Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Leváta, s. f.
1. rising (as of the sun, stars, moon, &c.); 2. getting up, rising from bed or the table; 3. departure. Di poca o gran —, of little or great consequence. Uomo di gran —,a man of great consequence; 4. the purchasing of goods for exportation. Aver poca —, to have no head-piece, no brains. Far —, to raise, erect. — dall'assedio or dal campo, the raising a siege, breaking up of a camp. Batter la —,to give the signal of departure.
