lever

leva

Maniglia che si muove per controllare una macchina.

In inglese semplice: A handle you move to control a machine.

• Pull the lever to open the gate.
• She moved the gear lever into reverse.
• Which lever controls the lift?

Sinonimi: handle, control handle

Espressioni comuni: pull a lever, gear lever, control lever

leva

Barra rigida che ruota attorno a un punto fisso per spostare o sollevare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A stiff bar that turns around a fixed point to move or lift something.

• Use a lever to lift the rock.
• The bar acted as a lever under the heavy lid.
• A seesaw is a simple example of a lever.

Espressioni comuni: use a lever, simple lever

leva, strumento

Qualcosa usato per influenzare le persone o aiutare a ottenere un risultato.

In inglese semplice: Something used to influence people or help achieve a result.

• Money can be a powerful lever.
• She used public support as a lever in negotiations.
• The tax system provides a lever for changing behaviour.

Come si usa: a lever for something (Education can be a lever for social change.); a lever to do something (They used funding as a lever to encourage reform.)

Sinonimi: tool, means

Espressioni comuni: political lever, use as a lever

fare leva

Sollevare o spostare qualcosa usando una lunga barra o un attrezzo simile.

In inglese semplice: To lift or move something using a long bar or similar tool.

• We levered the lid open.
• He levered the rock up with a metal bar.
• Can you lever this nail out?

Come si usa: lever something out of something (We levered the stone out of the hole.)

Sinonimi: pry

Espressioni comuni: lever something up, lever something open, lever something out