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lever (EN)
sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “lever”

sing. lever, pl. levers
  1. leva
    He used a lever to lift the heavy stone.
  2. leva (metodo di pressione)
    The manager used the threat of cutting bonuses as a lever to make the team work overtime.
  3. leva (maniglia)
    Pull the lever to start the engine.

verbo “lever”

infinito lever; lui levers; pass. levered; p.p. levered; ger. levering
  1. sollevare con una leva
    They levered the lid off the container.
  2. aumentare la leva finanziaria
    The firm levered up to finance its new project.