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1 leva
"lever;Hebel;levier;palanca;alavanca"* * *f levermilitary call-up, AE draftmotoring leva del cambio gear levercommerce nuove leve pl junior employees* * *leva1 s.f.1 (mecc.) lever: leva a mano, hand lever; leva a pedale, foot (control) lever; leva del cambio, gear lever (o amer. gear shift), (al volante) column shift-bar, (di macchina utensile) speed lever; leva del freno, brake lever; leva del gas, throttle (lever); (ferr.) leva dello scambio, switch lever; leva di arresto, cut-off lever; leva di avviamento, starting lever; leva di disinnesto, release lever, (a scatto) trip lever; leva di bloccaggio, clamping lever; leva di manovra, operating lever; (aer.) leva di comando, di controllo, control lever (o cloche); leva liberacarrello, (di macchina da scrivere) carriage release // (inform.) leva di estrazione della carta, board puller // far leva, to lever (o to prize): per aprire il barattolo fai leva con un coltello, to open the jar, put a knife under the edge and prize it (open) // far leva sui sentimenti di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s feelings2 (fig.) incentive, stimulus*: il denaro è una potente leva per ottenere il successo, money is a powerful incentive to reach success3 (fig.) (strumento di comando) lever: le leve del potere, the levers of power.leva2 s.f.1 (mil.) call up; (coscrizione) conscription; (spec. amer.) draft: leva di terra, National Service; leva di mare, National Service in the Navy; la leva del 1957, those called up in 1957; leva di massa, general conscription; consiglio, commissione di leva, army selection board; essere di leva, to be due for call up (o to be liable for National Service); renitente alla leva, draft dodger (o draft evader); gli scartati alla leva, draft rejects2 (estens.) generation: le nuove leve del cinema, the new generation in the cinema.* * *I ['lɛva] sfII ['lɛva] sffar leva su qc — to lever sth up, fig to take advantage of sth
Mil conscription, call-up Brit, draft Amessere di leva — to be due for call-up o draft, (in servizio) to be a conscript
* * *['lɛva] Isostantivo femminile lever (anche fig.)fare leva con — to lever with [palo, sbarra]
fare leva su qcs. — fig. to play on sth.
avere in mano le -e del comando — fig. to be in the driving seat
leva del cambio — aut. gear lever BE, (gear) stick BE, gearshift AE
leva di comando — aer. stick
II 1.leva del freno a mano — aut. brake lever
sostantivo femminilechiamare alla leva — to call up for military service, to draft AE
soldato di leva — conscript (soldier), draftee AE
2) (giovani richiamati) conscript soldiers, conscripts2.* * *leva1/'lεva/sostantivo f.lever (anche fig.); fare leva con to lever with [palo, sbarra]; fare leva su qcs. fig. to play on sth.; avere in mano le -e del comando fig. to be in the driving seat\leva del cambio aut. gear lever BE, (gear) stick BE, gearshift AE; leva di comando aer. stick; leva del freno a mano aut. brake lever.————————leva2/'lεva/I sostantivo f.1 mil. (coscrizione) conscription, call-up, draft AE; (servizio militare) military service; chiamare alla leva to call up for military service, to draft AE; obblighi di leva compulsory military service; essere di leva to be liable for military service; soldato di leva conscript (soldier), draftee AE; visita di leva army medical2 (giovani richiamati) conscript soldiers, conscriptsII leve f.pl.(generazioni) le nuove -e the new generations. -
2 abitudine
f habit* * *abitudine s.f. habit, practice; ( usanza) custom, use: come d'abitudine, as usual; d'abitudine, as a rule; secondo l'abitudine, according to the custom; come è abitudine fra i giovani, as is the practice among the younger generation; ormai ho l'abitudine di alzarmi presto, by now I am used to getting up early; avere l'abitudine di fare qlco., to be in the habit of doing sthg.; prendere una brutta abitudine, to fall into a bad habit; ci farai l'abitudine, you will get used to it; fare qlco. per forza d'abitudine, to do sthg. from force of habit.* * *[abi'tudine]sostantivo femminile habit, custom; (usanza) customperdere, prendere l'abitudine di fare — to get out of, into the habit of doing
fare l'abitudine a qcs. — to get used o accustomed to sth.
per abitudine — out of o from habit
come d'abitudine — as usual, as is customary
d'abitudine — usually, as a rule
* * *abitudine/abi'tudine/sostantivo f.habit, custom; (usanza) custom; perdere, prendere l'abitudine di fare to get out of, into the habit of doing; ho l'abitudine di andare a dormire presto I usually go to bed early; non ho l'abitudine di chiedere in prestito denaro I'm not in the habit of borrowing money; com'è loro abitudine as is their custom; che non diventi un'abitudine! don't make a habit of it! fare l'abitudine a qcs. to get used o accustomed to sth.; per abitudine out of o from habit; come d'abitudine as usual, as is customary; d'abitudine usually, as a rule. -
3 leva
I ['lɛva] sfII ['lɛva] sffar leva su qc — to lever sth up, fig to take advantage of sth
Mil conscription, call-up Brit, draft Amessere di leva — to be due for call-up o draft, (in servizio) to be a conscript
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4 generazione sf
[dʒenerat'tsjone]la nuova generazione — the new o younger generation
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5 generazione
sf [dʒenerat'tsjone]la nuova generazione — the new o younger generation
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