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lever British & World English

a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other

gear lever (also gearstick) British & World English

a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle

lever watch British & World English

a watch with a lever escapement

shift lever British & World English

another term for gear lever.

lever escapement British & World English

a mechanism in a watch connecting the escape wheel and the balance wheel using two levers

Leverhulme, 1st Viscount British & World English

(1851–1925), English industrialist and philanthropist; born William Hesketh Lever. He and his brother manufactured soap under the trade name Sunlight; their company, Lever Bros., came to form the basis of the international corporation Unilever. Leverhulme founded the model village Port Sunlight for his company’s workers

bell-crank lever in bell crank (also bell-crank lever) British & World English

a lever with two arms which have a common fulcrum at their junction

William Hesketh Lever in Leverhulme, 1st Viscount British & World English

(1851–1925), English industrialist and philanthropist; born William Hesketh Lever. He and his brother manufactured soap under the trade name Sunlight; their company, Lever Bros., came to form the basis of the international corporation Unilever. Leverhulme founded the model village Port Sunlight for his company’s workers

lever English-French

levier m

lever2 English-Spanish

to lever sth open

lever1 French-English

to raise

lever2 French-English

être là au lever des enfants

gear lever English-German

Schalthebel

gear lever English-Italian

leva f del cambio

lever up English-Italian

sollevarecon una leva

lever off English-Italian

sollevarecon una leva

lever le doigt in doigt French-English

to put one's hand up

se lever du pied gauche in gauche1 French-English

to get out of bed on the wrong side, to get up on the wrong side of the bed

lever son verre in lever1 French-English

to raise one's glass

to lever sth open in lever2 English-Spanish

abrir* algo haciendo palanca

se lever d'un bond in bond French-English

to leap to one's feet

lever le voile sur qch in voile1 French-English

to bring sth out in the open

être là au lever des enfants in lever2 French-English

to be there when the children get up

this lever works the sprinkler system in work2 English-Spanish

esta palanca acciona el sistema de riego

when the lever is up the machine is off in up English-French

si le levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée