leva

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leva

feminine noun

1levy (military)

2weighing anchor (Náut)

3cam (mechanics)

leva [lay’-vah]

noun

1Act of weighing anchor. (Nautical) (f)

2Levy, the act of raising men for military service; press. (f)

3Swell of the sea. (Nautical) (f)

4Cog, tooth, cam, wiper. (f)

5Play of a piston. (f)

noun, plural

6Tricks, artful devices.

leva

sustantivo:femenino

1 (Náutica) weighing anchor

2 (Mil) levy

3 (Mecánica) cam

4 (And) (Centroamérica) (estafa) trick; swindle; ruse

bajar la leva a algn (And) (S. Cone) to do sb a mischief

caer de leva (Centroamérica) to play the fool

echar levas (And) (México) (familiar) (jactarse) to boast; (And) (familiar) (amenazar) to bluster; utter threats

encender la leva a algn (Caribe) (familiar) to give sb a good hiding; (familiar)

ponerse la leva (And) (largarse) to beat it; (familiar) (hacer novillos) (familiar) to play truant; (faltar al trabajo) to skive off work; (familiar)

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw