third credit manager

1 level, height (altura).

al nivel de level with

al nivel del mar at sea level

la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 meters above sea level

2 level, standard (grado).

no tiene un buen nivel de inglés his level of English is poor

una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting

al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)

a nivel europeo at a European level

una campaña realizada a nivel mundial a worldwide campaign

nivel mental level of intelligence

nivel de vida standard of living

3 spirit level (instrument).

4 carpenter's level, level.

5 floor, storey, decker.

De dos niveles Used as a suffix -decker: Double-decker

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► nombre masculino

1 (altura) level, height

■ el nivel de las aguas de un río the water level of a river

■ el sofa está al nivel de la ventana the sofa is level with the window

2 (categoría) level, standard, degree

■ no están al mismo nivel intelectual they are not at the same intellectual level

■ mis alumnos tienen muy buen nivel de inglés my students' English is very good

3 (instrumento) level

\

a nivel de as for

■ a nivel de gastos as far as expenses are concerned, regarding expenses

al más alto nivel at the highest level

nivel de producción production level

nivel de vida standard of living

nivel del mar sea level

* * *

1) level

2) standard

3) grade

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1) (=altura) level, height

2) [escolar, cultural] level, standard

- dar el nivel

3) (=instrumento) (tb: nivel de aire, nivel de burbuja) spirit level

4)

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a) ( altura) level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level

- nivel de vida

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], level, range, scale, threshold, rank, gradation, grade, plateau [plateaux, -pl.], stratum [strata, -pl.], tier, rung.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex. In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.

Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex. But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.

Ex. However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.

Ex. Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex. With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex. However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.

Ex. The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.

Ex. In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.

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* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* alto nivel = high standard.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].

* a un nivel básico = at a lay level.

* a un nivel por debajo del nacional = sub-national [subnational].

* a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level], at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* construido en dos niveles = split-level.

* con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.

* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].

* curva de nivel = contour line.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range, mid-level.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, top echelon, higher-level.

* de primer nivel = first-level.

* descenso de nivel = drawdown.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* de segundo nivel = second-level.

* de tercer nivel = third-level.

* de tres niveles = three-tiered.

* de varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].

* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en otro nivel = on a different plane.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* gestor de nivel medio = middle manager.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* nivel alto de dirección = higher management.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel avanzado = advanced level.

* nivel básico = introductory level.

* nivel cultural = literacy.

* nivel de aceptación = adoption rate, acceptance rate.

* nivel de adopción = adoption rate.

* nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.

* nivel de analfabetismo = illiteracy rate.

* nivel de atención = attention span.

* nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.

* nivel de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* nivel de colesterol = cholesterol level.

* nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.

* nivel de confianza = confidence level.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.

* nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.

* nivel de la calle = road-level.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel del alfabetización = literacy.

* nivel de lectura = reading ability.

* nivel de los usuarios = audience level.

* nivel del público = audience level.

* nivel del subconsciente, el = subconscious level, the.

* nivel de luminosidad = light level.

* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.

* nivel de presentación = level of presentation.

* nivel de ruido = noise level.

* nivel de saciedad = point of futility.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nivel de saturación = point of futility.

* nivel de solvencia = credit rating.

* nivel de subdivisión = granularity.

* nivel de utilización = degree of use.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* nivel económico = wealth.

* nivel educativo = educational level, education level, level of education.

* nivel escolar = grade level.

* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.

* nivel freático = groundwater table, water table.

* nivel inferior = micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].

* nivel intermedio = meso level, intermediate level.

* nivel introductorio = introductory level.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* nivel máximo = high-water mark.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel medio = middle range.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* nivel mínimo = low-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* nivel profesional = competence, professional level.

* nivel salarial = salary bracket.

* nivel socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.

* nivel superior = top level, top layer, macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].

* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = be high on + list, rank + high on the list of priorities.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional = domestic preparedness.

* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* teoría de niveles integrados = theory of integrative levels.

