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levy(
leh
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vi
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to impose)
a. imponer (a fine or tax)
The government levied the company with a fine for late payment of VAT.El gobierno impuso una multa a la empresa por retraso en el pago del IVA.
b. gravar con (a tax)
Finland was the first country to levy a tax on carbon emissions.Finlandia fue el primer país en gravar las emisiones de carbono con un impuesto.
2. (to collect)
a. recaudar
This was a tax introduced by the state, but counties and municipalities were responsible for levying it.Se trataba de un impuesto introducido por el estado, pero eran los condados y los municipios los encargados de recaudarlo.
3. (archaic) (military)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. reclutar
The king began levying troops for the war in France.El rey comenzó a reclutar soldados para la guerra en Francia.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (tax)
a. el impuesto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The increase in the levy on tobacco may encourage many people to quit smoking.Puede que el aumento del impuesto sobre el tabaco anime a mucha gente a dejar de fumar.
b. el gravamen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Wines are subject to a levy of ten percent.Los vinos están sujetos a un gravamen del diez por ciento.
a. la exacción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The levy of the salt tax was carried out throughout the land.La exacción del impuesto sobre la sal se llevó a cabo en todo el país.
6. (archaic) (military)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. la leva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
King Edward used the levy to raise an army to defeat his enemies.El rey Eduardo recurrió a la leva para formar un ejército y derrotar a sus enemigos.
b. el reclutamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A compulsory levy was imposed for all men over 18.Se decretó el reclutamiento forzoso de todos los hombres mayores de 18 años.
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