FromFrenchniveau; see there for more.Doublet oflevel andlibella.
niveau (pluralniveaus)
- (literary, poetic, somewhat rare)level,grade,standard
FromFrenchniveau, fromLatinlībella.
niveau n (singular definiteniveauet,plural indefiniteniveauer)
- level
FromFrenchniveau.
- IPA(key): /niˈvoː/
- Hyphenation:ni‧veau
- Rhymes:-oː
niveau n (pluralniveaus,diminutiveniveautje n)
- level
Inherited fromOld Frenchnivel,livel, fromVulgar Latin*libellus m, fromLatinlībella f. Cognate withEnglishlevel,Spanishnivel, andPortuguesenível.
niveau m (pluralniveaux)
- level (general)
- Je lis au deuxièmeniveau. ―I read at the secondlevel.
- Il est auniveau en haut. ―He's at the toplevel.
- C'est de basniveau. ―It's lowlevel.
- level (measuring instrument)
- Cet ancienniveau marche toujours bien ―This oldlevel still works fine.
- level, the stage of avideo game
Il faut compléter ceniveau pour gagner l'épée magique.- You have to complete thislevel to earn the magic sword.
