level off

stabilizzarsi

Smettere di salire, scendere o cambiare e restare più o meno allo stesso livello.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: level off at an amount/height (Prices levelled off at around ten pounds.)

Sinonimi: stabilize, even out, flatten out

Espressioni comuni: level off at, level off gradually

livellare, spianare

Rendere piatta la superficie di qualcosa, spesso togliendo le parti sporgenti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: level something off with something (Level the flour off with a knife.)

Sinonimi: flatten, level

Espressioni comuni: level off something, level off flour