levy

prélever, imposer

Exiger officiellement le paiement d’un impôt, de frais ou d’une amende, ou percevoir cette somme.

En anglais simple : To officially require people to pay a tax, fee, or fine.

• The council can levy a fee.
• A new tax was levied on imported cars.
• Will the bank levy a charge for late payments?

Comment l'utiliser : levy something on someone/something (The government levied a tax on luxury goods.)

Synonymes : impose, charge

Expressions courantes : levy a tax, levy a charge, levy fines, levy a fine

recruter, enrôler

Ordonner à des personnes de rejoindre l’armée.

En anglais simple : To order people to join an army.

• The king ordered officials to levy troops.
• Men were levied from every village.
• They levied an army to defend the border.

Synonymes : conscript, draft

Expressions courantes : levy troops, levy an army

taxe, prélèvement

Somme supplémentaire que l’on doit payer, souvent sous forme de taxe.

En anglais simple : An extra amount of money that people must pay, often as a tax.

• The levy adds to our bill.
• A new levy on fuel starts next month.
• Businesses must pay the annual levy.

Comment l'utiliser : a levy on something (There is a levy on plastic bags.)

Synonymes : tax, charge, surcharge

Expressions courantes : levy on something, annual levy, fuel levy

conscrit, levée

Personne obligée de rejoindre l’armée ; aussi, le fait de recruter des personnes de cette manière.

En anglais simple : Someone ordered to join an army; also, the act of ordering people to join.

• The new levies needed training.
• Each levy received a coat and boots.
• The king ordered a levy of troops.

Synonymes : conscript, recruit, conscription

Expressions courantes : military levy, new levy, levy of troops