1 noun amount on scaleleibhéal masc1 c m uthe temperature reached a very high levelshroich an teocht leibhéal an-ardproduction is still at a low leveltá an táirgeadh ar leibhéal íseal fósif their income is below the minimum levelmá tá a n-ioncam faoi bhun an íosleibhéilit displays the noise levelstaispeánann sé na leibhéil torainndue to the level of interestmar gheall ar an méid suime atá á léiriúthis will boost your energy levelstabharfaidh sé seo tuilleadh fuinnimh duit2 noun amount of substanceleibhéal masc1 c m upeople with a high level of cholesteroldaoine a bhfuil leibhéal ard colaistéaróil acuyour blood sugar levelan leibhéal siúcra san fhuil agat
3 noun height relative to ground etcleibhéal masc1 c m uairde fem4 c m uwhen the water reaches a certain levelnuair a shroicheann an t-uisce leibhéal áirithebelow the level of the roadfaoi leibhéal an bhóthairthe water was up to waist levelbhí an t-uisce thuas ag leibhéal do choime, bhí an t-uisce chomh hard le do choim4 noun standard of abilityleibhéal masc1 c m utheir courses cater for all levels of abilityfreastalaíonn a gcuid cúrsaí ar gach leibhéal cumaisall our staff are trained to a high leveltá ardleibhéal oiliúna ar ár bhfoireann ar fadshe teaches at university leveltá sí ag teagasc ag leibhéal na hollscoileat primary levelag leibhéal na bunscoileat secondary levelag leibhéal na meánscoile5 noun in hierarchyleibhéal masc1 c m ucéim fem2 c m uat director levelag leibhéal stiúrthóraat intercounty levelag an leibhéal idirchontaeall levels of societygach leibhéal den tsochaí, gach aicme den tsochaí6 noun floor in buildingurlár masc1 c m uthe library is on the fourth leveltá an leabharlann ar an gceathrú hurlár7 noun ARCHEOL, GEOL layer of earth, rockleibhéal masc1 c m u8 noun way of considering sthleibhéal masc1 c m uthis film works on every leveloibríonn an scannán seo ar gach leibhéalon a personal levelgo pearsanta, ar bhonn pearsanta, ó mo thaobh féin de9 noun (also spirit level) toolleachtleibhéal masc1 c m u
adjective
10 adjective flat, horizontalcothrom adj1 c m uréidh adj1 c m ucomhréidh adj1 c m uleibhéalta adj3 c m u11 adjective not heapedcothrom adj1 c m uadd 1 level teaspoon of saltcuir 1 taespúnóg chothrom shalainn leis12 adjective at same height as sb/sthcothrom adj1 c m uar aon leibhéalar an leibhéal céannalevel with sthcothrom le rud, ar aon leibhéal le rud, ar an leibhéal céanna le rud13 adjective not behind or in frontcothrom adj1 c m ugob ar ghobbonn ar bhonnto be level with sthbheith cothrom le rudto draw level with sbteacht gob ar ghob le duine, teacht bonn ar bhonn le duine14 adjective equal in scorecothrom adj1 c m uar comhscór c m uar comhtharraingt c m uthe teams are leveltá na foirne cothrom, tá na foirne ar comhscórthe score is leveltá comhscór ann, tá an scór cothromCork are level with Longford on pointstá Corcaigh ar comhphointí le Longfort, tá an líon céanna pointí ag Corcaigh agus ag Longfortto draw levelteacht ar comhscór, an scór a chothromú15 adjective (of sales, rates, etc) not going up or downar leibhéal seastasales are leveltá an díolachán ar leibhéal seasta16 adjective of tone, gaze, etc: calmsocair adj c m ustuama adj3 c m ushe answered in a level voiced'fhreagair sí i nguth socair
verb
17 verb make surface flat TRANSITIVEcothromaigh verb c m uleibhéal verb c m udéan cothrom VP c m udéan réidh VP c m u18 verb demolish building TRANSITIVEleag go talamh VP c m uleag verb c m u19 verb point firearm TRANSITIVEto level a gun at sbgunna a dhíriú ar dhuine20 verb direct criticism, charge, etc TRANSITIVEdéan verb c m ucriticism is being levelled at the boardtá cáineadh á dhéanamh ar an mbord, tá an bord á cháineadhhe levelled a complaint against herrinne sé gearán ina haghaidhto level an allegation against sblíomhain a dhéanamh in aghaidh duine21 verb make score etc equal
TRANSITIVEcothromaigh verb c m ucuir ar comhscór VPshe levelled the scorechothromaigh sí an scórAntrim scored a goal to level the matchscóráil Aontroim cúl a d'fhág comhscór sa chluiche, scóráil Aontroim cúl a d'fhág an dá fhoireann ar comhscór
INTRANSITIVEtar ar comhscóran scór a chothromúthey levelled in the last minutechothromaigh siad an scór sa nóiméad deiridh
phrases
to find its level
(also
to find its own level
)1 remain at same valueteacht ar a leibhéal féin2 PHYS remain at same heightteacht ar a leibhéal féin
your level best
do mhíle díchealldo theanndícheallto give sth your level bestdo mhíle dícheall a dhéanamh le rudhe was doing his level bestbhí sé ag déanamh a mhíle dícheall, bhí sé ar theann a dhíchill
a level head
ceann stuamaceann críonnahe has a level headtá sé stuama, tá ceann críonna airshe kept a level headchoinnigh sí guaim uirthi féin, níor chaill sí an ceann
to be level pegging
bheith cothrom c m ubheith gob ar ghobto be level pegging with sbbheith cothrom le duine, bheith gob ar ghob le duinethe teams are level peggingtá na foirne cothrom, tá na foirne ar comhscór
to level the playing field
cothrom na Féinne a thabhairt do cháchpáirc na himeartha a chothromú
on a level
ar comhleibhéalar aon leibhéalar an leibhéal céannato be on a level with sthbheith ar comhleibhéal le rud, bheith ar aon leibhéal le rud
on the level
1 informal telling the truthionraic c m umacánta c m udíreach c m u2 on level groundar an gcothromar an réidh
to stoop to sb's level
(also
to descend to sb's level
)dul síos go dtí leibhéal duineumhlú ar aon leibhéal le duine