level down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.level down VB [ˈlɛv(ə)l -] (level down)

level down

livellare

level down

spianare

II.level down VB [ˈlɛv(ə)l -] (level [sth] down, level down [sth])

level down prices:

level down

livellare al basso

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be dragged down to sb's level

essere trascinato al livello di qn

to get down, to come down to sb's level

mettersi, abbassarsi al livello di qn

bring down rate, level, price, cost of living, temperature

abbassare, fare scendere, diminuire

Translations for level down in the Italian»English Dictionary

livellare verso il basso, l'alto prezzi

to level down, level up

abbassarsi al livello di qn

to get down or come down to sb's level

tagliare una pianta rasoterra

to cut a plant down to ground level

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] N

1. level (floor):

level (of mine)

livello m

level (of building)

pavimento m

2. level (elevation):

level (of liquid, sea)

livello m

3. level:

level SCHOOL, UNIV

livello m

an intermediate level textbook

un libro di testo per il livello intermedio

that course is above, below your level

quel corso è troppo difficile, facile per te

4. level (of understanding):

level fig

livello m

to be on the same level as sb

essere allo stesso livello di qn

to get down, to come down to sb's level

mettersi, abbassarsi al livello di qn

to talk to sb on their level

parlare con qn da pari a pari

5. level (equal plane):

to be on a level with building, window: building, window

essere all'altezza di or essere allo stesso livello di

to be on a level with fig action: action

equivalere a

on a level with the first floor

all'altezza del primo piano

two windows both on the same level

due finestre alla stessa altezza

at waist-, knee-level

all'altezza della vita, del ginocchio

at street level

al livello della strada

that is on a level with arson fig

questo equivale all'incendio doloso

6. level (degree):

level (of substance, pollution, noise, competence)

livello m

level (of unemployment, illiteracy)

tasso m

level (of unemployment, illiteracy)

livello m

level (of spending)

ammontare m

level (of satisfaction, anxiety)

grado m

level (of satisfaction, anxiety)

livello m

glucose, cholesterol levels

livello di glucosio, colesterolo

7. level (position in hierarchy):

level

livello m

at local, national, board level

a livello locale, nazionale, del consiglio nazionale

at all levels

a tutti i livelli

at a higher, lower level

a un livello superiore, inferiore

8. level (plane):

level fig

piano m

on a purely practical level

su un piano puramente pratico

to be reduced to the same level as

essere messi allo stesso piano di

on a literary, musical level

sul piano letterario, musicale or dal punto di vista letterario, musicale

9. level (standard):

level fig

qualità f

level fig

livello m

the level of training, of service

il livello della formazione, del servizio

10. level:

level (tool)

livella f

level (for surveying)

livello m a cannocchiale

II.levels N

levels npl GEOG:

the Somerset levels

la piana del Somerset

III.level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] ADJ

1. level (not at an angle):

level shelf, rail, floor

dritto

level surface

piano

level worktop, table

orizzontale

to hold a compass level

tenere la bussola (in) orizzontale

I don't think this bed is level

non penso che questo letto sia in piano

2. level:

level (not bumpy) ground, surface, plain, land

piatto

level field, garden

spianato

level (naturally)

piano

3. level FOOD (not heaped):

level teaspoonful

raso

4. level (equally high):

to be level shoulders, windows, etc.:

essere alla stessa altezza

to be level floor, ceiling, building:

essere allo stesso livello

is the hem level?

è dritto l'orlo?

trim the shoots so they are level with the ground

tagliate i germogli a raso terra

5. level (equal in achievement, rank) fig:

to be level competitors:

essere (alla) pari

to be level in popularity

avere la stessa popolarità

on the same level (of colleagues)

dello stesso livello

6. level (stable):

to remain level growth, figures:

rimanere stabile

7. level (even) fig:

level tone

uniforme

IV.level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] ADV (abreast)

to draw level competitors, cars:

essere pari (with con)

the pound is keeping level with the deutschmark

la sterlina si mantiene alla pari con il marco tedesco

V.level <forma in -ing ecc. levelling, levelled Brit leveling, leveled Am> [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] VB trans

1. level (raze to ground):

level village, area

radere al suolo, spianare

2. level (aim):

level gun, weapon

spianare (at su)

level accusation

lanciare (at contro)

level criticism

rivolgere (at a)

the criticism was levelled mainly at the board of directors

le critiche furono rivolte soprattutto al consiglio di amministrazione

3. level (knock down) inf:

level opponent

mettere a terra

VI.level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl]

to be level-pegging

essere alla pari

to be on the level (on level ground)

essere in piano

to be on the level (trustworthy)

essere in buona fede

to keep a level head

mantenere il sangue freddo

to try one's level best to do sth

cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qc

to level with sb

dire le cose come stanno a qn

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

level down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

level down VB trans

level down

spianare

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

bring down benefits, level

ridurre

Translations for level down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.level [ˈle·vəl] ADJ

1. level:

level (horizontal)

orizzontale

level (flat)

piatto, -a

level spoonful

raso, -a

2. level (having same height):

to be level with sth

essere allo stesso livello di qc

3. level (in same position):

to be level with sb/sth

essere alla pari con qu/qc

4. level (of same amount):

level

uguale

5. level (calm):

level

sereno, -a

level look

sincero, -a

level tone, voice

misurato, -a

to keep a level head

restare lucido

6. level (uniform):

level

uniforme

Phrases:

to do one's level best inf

fare del proprio meglio

II.level [ˈle·vəl] ADV

level

alla pari

III.level [ˈle·vəl] N

1. level (position, amount, height):

level

livello m

above sea level

sopra il livello del mare

at ground level

al pianoterra

2. level (position in hierarchy):

level

livello m

at a higher level

a un livello alto

at the (very) highest level

a livello più alto

to be on a level with sb/sth

essere alla pari con qu/qc

to find one's (own) level inf

trovare il proprio posto nel mondo

3. level (quality of performance):

level

livello m

intermediate level students

studenti m pl di livello intermedio

4. level (meaning):

on one level … on another level

da un lato … dall'altro

on a serious level

in modo serio

Phrases:

to be on the level business, person

essere serio

IV.level <-l- [or -ll-]> [ˈle·vəl] VB trans

1. level (smoothen, flatten):

level

livellare

level

spianare

2. level (demolish completely):

level

radere al suolo

3. level (point):

to level sth at sb (gun)

puntare qc contro qu

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The station has a central mezzanine on the first level down containing turnstiles and a ticket booth.

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Some canals attempted to keep changes in level down to a minimum.

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Interestingly we seem to do quite well with public intellectuals who are one level down in terms of stature.

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In five floors, its 17,000 square feet of gallery space includes sky-lighted rooms for the permanent collection at the top and special exhibitions one level down.

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They also pledged to make the anti-polio campaigns a big success by their full participation at every level down to the streets.

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The single elevator from street level down to fare control is at the southeast corner.

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At some stations lifts have been installed, but there is a cutout section taking the level down to one foot above ground to board the trams.

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A drainage project brought the water level down.

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Due to the rectangular shape needed for football or soccer, outfield dimensions were generally symmetrical, and even seats at field level down the lines could be far from the action.

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It inhabits isolated areas on sandy bottoms below the low tide level down to a depth of 5000 ft.

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