level

horizontal, plat

Plat et horizontal, sans qu'une partie soit plus haute qu'une autre.

En anglais simple : Flat and horizontal, with no part higher than another.

• The floor is level.
• We need a level surface for the tent.
• Keep the tray level while you carry it.

Synonymes : flat, even, horizontal

Contraires : uneven, sloping

Expressions courantes : level ground, level surface, keep something level

à la même hauteur

Qui se trouve à la même hauteur qu'autre chose.

En anglais simple : At the same height as another thing.

• The water is level with the steps.
• Her eyes were level with mine.
• Keep both pictures level with the top of the door.

Comment l'utiliser : be level with someone/something (The shelf is level with the window.)

Synonymes : even

Expressions courantes : level with something, level with someone, remain level

régulier, constant

Qui continue au même rythme, sans accélérer ni ralentir.

En anglais simple : Continuing at the same rate without becoming faster or slower.

• His pulse remained level.
• Her breathing stayed level during the exercise.
• The monitor showed a level heartbeat throughout the test.

Synonymes : steady, constant, regular

Contraires : irregular, variable

Expressions courantes : level pulse, level rate, remain level

niveau, degré

La quantité, le degré ou l'intensité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The amount, degree, or strength of something.

• The noise level is too high.
• Water levels rose after the storm.
• How can we reduce stress levels at work?

Comment l'utiliser : level of something (Her level of confidence has increased.)

Synonymes : amount, degree

Expressions courantes : high level, noise level, level of something

niveau

Une étape d'un jeu qu'on joue avant de passer à une autre.

En anglais simple : A stage of a game that you play before moving to another stage.

• I finished the first level.
• The next level has much stronger enemies.
• How many levels have you completed?

Synonymes : stage

Expressions courantes : next level, first level, complete a level

étage, niveau

Un étage d'un bâtiment, situé au-dessus ou au-dessous d'autres étages.

En anglais simple : A floor in a building, above or below other floors.

• The café is on the lower level.
• Take the lift to the third level.
• All levels of the building have emergency exits.

Synonymes : floor, storey

Expressions courantes : ground level, upper level, lower level

niveau, niveau à bulle

Outil qui permet de vérifier si une surface est horizontale ou verticale.

En anglais simple : A tool that shows whether a surface is flat and horizontal or straight up and down.

• Pass me the level, please.
• She used a level to check the shelf.
• The bubble in this level is hard to see.

Synonymes : spirit level

Expressions courantes : spirit level, use a level, check with a level

niveler, aplanir

Rendre une surface plane et horizontale.

En anglais simple : To make a surface flat and horizontal.

• We need to level the ground.
• The workers leveled the floor before laying tiles.
• Can you level this table by adjusting its feet?

Synonymes : flatten, even out

Expressions courantes : level the ground, level a surface, level a table, level a shelf