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laleva

noun · feminineC2#10073 most commonAudio · coming soon

1
levy; forced recruitment (of soldiers)(military)
La leva obligó a los jóvenes del pueblo a unirse al ejército. Conscription forced the village's young men to join the army.
Durante la guerra, la leva se llevó a muchos jóvenes de las aldeas. During the war, the levy took many young men from the villages.
2
cam (mechanics; árbol de levas: camshaft)(mechanics)
El árbol de levas abre y cierra las válvulas del motor. The camshaft opens and closes the engine valves.