noun🔗ShareLe bas, le point basSomething that is low; a low point."Economic growth has hit a new low."La croissance économique a atteint un nouveau point bas.positionpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe minimum, le plus basThe minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period."Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."Le chômage a atteint son plus bas niveau depuis dix ans.valuemathbusinesseconomyfinancestatisticsperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBaisse, creuxA depressed mood or situation."He is in a low right now"Il est dans le creux de la vague en ce moment.mindemotionconditionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDépression, zone de basse pressionAn area of low pressure; a depression."A deep low is centred over the British Isles."Une profonde dépression est centrée sur les îles britanniques.weathergeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetite vitesseThe lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle."Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."Passez la petite vitesse avant que la voiture n'atteigne huit miles à l'heure.vehicletechnicalmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe plus petit atoutThe lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn."In the card game, the low is the deuce of spades. "Au jeu de cartes, le plus petit atout est le deux de pique.gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe prix bas, le bon marché(slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense."He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."Il a eu le tout nouveau maillot des Yankees à bas prix.economybusinessfinancevalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbaisser, diminuerTo depress; to lower."The bad news about the project lowered everyone's spirits. "Les mauvaises nouvelles concernant le projet ont abaissé le moral de tout le monde.actionconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, peu élevéSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty."a low wall a low shelf"un mur bas, une étagère bassepositionappearancegeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, petitOf less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured."a low bow"Une révérence basse.appearancepositionamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, humbleNot high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)"Now that was low even for you!"C'était bas, même pour toi !qualityvaluecharacterattitudesocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHumble, modesteHumble, meek, not haughty."My sister has a very low opinion of loud music. "Ma sœur a une opinion très modeste de la musique forte.characterattitudemoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareméprisant, faibleDisparaging; assigning little value or excellence."She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."Elle avait une opinion méprisante des chats. Il avait une faible opinion des chiens.valueattitudecharactermoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, inférieurBeing a nadir, a bottom."the low point in her career"Le point le plus bas de sa carrière.positionamountdegreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDéprimé, abattuDepressed in mood, dejected, sad."low spirits"L'esprit abattumindemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFaible, affaibliLacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak."a low pulse"Un pouls faible.bodyconditionmedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, faibleSmall, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc)."My energy levels were low after a long day at work. "Mes niveaux d'énergie étaient bas après une longue journée de travail.amountvalueenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSimpleSimple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory)."low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"Des animaux protozoaires simples, des plantes cryptogames simples et d'autres organismes simples.stylequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProche de l'équateur(in several set phrases) Being near the equator."the low northern latitudes"les basses latitudes nordiquesgeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGrave, bas(acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat."Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."Généralement, les hommes européens ont des voix plus graves que leurs homologues indiens.soundmusicphysicsfrequencyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, douxQuiet; soft; not loud."They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."Ils parlaient à voix basse pour que je n'entende pas ce qu'ils disaient.soundlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBas, ouvertMade with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate."My grandfather's speech was often low, making it hard to understand him without listening carefully. "La voix de mon grand-père était souvent basse, ce qui rendait difficile de le comprendre sans écouter attentivement.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInférieurLesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc."a low card"Une carte inférieure.valuegameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSimple, peu assaisonné, basiqueNot rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple."The school cafeteria served a low-nutrition lunch today, just bread and water. "La cantine de l'école a servi aujourd'hui un déjeuner peu nutritif, juste du pain et de l'eau.foodqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLent, basse vitesse(of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed."low gear"La vitesse lentevehicletechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareBas, près du solClose to the ground."The airplane flew low over the city. "L'avion volait bas au-dessus de la ville.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareBasOf a pitch, at a lower frequency."The singer sang the note low, creating a somber tone. "Le chanteur a chanté la note bas, créant une ambiance sombre.soundmusicfrequencyphoneticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareDoucement, à voix basseWith a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently."to speak low"Parler doucement.soundcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÀ bas prix, bon marchéUnder the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply."He sold his wheat low."Il a vendu son blé à bas prix.businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareHumilié, humblementIn a low mean condition; humbly; meanly."The student answered the questions low, barely whispering the answers. "L'étudiant a répondu aux questions humblement, chuchotant à peine les réponses.moralcharacterattitudeconditionvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareBientôt, prochainementIn a time approaching our own."The old photographs show our grandmother, smiling, low in the picture, during a family gathering. "Les vieilles photographies montrent notre grand-mère, souriante, bientôt dans l'image, lors d'une réunion de famille.timefutureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareBasIn a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution."The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."La lune est basse, c'est-à -dire relativement proche de l'horizon lorsqu'elle est sur ou près du méridien.astronomyspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRireTo show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter."There were many laughing children running on the school grounds."Il y avait beaucoup d'enfants qui riaient et couraient sur le terrain de l'école.emotionhumanbodymindentertainmentphysiologysoundactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre joyeux, rire, pétillerTo be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport."The children's laughter lowed as they played hide-and-seek in the park. "Le rire des enfants pétillait alors qu'ils jouaient à cache-cache dans le parc.appearanceemotioncharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe moquer de, railler(followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock."The students lowed at the clumsy way the new student tripped. "Les élèves se sont moqués de la façon maladroite dont le nouvel élève a trébuché.attitudecommunicationlanguageactionentertainmenthumanwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareridiculiser, se moquer deTo affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule."The comedian lowed the audience with his silly jokes about traffic jams. "L'humoriste a ridiculisé le public avec ses blagues stupides sur les embouteillages.attitudecommunicationentertainmenthumanmindsocietystyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRireTo express by, or utter with, laughter."The comedian lowed at the audience's silly question. "Le comédien a ri de la question stupide du public.soundlanguagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMeuglerTo moo."The cattle were lowing."Les bovins meuglaient.animalsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlamme, feuA flame; fire; blaze."The low flickered, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "La flamme vacillait, projetant des ombres dansantes sur le mur.natureenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBrûler, flamberTo burn; to blaze."The campfire was low, barely giving off any warmth. "Le feu de camp brûlait faiblement, dégageant à peine de la chaleur.energyphysicsnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTertre, tumulusBarrow, mound, tumulus."The archaeologists carefully excavated the low, revealing the burial goods inside. "Les archéologues ont soigneusement fouillé le tertre, révélant les objets funéraires à l'intérieur.archaeologygeologyhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColline(Scottish dialectal) A hill."The children played hide-and-seek on the low, grassy hill. "Les enfants jouaient à cache-cache sur la colline herbeuse et basse.geographynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
