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levant

  (lə-vănt') pronunciation
intr.v. Chiefly British., -vant·ed, -vant·ing, -vants.

To leave hurriedly or in secret to avoid unpaid debts.

[Possibly from Spanish levantar (el campo), to lift, break (camp), from Vulgar Latin *levantāre, from Latin levāns, levant-, present participle of levāre, to raise. See lever.]


 
 


chiefly Brit.  to run away from a debt
 
WordNet: levant
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: run off without paying a debt


 
Wikipedia: Levant (disambiguation)

This is a disambiguation page. Levant may refer to

People

  • Ezra Levant (1972-), a Canadian political commentator
  • Oscar Levant (1906-1972), an American musician, author, and actor

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Translations: Translations for: Levant

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stikke af, stikke af uden at betale, fordufte

Nederlands (Dutch)
ervandoor gaan met achterlating van schulden, de Levant

Français (French)
v. intr. - partir sans payer

n. - le Levant

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Slang) sich aus dem Staub machen

n. - die Levante

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - το σκάω χωρίς να πληρώσω, φεσώνω
n. - (γεωγρ.) Ανατολική Μεσόγειος, (Μέση) Ανατολή

Italiano (Italian)
rintanarsi, Levante

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fugir para não pagar dívidas de jogo
n. - levante (m), fugitivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
скрыться, не уплатив карточный долг или проигранные на пари деньги, пари, заключаемое с намерением не платить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - marcharse sin pagar

n. - Levante, oriente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rymma, sjappa, smita
n. - Levanten, österland, östanvind

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
逃亡, 漏掉, 逃匿

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 逃亡, 漏掉, 逃匿

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 레반트 지방(지중해, 에게해의 동해안 지방), 레반트 가죽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - レヴァント
v. - 逃亡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفر تخلصا من دين (الاسم) الشرق, المشرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסתלק, ברח, המזרח הקרוב, לבאנט‬


 
 

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