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1 level
I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) livello2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) livello3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) livella4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) piana, spianata2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) piano; raso2) (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.) allo stesso livello, alla pari3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme; calmo3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) livellare, spianare2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) pareggiare3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) puntare4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) demolire, radere al suolo•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
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2 low
I 1. [l'əʊ]1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esauritoto be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare
3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, bassoto be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi
4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)6) (deep) [tone, note] basso2.1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamenteI wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto
3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoceto turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]
4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa••II [ləʊ]1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione2) fig.III [ləʊ]verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.)2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.)3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.)4) (small: a low price.)5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.)6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.)2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.)- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) (a tecnologia poco avanzata)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.)* * *I 1. [l'əʊ]1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esauritoto be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare
3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, bassoto be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi
4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)6) (deep) [tone, note] basso2.1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamenteI wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto
3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoceto turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]
4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa••II [ləʊ]1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione2) fig.III [ləʊ]verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire -
3 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.
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