level1,I1s.aTls: Leibhéal m (siúinéara, etc.). Plumb level, leibhéal m pluma; béal m na fírinne. S.a. SPIRIT-LEVEL. bMch: Water-level, leibhéal m uisce. 2aCothrom m, leibhéal m (na mara); céim f (sa saol). Difference of level between two objects, éagothrom airde dhá rud. At a higher level, ar leibhéal is airde(than, ná). At eye level, ag cothrom na súl. On a level with sth., ar comhard, ar comhleibhéal, le rud. Sitting-room on a level with the garden, seomra suí ar chothrom an ghairdín. To be on a level with s.o., bheith ar comhchéim le duine. To come down to s.o.'s level, ísliú ar aon rian le duine. He found his level, bhain sé amach an t-ionad ba dhual dó. b(Of billiard-table, etc.) Out of level, ar míchothrom. 3aDromchla m, talamh m réidh; réidh f, clár m. On the level, (i) ar an réidh; (ii) F: (of pers.) ionraic, dílis; (iii) F: go macánta, leis an bhfírinne a insint. Aut: Speed on the level, luas ar an réidh. bMin: (i) Leibhéal m; (ii) pasáiste m ar aonleibhéal (i mianach). cStróc f, réimse m (uisce). II1a(Not sloping) (Talamh) leibhéalta, cothrom, ar leibhéal. b(Flat) Cothrom, comhréidh. cLevel with . . ., ar aon leibhéal le . . ., ar aonchothrom le . . ., comhard le ... Level with the water, ar aonleibhéal leis an uisce. Level with the ground, ar chothrom na talún. To lay a building level with the ground, foirgneamh a leagan go lár talún. Sp: To draw level with . . ., teacht gob ar ghob le ... 2Level tone, ton ar aonairde. To keep a level head, fanacht go socair stuama. He kept a level head, choinnigh sé greim ar a chiall. F: He did his level best, rinne sé a mhíle dícheall, teann a dhíchill.
level2, v.tr.1aCuirim (clár, bord, etc.) ar leibhéal, ar cothrom; cothromaím. bCothromaím (páirc, talamh, etc.). 2Dírím (gunna, etc.). F: He levelled accusations against the servant, chuir sé cionta i leith an tseirbhísigh. To level a blow at s.o., buille a tharraingt ar dhuine. 3aLeagaim, cuirim ar lár (balla, cathair, etc.). bLeagaim, treascraím (duine).