Signification visuelle de 'lower'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

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adjective

Inférieur, bas

Situated 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 basse

position place direction essential

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adjective

Inférieur, plus bas

Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

"a low bow"

Une révérence basse.

appearance position essential

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adjective

Inférieur, subalterne

Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

"Now that was low even for you!"

C'était bas, même pour toi !

quality attitude value society essential

adjective

Humble, modeste

Humble, meek, not haughty.

"My younger brother is a lower, more considerate person than I am. "

Mon jeune frère est une personne plus humble et plus attentionnée que moi.

character attitude moral essential

adjective

méprisant, dénigrant

Disparaging; 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 opinion dénigrante des chiens.

attitude value character essential

adjective

Inférieur, bas

Being a nadir, a bottom.

"the low point in her career"

Le point le plus bas de sa carrière.

position appearance essential

adjective

Abattu, triste

Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

"low spirits"

L'humeur est triste.

mind emotion essential

adjective

Faible, affaibli

Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

"a low pulse"

Un pouls faible.

medicine condition physiology body essential

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adjective

Inférieur, moindre

Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

"The bookstore had a lower price on the new mystery novel. "

La librairie proposait un prix inférieur pour le nouveau roman policier.

amount value essential

adjective

Simple

Simple 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.

politics doctrine attitude style quality essential

adjective

Austral, situé plus au sud

(in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

"the low northern latitudes"

les basses latitudes nordiques

geography essential

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adjective

Grave, 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."

En général, les hommes européens ont des voix plus graves que leurs homologues indiens.

sound music physics frequency essential

adjective

Doux, bas

Quiet; 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.

sound essential

adjective

Formé avec une ouverture relativement large entre la langue et le palais

Made 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 sister's singing voice has a lower tone, making her sound more mature than her classmates. "

La voix chantée de ma sœur a une tonalité plus grave, ce qui la fait paraître plus mature que ses camarades de classe.

phonetics language linguistics essential

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adjective

Inférieur

Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

"a low card"

Une carte inférieure.

game value essential

adjective

Simple, modeste, peu élaboré

Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

"The school cafeteria served a lower quality lunch today; the vegetables were plain and the meat was very simple. "

La cantine de l'école a servi un déjeuner de qualité inférieure aujourd'hui ; les légumes étaient fades et la viande très simple.

food quality essential

adjective

Lent, à basse vitesse

(of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

"low gear"

Vitesse lente

vehicle technical essential

adverb

En bas, plus bas

Close to the ground.

"The birds flew lower and lower over the fields. "

Les oiseaux volaient de plus en plus bas au-dessus des champs.

position direction essential

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adverb

Plus bas

Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

"The piano player tuned the C note lower to match the other instruments. "

Le pianiste a accordé la note de do plus bas pour correspondre aux autres instruments.

sound music frequency phonetics essential

adverb

À voix basse, doucement

With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

"to speak low"

Parler à voix basse.

sound language communication essential

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adverb

À bas prix, moins cher

Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

"He sold his wheat low."

Il a vendu son blé à bas prix.

economy business finance value essential

adverb

Humilié, humblement

In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

"The student spoke lower and more quietly to avoid disturbing the others in the library. "

L'étudiant parla plus bas et plus doucement pour ne pas déranger les autres à la bibliothèque.

attitude moral character essential

adverb

Récemment, ces derniers temps

In a time approaching our own.

"My grandmother's stories about her childhood, lower, are fascinating. "

Les histoires de mon grand-mère sur son enfance sont, ces derniers temps, fascinantes.

time future essential

adverb

Bas, près de l'horizon

In 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 près de l'horizon lorsqu'elle est sur ou près du méridien.

astronomy nautical essential

verb

Abaisser, descendre

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

"lower a bucket into a well"

Descendre un seau dans un puits.

action physics essential

verb

Abaisser, baisser

To pull down

"to lower a flag"

abaisser un drapeau.

action position essential

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verb

Baisser, abaisser

To reduce the height of

"lower a chimney or turret"

Abaisser une cheminée ou une tourelle.

action position essential

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verb

Abaisser, baisser

To depress as to direction

"lower the aim of a gun"

Baissez le canon du fusil.

direction essential

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verb

Abaisser, diminuer

To make less elevated

"The teacher lowered the volume of the music to allow the students to focus on the lesson. "

Le professeur a baissé le volume de la musique pour permettre aux élèves de se concentrer sur la leçon.

position action essential

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verb

Réduire, diminuer

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

"lower distilled liquors"

Réduire les spiritueux distillés.

degree amount essential

verb

Abaisser, humilier

To bring down; to humble

"The teacher's kind words helped lower the students' anxieties about the difficult test. "

Les mots gentils du professeur ont contribué à abaisser les anxiétés des élèves concernant le test difficile.

attitude character emotion essential

verb

S'humilier, s'abaisser

(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

"I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes."

Je ne pourrais jamais m'abaisser au point d'acheter des vêtements d'occasion.

attitude moral character human action essential

verb

Réduire, diminuer

To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

"lower the interest rate"

Réduisez le taux d'intérêt.

value amount business economy finance essential

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verb

Baisser, diminuer, réduire

To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

"The river lowered as rapidly as it rose."

Le niveau de la rivière a baissé aussi vite qu'il avait monté.

amount degree number value essential

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verb

Diminuer, baisser

To decrease in value, amount, etc.

"The price of milk has lowered this week. "

Le prix du lait a baissé cette semaine.

amount value business economy essential

verb

Froncer les sourcils, bouder

To frown; to look sullen.

"The student lowered her eyebrows, looking displeased with the difficult math problem. "

L'élève fronça les sourcils, l'air mécontente du problème de maths difficile.

attitude emotion appearance essential

verb

S'assombrir, s'obscurcir

To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

"The sky lowered ominously just before the storm. "

Le ciel s'est assombri de façon menaçante juste avant la tempête.

weather nature environment essential