Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

nivo

Line drawing of niveau
Coloured illustration of niveau
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Translation

level

Word origin

From Old French nivel, from Latin libella ('a carpenter's level'), a diminutive of libra ('balance, scales'). The initial l shifted to n through dissimilation, and the same libra root gives English level and Libra.

Origin
Latin
Root
libella
English cognates
level

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralniveauxirregular

Examples

'.

His level of French is improving.

L'ascenseur ' .

The lift stops at level three.

.

Sea level rises every year.

' ' séjour Londres.

His level of English improved a lot during his stay in London.

, .

At ground level, you can see very small stones.

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This word is part of lesson 19.