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lever (EN)
sustantivo, verbo

sustantivo “lever”

sing. lever, pl. levers
  1. palanca
    He used a lever to lift the heavy stone.
  2. palanca (método de presión)
    The manager used the threat of cutting bonuses as a lever to make the team work overtime.
  3. palanca (mango de control)
    Pull the lever to start the engine.

verbo “lever”

infinitivo lever; él levers; pret. levered; part. levered; ger. levering
  1. apalancar
    They levered the lid off the container.
  2. apalancar (finanzas)
    The firm levered up to finance its new project.