lower

lower
verb
1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) bajar
2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) bajar
lower vb bajar
they've lowered prices again han vuelto a bajar los precios
she lowered her voice bajó la voz
lower
tr['ləʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 inferior
transitive verb
1 (in general) bajar; (price) rebajar
2 (flag) arriar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lower oneself rebajarse
lower case caja baja, minúscula
lower class clase nombre femenino baja
Lower House Cámara Baja
lower ['lo:ər] vt
1) drop: bajar
to lower one's voice: bajar la voz
2) : arriar, bajar
to lower the flag: arriar la bandera
3) reduce: reducir, bajar
4)
to lower oneself : rebajarse
lower ['lo:ər] adj
: inferior, más bajo, de abajo
lower
adj.
bajero, -a adj.
inferior adj.
más bajo adj.
adv.
menos adv.
n.
ceño s.m.
inferior s.m.
v.
abaratar v.
abatir v.
agachar v.
amainar v.
arriar v.
bajar v.
rebajar v.

I 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)
adjective
1) comp of low I,II
2) (before n)
a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferior

lower age limit — edad f mínima

b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajo

the lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja

c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior
3) (Geog) bajo

the lower reaches of the Nile — el curso bajo del Nilo

lower Manhattan — el sur de Manhattan


II
1. 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)
transitive verb
1) (let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*

to lower the lifeboats — echar al agua los botes salvavidas

he lowered himself into his chair — se sentó en el sillón

to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos

2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajar

lower your voice — baja la voz

to lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien

it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas


2.
v refl

to lower oneself — rebajarse


3.
vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar

III 'laʊr, 'laʊə(r)
intransitive verb (liter)
a) (darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarse
b) (frown) fruncir* el ceño
c) lowering pres p <sky> encapotado; <expression/look> ceñudo

I ['lǝʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
low
1) (=bottom) [part, section, floors, windows] de abajo, inferior; [slopes] inferior, bajo

the lower of the two — el de más abajo de los dos

the lower bunk — la litera de abajo

the lower left corner — la esquina inferior izquierda

the lower half/part of — la mitad/parte inferior de, la mitad/parte de abajo de

2) (=less important) [level, rank, caste] inferior

the lower chamber — (Parl) la cámara baja

the lower court — (Jur) los tribunales inferiores

the lower middle class(es) — la clase media baja

a lower middle-class family — una familia de clase media baja

soldiers in the lower ranks — soldados mpl de menor rango or de rango inferior

the lower school — el segundo ciclo

3) (Anat) inferior

the lower abdomen/back — la parte inferior del abdomen/de la espalda

she suffered severe cuts on her lower leg — sufrió cortes de gravedad en la parte inferior de la pierna

the lower limbs — los miembros inferiores

4) (Zool) inferior
5) (Geog) (in names)

Lower Egypt — el Bajo Egipto

the Lower Rhine — el Bajo Rin

lower Manhattan — el sur de Manhattan

reach 3., 2)
2.
VT (gen) bajar; [+ boat] echar al agua; [+ flag, sail] arriar; (=reduce) [+ price] bajar, rebajar

to lower o.s. — (fig) rebajarse

I wouldn't lower myself to do such a thing — no me rebajaría a hacer algo así

to lower one's guard — bajar la guardia

to lower one's headlights(US) poner las luces de cruce

to lower one's voice — bajar la voz

3.
VI bajar
4.
CPD

lower case N — (Typ) minúsculas fpl

in lower case — en minúsculas

lower-case

lower class N

the lower class or classes — la clase baja

lower-class

lower deck N[of bus] piso m de abajo; (Naut) (=part of ship) cubierta f inferior

the lower deck *(=personnel) los marineros

the Lower House N — (Parl) la Cámara Baja

lower jaw N — mandíbula f inferior

lower lip N — labio m inferior

lower sixth N(Brit) 1º de Bachillerato f

he's in the lower sixth — está en 1º de Bachillerato

lower vertebrates NPL — vertebrados mpl inferiores


II
['laʊǝ(r)]
VI [person] fruncir el entrecejo, fruncir el ceño; [sky] encapotarse
* * *

I ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]
adjective
1) comp of low I,II
2) (before n)
a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferior

lower age limit — edad f mínima

b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajo

the lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja

c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior
3) (Geog) bajo

the lower reaches of the Nile — el curso bajo del Nilo

lower Manhattan — el sur de Manhattan


II
1. ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]
transitive verb
1) (let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*

to lower the lifeboats — echar al agua los botes salvavidas

he lowered himself into his chair — se sentó en el sillón

to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos

2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajar

lower your voice — baja la voz

to lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien

it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas


2.
v refl

to lower oneself — rebajarse


3.
vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar

III ['laʊr, 'laʊə(r)]
intransitive verb (liter)
a) (darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarse
b) (frown) fruncir* el ceño
c) lowering pres p <sky> encapotado; <expression/look> ceñudo

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