* último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

* * *

a) ( altura) level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level

- nivel de vida

* * *

* * *

1 (altura) level

está a 2.300 metros sobre el nivel del mar it is 2,300 meters above sea level

pon los cuadros al mismo nivel hang the pictures at the same height

2 (en una escala, jerarquía) level

conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

negociaciones al más alto nivel top-level negotiations

un funcionario de bajo nivel a low-ranking civil servant

a nivel de mandos medios at middle-management level

una solución a nivel internacional an international solution

la obra no llega a pasar del nivel de un melodrama the play never rises above melodrama

no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others, he's not on a par with the others

no supo estar al nivel de las circunstancias he failed to rise to the occasion, he didn't live up to expectations

es incapaz de comprometerse tanto a nivel político como a nivel personal he's incapable of committing himself either politically or emotionally o on either a political or an emotional level

standard of living

water table

B ( Const) tb

nivel de burbuja or de aire spirit level

* * *

a) ( altura) level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level;

◊ conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks;

* * *

nivel nm

1. [altura] level, height;

al nivel de level with;

al nivel del mar at sea level;

la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 metres above sea level

2. [piso, capa] level

3. [grado] level, standard;

a nivel europeo at a European level;

son los líderes a nivel mundial they are the world leaders;

una campaña realizada a nivel mundial a worldwide campaign;

un problema que hay que abordar a nivel mundial a problem that has to be tackled internationally o globally;

tiene un buen nivel de inglés she speaks good English;

en esa universidad tienen un nivel altísimo the standard at that university is very high;

una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting;

al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)

nivel de colesterol cholesterol level;

nivel mental level of intelligence;

nivel de vida standard of living

4. [instrumento]

5.

a nivel de salarios as regards o as for salaries;

a nivel personal estoy contento on a personal level I'm happy

* * *

1 level;

a nivel mundial/nacional at o on a global/national level;

un incremento del 4% a nivel nacional a 4% increase nationwide

2 ( altura) height

* * *

nivel nm

1) : level, height

nivel del mar: sea level

2) : level, standard

nivel de vida: standard of living

* * *

nivel n

1. (en general) level

2. (calidad) standard

1) place smb., smth. place sentries (guards, servants, etc.) расставлять часовых и т.д.; place road signs расставить дорожные указатели

2) place smth. place an order (an ad, etc.) помещать /давать/ заказ и т.д.; place a call заказывать разговор по телефону; place a loan разместить заем

3) place smb., smth. I cannot place him не могу вспомнить, откуда я его знаю; I know that man's face but I can't place him мне знакомо лицо этого человека, но я не могу вспомнить, где мы встречались; they tried to place the spot where Caesar landed она пытались установить место, где высадился Цезарь; it is hard to her accent трудно определить, какой у нее акцент

1) place smth. in some manner place a book conspicuously поставить книгу на видное место; place smb., smth. somewhere place her there поставьте ее там; place him here temporarily поместите его временно здесь; place the table over there поставьте стол вон туда

2) place smb., smth. somewhere place smb. first (third, etc.) давать /присуждать/ кому-л. первое и т.д. место; place his film first присуждать его фильму первое место

1) be placed horses that are not placed лошади, не занявшие призовых мест; be placed in some manner I explained to him how I was placed я объяснил ему свое положение; the house (the hotel, etc.) is well (badly, charmingly, etc.) placed дом и т.д. хорошо и т.д. расположен; he was highly placed in the Government service он занимал видный пост в правительстве; how is he placed in the firm? какое положение в фирме он занимает?; be placed somewhere be placed at the head of his department быть [поставленным] во главе своего отдела; he was placed in command of the fleet его назначили командующим флотом; he was placed over me его сделали моим начальником; be placed first (third in the race, well on a class list, etc.) занимать первое место и т.д.

2) be placed before smb. the loan will shortly be placed before the public for subscription вскоре будет выпущен заем

1) place smth. on (in, against, round, etc.) smth. place smth. on the table (on the shelf, on smb.'s grave, etc.) класть /ставить/ что-л. на стол и т.д.; place some chairs round the table расставить несколько стульев вокруг стола; place smth. against the wall (against the door, against the window, etc.) ставить что-л. у стены и т.д.; прислонять что-л. к стене и т.д.; place a cake in the oven сажать пирог в духовку; place smth. in the sun выставлять что-л. на солнце; place smth. in a heap сваливать что-л. в кучу; place smth. in order расставлять что-л. по порядку; place the books in chronological order расставлять книги в хронологическом порядке; place a memorial tablet in position устанавливать мемориальную доску; place a gun in position устанавливать орудие; place one's ear to the door приложить ухо к двери

