level

['levl] 1. noun

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

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

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

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão

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).) raso

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.) igual

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

3. verb

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

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

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

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

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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

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lev.el

[l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).