduced to the same level as être mis sur le même plan que ; on a literary/musical level d'un point de vue littéraire/musical ;9 fig ( standard) qualité f ; the level of training/of service la qualité de la formation/du service ;C adj1 ( not at an angle) [shelf, rail, floor] droit ; [surface] plan ; [worktop, table] horizontal ; to hold a compass level tenir une boussole horizontale ; I don't think this bed is level je trouve que ce lit penche ;2 ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, plain, land] plat ; [field, garden] nivelé ; ( naturally) sans dénivellation ;4 ( equally high) to be level [shoulders, windows, etc] être à la même hauteur ; [floor, ceiling, building] être au même niveau ; is the hem level? est-ce que l'ourlet est droit? ; trim the shoots so they are level with the ground taillez les rejets au ras du sol ;5 fig (equal in achievement, rank) to be level [competitors] être à égalité ; to be level in popularity atteindre la même cote de popularité ; on the same level ( of colleagues) au même échelon ;D adv ( abreast) to draw level [competitors, cars] arriver à la même hauteur (with que) ; the pound is keeping level with the deutschmark la livre se maintient par rapport au deutschmark.1 ( raze to ground) raser [village, area] ;2 ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur) ; lancer [accusation] (at contre) ; adresser [criticism] (at à) ; the criticism was levelled mainly at the board of directors les critiques visaient essentiellement le conseil d'administration ;3 ○ ( knock down) mettre à terre [opponent].to be level-pegging être à égalité ; to be on the level ( on level ground) être sur terrain plat ; ( trustworthy) être réglo ○ ; to level with sb être honnête avec qn ; to keep a level head garder son sang-froid ; to try one's level best to do sth faire tout son possible pour faire qch.■ level off:1 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;2 [plane, pilot] amorcer le vol en palier ;3 [path] continuer sur terrain plat ;▶ level [sth] off, level off [sth] égaliser [ground, floor, mortar] ; aplanir [wooden surface].■ level out:1 [land, terrain] s'aplanir ;2 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;▶ level [sth] out, level out [sth] niveler [ground, floor]. -
2 supply
Ⅰ.(a) (provide → goods, services) fournir;∎ to supply sth to sb fournir qch à qn;∎ to supply electricity/water to a town alimenter une ville en électricité/eau;∎ they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent tous les détaillants du coin;∎ cows supply milk les vachent donnent du lait(b) (provide sth to → person, institution, city) fournir, approvisionner; Military ravitailler, approvisionner;∎ to supply sb with sth fournir qch à qn, approvisionner qn en qch;∎ they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent ou approvisionnent tous les détaillants du coin;∎ the farm keeps us supplied with eggs and milk grâce à la ferme nous avons toujours des œufs et du lait;∎ I supplied him with the details/the information je lui ai fourni les détails/les informations;∎ the arteries that supply the brain les artères qui amènent le sang au cerveau∎ all toys are supplied with batteries des piles sont fournies avec tous les jouets(d) (make good → deficiency) suppléer à; (→ omission) réparer, compenser; (satisfy → need) répondre à2 noun∎ the nation's supply of oil les réserves fpl nationales de pétrole;∎ we're getting in or laying in a supply of coal nous faisons des provisions de charbon, nous nous approvisionnons en charbon;∎ to get in a fresh supply of sth renouveler sa provision de ou se réapprovisionner en qch;∎ water is in short supply in the southeast on manque d'eau dans le Sud-Est(b) (provision → of goods, equipment) fourniture f; (→ of fuel) alimentation f; Military ravitaillement m, approvisionnement m;∎ the domestic hot water supply l'alimentation f domestique en eau chaude;∎ they won a contract for the supply of 10,000 computers to schools ils ont obtenu un contrat pour la fourniture de 10 000 ordinateurs à des établissements scolaires∎ supply and demand l'offre f et la demande∎ to be on supply faire des remplacements ou des suppléances(a) (convoy, train, truck, route) de ravitaillement∎ our supplies are running low nos provisions seront bientôt épuisées, nous commençons à manquer de provisions;∎ office supplies fournitures fpl de bureau►► Commerce supply curve courbe f de l'offre;Military supply lines lignes fpl de ravitaillement;supply pipe (for fuel) conduite f d'arrivée du combustible;supply price prix m d'offre;supply ship ravitailleur m;British supply teacher remplaçant(e) m,f;British supply teaching remplacements mplⅡ.supply2 ['sʌplɪ]souplement, avec souplesse -
3 supply
1 noun∎ supply and demand l'offre et la demandesupply curve courbe f de l'offre;supply and demand mechanism mécanisme m de l'offre et de la demande;supply price prix m de l'offre∎ supplies provisions f pl;∎ we are expecting a new supply of microchips nous espérons recevoir bientôt un nouveau stock de microprocesseurs;∎ this paper is in short supply nous sommes à court de ce papier(goods, services) fournir;∎ to supply sb with sth, to supply sth to sb fournir qn de qch, fournir qch à qn;∎ they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent tous les détaillants du coin
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