2) place smb. in (at) smth. place smb. in a boarding-school (in a good home, at a school in England, etc.) помещать кого-л. в интернат и т.д.; place the child in his uncle's care отдать ребенка на попечение дяди; place a garrison in a town размещать в городе гарнизон; place smb. in employment (in a good situation, etc.) устраивать кого-л. на работу и т.д.; place smb. in an office (in an engineering firm, etc.) устраивать кого-л. в контору и т.д.; place smb. in command of smth. ставить кого-л. во главе чего-л., поручать кому-л. руководство чем-л.; передавать кому-л. командование чем-л.; place smb. in confinement а) помещать кого-л. в родильный дом; б) сажать кого-л. в тюрьму; place smb., smth. with smb., smth. place the boy with relatives определить /устроить/ ребенка у родственников; place a book with a publisher передать магу издателю /в издательство/; place smb. under smth. place smb. under smb.'s care отдавать кого-л. на чье-л. попечение; place smb. under smb.'s orders отдать кого-л. под чье-л. начало; place smb. under their protection отдавать кого-л. под их защиту, поручать кому-л. оберегать кого-л.; place smth. before smb. place information (the second edition, this admirable book, etc.) before the public предоставить информацию и т.д. широкой публике || place smth., smb. in smb.'s hands поручать что-л., кого-л. кому-л.; place the matter in smb.'s hands передавать дело кому-л. /в чьи-л. руки/; place the child in her aunt's hands отдать ребенка на воспитание тетке; place smth. at smb.'s disposal предоставлять что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение; place all the data (any sum you may need, anything, the knowledge gained through long research, etc.) at smb.'s disposal /at smb.'s service/ предоставлять /передавать/ все сведения и т.д. в чье-л. распоряжение

3) place smth. on (in) smth. place one's seal on a document ставить свою печать на документе; place smth. on the programme (in the list) включать что-л. в программу (в список); place a question on the agenda ставить вопрос на повестку дня; place smth. to smth. place a sum of money to smb.'s account (a sum to smb.'s credit, etc.) положить деньги на чей-л. счет и т.д.; place one's money to the best advantage наиболее выгодно поместить свои деньги; place smth. with smth. place an order for smth. with the firm поместить заказ на что-л. /заказать что-л./ в этой фирме; place an ad with this newspaper дать /поместить/ объявление в этой газете

4) place smth. on (in) smth. place smth. on view (on sale, on the market, etc.) посылать что-л. на выставку и т.д.; place smth. on exhibition экспонировать что-л.; place smth. in a new (in a different, in a false, in an unfavourable, etc.) light представлять что-л. в новом и т.д. свете; place smb., smth. in smth. place smb., smth. in that category (in this class, etc.) относить кого-л., что-л. к данной категории и т.д.; place the book in the middle of the century считать, что эта книга была написана в середине века; place smth., smb. above (among, ahead of) smth., smb. place health above every other consideration (honour above achievements in scholarship, etc.) ставить здоровье выше всего остального и т.д.; place smb. ahead of smb. отдавать предпочтение кому-л. перед кем-л.; I would place him among the best modern writers я бы поставил его в ряду лучших современных писателей;. place smb. at (in) smth. place smb. at a great disadvantage (in a great danger, in an awkward position, in subjection, etc.) ставить кого-л. в невыгодное и т.д. положение

5) place smth. on (in) smb. place one's hopes on /in/ smb. возлагать надежды на кого-л.; place one's confidence in one's friend довериться другу; place one's reliance on others полагаться на других

6) place smth. at smth. place the height of the mountain at

1 linea; tratto, segno ( grafico); riga; fila; riga ( di parole); (mus.) rigo: (geom.) a straight line, una linea retta; a diagonal line, una linea diagonale; a horizontal line, una linea orizzontale; a vertical line, una linea verticale; a dotted line, una linea tratteggiata; a wavy line, una linea ondulata; sleek lines, linee pulite; to draw a line, tirare una riga; line of demarcation, linea di demarcazione; a line of trees [of cars], una fila d'alberi [di auto]; (geom.) convergent lines, rette convergenti; The soldiers stepped into line, i soldati si sono messi in riga; to stand in line, fare la fila; communication lines, linee di comunicazione; the first line on page 87, la prima riga a pagina 87; starting line, linea di partenza; to fall back into line, rimettersi in riga ( anche fig.); to fall out of line, rompere le righe; (mil.) to form a line, mettersi in riga

2 (trasp.) linea: bus line, linea d'autobus; railway line, linea ferroviaria; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- You need to take a Circle line train, devi prendere un treno della Circle line; (naut.) shipping line, linea (o compagnia) di navigazione

3 corda; fune; filo; (naut.) cima, gomena, sagola (= clothes-line); corda per stendere i panni: to hang the clothes on the line, stendere i panni (sulla corda); a plumb line, un filo a piombo

4 ruga: His face was covered with deep lines, aveva il viso solcato da profonde rughe

5 linea di confine; confine: the lines of one's estate, i confini dei propri possedimenti; ( USA) State line, confine di (uno) Stato

6 – (geogr.) the Line, l'equatore: to cross (o to pass) the Line, attraversare l'equatore

