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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLevel
/ˈlɛv.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.
"The game has multiple levels of difficulty."
- 1
To make something flat or even.
"He leveled the ground before building the shed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'level' originates from the Old French 'leveler', which means 'to make level or even', derived from the Latin 'libra', meaning 'a balance'. Its meaning has evolved from a physical sense of flatness to include metaphorical uses in various contexts such as skill, status, and measurement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Level" is said worldwide
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Niveau
Transliteration: nee-voh
"Le jeu a plusieurs niveaux de difficulté."
Ebene
Transliteration: eh-beh-neh
"Das Spiel hat mehrere Schwierigkeitsgrade."
Livello
Transliteration: lee-veh-loh
"Il gioco ha diversi livelli di difficoltà."
Nivel
Transliteration: nee-vel
"El juego tiene varios niveles de dificultad."
Nível
Transliteration: nee-vel
"O jogo tem vários níveis de dificuldade."
स्तर
Transliteration: star
"खेल में कई कठिनाई स्तर हैं।"
水平
Transliteration: shuǐpíng
"游戏有多个难度水平。"
수준
Transliteration: sujun
"게임에는 여러 난이도 수준이 있습니다."
レベル
Transliteration: reberu
"ゲームには複数の難易度レベルがあります。"
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