level off

se stabiliser

Cesser de monter, de baisser ou de changer et rester à peu près au même niveau.

En anglais simple : To stop rising, falling, or changing and stay at about the same height or amount.

• Sales have levelled off.
• The plane climbed, then levelled off above the clouds.
• Will prices level off before winter?

Comment l'utiliser : level off at an amount/height (Prices levelled off at around ten pounds.)

Synonymes : stabilize, even out, flatten out

Expressions courantes : level off at, level off gradually

aplanir, araser

Rendre le dessus de quelque chose plat, souvent en retirant ce qui dépasse.

En anglais simple : To make the top of something flat, often by removing anything sticking up.

• Level off the top.
• She levelled the spoonful off with a knife.
• We levelled off the soil before planting seeds.

Comment l'utiliser : level something off with something (Level the flour off with a knife.)

Synonymes : flatten, level

Expressions courantes : level off something, level off flour