7 linea di condotta (o d'azione); metodo: hard (o tough) line, linea dura: to take a hard line, seguire la linea dura; non fare concessioni; He refuses to follow the party line, non vuole seguire la linea del suo partito

8 linea ( di parentela); discendenza; stirpe; famiglia; ( per estens.) serie: to descend from a noble line, essere di famiglia nobile; the Stuart line, la stirpe degli Stuart; a line of Democratic presidents, una serie di presidenti democratici

9 ( poesia) verso: We have fifty lines to learn by heart, abbiamo cinquanta versi da imparare a memoria

10 ( USA) coda ( di persone in attesa; cfr. ingl. queue)

11 (mil.) fila di tende; campo: to inspect the lines, fare un'ispezione al campo

12 (mil., = front line) prima linea; fronte: to be in the line, essere in prima linea; to go into the line, andare al fronte

13 (= phone line) linea (del telefono): We've lost the line!, è caduta la linea! ( telefonando)

14 area di attività (o d'interesse); settore (o ramo) d'affari; occupazione: What is his line ( of business)?, qual è il suo genere d'affari?; His line is leather goods, il suo ramo d'affari sono gli articoli di cuoio; That's completely out of my line, non è per nulla il mio genere d'affari; (fig.) non è cosa di cui io mi interessi (o m'intenda)

15 (market.) classe di merci; linea di prodotti; gamma; serie; articoli: a new line of accessories, una nuova gamma (o linea) d'accessori

16 [u] (org. az.) linea gerarchica; line; rapporto di gerarchia operativa

17 (comput.) riga ( di codice, di testo); linea ( elemento grafico): command line, riga di comando

18 (fam.) informazioni; notizie: I couldn't get a line on him, non sono riuscito ad avere informazioni sul suo conto

19 (= assembly line) linea (o catena) di montaggio

20 ( sport) linea: goal line, linea di porta; ( anche) linea di fondo; ( rugby) linea di meta; (= sideline, touchline) linea laterale: If the ball goes over the line, it's out of play, se il pallone supera la linea di fondo, è fuori gioco

21 (= finishing line; nelle corse) traguardo; arrivo: He was the first to cross the line, tagliò il traguardo per primo; fu il primo all'arrivo; My horse was third over the line, il mio cavallo è arrivato terzo (al traguardo)

22 (pl.) (equit.) briglie; redini

23 ( pesca; = fishing line) lenza

24 ( slang) balla; storia, storiella; fandonia: I've heard that line before, questa storiella l'ho già sentita

25 (pl.) (teatr.) battute, parte ( d'un attore): The young actress had forgotten her lines, la giovane attrice aveva dimenticato la parte; to fluff one's lines, sbagliare la battuta; impaperarsi

26 (pl.) linea; foggia; stile: This car has beautiful lines, quest'auto ha una bella linea

27 (pl.) (costr. navali) piano di costruzione; disegno; progetto

28 (pl.) (mecc.) tubi; tubazioni ( della lubrificazione, ecc.)

