levy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛvi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛvi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(levē)

Inflections of 'levy' (n): npl: levies
Inflections of 'levy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
levies
v 3rd person singular
levying
v pres p
levied
v past
levied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
levy n (tax)tasa nf
  exacción nf
 The education levy was supposed to pay for teacher salaries.
 Se suponía que la tasa de educación era para pagar los salarios de los profesores.
levy [sth] vtr (taxes)imponer, gravar vtr
 The government levied taxes at the beginning of each year.
 El Gobierno imponía tributos al principio de cada año.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
levy n (conscripted soldier)recluta n común
 The levies were sent to the front first as cannon fodder.
 Los reclutas eran enviados a primera línea como carne de cañón.
levy n (conscription)reclutamiento nm
 The military levy wasn't universally welcomed.
 El reclutamiento militar no era bien acogido por todos.
levy [sth] vtr (war)reclutar vtr
 The king levied people into his army before launching his war.
 El rey reclutaba gente para su ejercito antes de comenzar la guerra.
levy [sb] vtr (tax)gravar a vtr
 In feudal times, lords levied their serfs.
 En la época feudal, los señores gravaban a los siervos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
levy war v expr (launch an attack)lanzar un ataque, iniciar una guerra loc verb
 Fue una insensatez iniciar una guerra contra un enemigo tan poderoso.
tax levy n (amount charged as tax)gravamen fiscal loc nom m
tax levy n US (property seizure to pay owed tax)monto del impuesto a cancelar nm + loc adj
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'levy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Synonyms: toll, duty, custom, tax, more...
Collocations: levy [charges, rates], a levy on [imports, exports, foreign investments, sales], an [import] levy, more...

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