● (comput.) line break, interruzione di riga □ line cliché, cliché al tratto □ line counter, contarighe ( di macchina da scrivere) □ ( grafica) line cut, incisione al tratto □ line dancing, line dance ( ballo in cui si salta e ci si urta a vicenda) □ line drawing, disegno al tratto; tratteggio □ (elettr.) line driver, driver di linea □ (org. az.) line employee, impiegato d'ordine □ ( arte) line engraving, incisione al tratto □ (org. az.) line extension, ampliamento della gamma dei propri prodotti □ (mil.) line firing, fuoco di fila □ line fishing, pesca con la lenza □ (comput.) line feed, avanzamento di riga; carattere di controllo per l'avanzamento di riga □ (stat.) line graph, grafico lineare □ (polit., fig.) line in the sand, linea di demarcazione: to draw a line in the sand, decidere le condizioni definitive e inappellabili ( di un accordo, ecc.) □ ( tennis) line judge, giudice di linea □ (org. az.) line management, ‘line management’ □ (org. az.) line manager, dirigente che si occupa del prodotto principale dell'azienda; ( anche) superiore diretto □ line of action, linea d'azione; (mecc.) linea dei contatti ( di un ingranaggio) □ (mil.) line of battle, linea (o ordine, schieramento) di battaglia □ (naut., mil.) line-of-battle ship, nave da battaglia (o di linea) □ line of business, genere d'affari, settore d'attività □ ( banca) line of credit, castelletto, plafond □ (mil.) line of defences, linea fortificata □ line of fire, (mil.) linea del fuoco; ( anche) linea di mira ( dal mirino al bersaglio): to be in sb. 's line of fire, essere nel mirino di q. (o sotto tiro) □ (aeron.) line of flight, linea di volo □ ( anche fig.) the line of least resistance, la linea di minor resistenza □ ( chiromanzia) the line of life [of fortune], la linea della vita [della fortuna] □ (mat.) line of symmetry, asse di simmetria □ (comput.) line printer, stampante di linea □ (mil.) line regiment, reggimento di linea □ (mecc.) line shafting, trasmissione ad alberi □ line space, interlinea ( di macchina da scrivere) □ line spacer, leva dell'interlinea □ line spacing, spaziatura tra le righe □ (comput.) line speed, velocità della linea ( connessione Internet, ecc.) □ (elettr.) line trap, filtro della rete □ (rag., fin.) above-the-line, corrente, ordinario: above-the-line expenditure, spese correnti □ to bring sb. into line, mettere in riga q. (fig.) □ to bring (st.) into line with, rendere conforme (o adeguare) ( la propria condotta, le azioni, ecc.) a ( una linea politica, gli accordi presi, ecc.) □ to come (o to fall) into line with sb. [st.], allinearsi sulle posizioni di q. [allinearsi su ( una posizione); prendere la stessa posizione su qc.] □ down the line, ( sport) lungolinea; (fig.) in linea gerarchica, giù giù; in futuro, in seguito; fino in fondo: He slipped a pass down the line to a teammate, ha effettuato un passaggio a un compagno lungo la linea laterale; I'll support him down the line, lo appoggerò fino in fondo □ (fig.) to draw the line, segnare (o porre) un limite □ to drop sb. a line, scrivere due righe a q. □ to go as straight as a line, andare in linea retta; andare sempre diritto □ ( di donna) to go on the line, mettersi a battere; mettersi a fare la vita □ to hold the line, (telef.) restare in linea; (mil.) tenere la posizione; (fig.) restare invariato □ (mecc.: di motore, ecc.) in line, in linea; in fila; allineato: (autom.) four cylinders in line, quattro cilindri in linea □ (fig.) to be in line for st., essere in predicato per qc.; essere sulla buona strada per ottenere qc. □ (fig.) to be in line with, essere in linea (o in armonia, d'accordo) con □ to keep in line, restare allineati; (fig.) restare in linea ( con una direttiva politica, ecc.) □ to keep sb. in line, tenere ( bambini, soldati, ecc.) allineati; (fig.) tenere a freno q. □ (fig.) to lay it on the line, dirlo chiaro e tondo □ (fig.) to lay (o to put) on the line, mettere a repentaglio, rischiare ( la carriera, ecc.) □ ( Internet) on line ► online □ (fig.) on the line, al limite; né di qua né di là □ on the right lines, sulla buona strada (fig.): You haven't guessed yet, but you're on the right lines, non hai indovinato, ma sei sulla buona strada □ (fig.) on the same line, seguendo la stessa linea di condotta; nello stesso modo □ out of line, (mecc., ecc.) fuori asse, disassato; ( di una cosa, una frase, ecc.) fuori luogo, inaccettabile; ( di una persona) che si comporta male, che non sa stare al suo posto (fig.) □ to pay st. on the line, pagare qc. sull'unghia □ (fig.) to read between the lines, leggere fra le righe □ ( slang) to shoot a line, raccontare una balla (o una frottola) □ (fig.) to take up a line of one's own, seguire una linea di condotta personale; fare a modo proprio □ (polit.) to take a tough (o a strong) line with sb., seguire una linea dura con q. □ (mil.) to wheel into line, mettersi in riga □ (telef.) Line engaged ( USA Line busy), la linea è occupata! □ Debating was right in his line, i dibattiti erano proprio il suo cavallo di battaglia □ Rugby is not my line, il rugby non fa per me.

1 segnare con linee (o con righe); rigare

2 segnare, solcare ( di rughe): His face was lined with pain, il suo viso era segnato (o solcato) dal dolore

3 fiancheggiare: Great cypresses line the road, grandi cipressi fiancheggiano la strada

4 disporsi (in fila) lungo (qc.); fare ala a: The crowds lined the streets of the town, la folla era disposta lungo le strade della città

5 (spec. al passivo) solcare di rughe; rendere rugoso.

1 foderare: to line a dress, foderare un abito

2 rivestire: to line a wall with tiles, rivestire una parete di mattonelle

3 (costr. navali) mettere il fasciame interno a ( una nave)

● (fig.) to line one's belly, riempirsi la pancia □ (fig.) to line one's pocket (o purse), riempirsi le tasche; arricchirsi (spec. in modo disonesto).

coprire, montare ( una cagna).