lower

lower: verb

1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) senke, sette ned, dempe

2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) heise/slippe ned, senke

senke

I
subst. \/ˈləʊə\/

se ➢ lour, 1
II
verb \/ˈləʊə\/

1) (også overført) senke, sette ned

• the coffin was lowered into the ground

• they lowered the price on coffee

2) (om lyd) senke, dempe, avta, skru ned (volumet)

• she lowered her voice

hun dempet stemmen

3) (musikk) senke (toneleiet), legge lavere

• let's lower the pitch next time we sing this song

la oss legge denne sangen lavere neste gang

4) (om flagg) fire, ta ned

5) (sjøfart) låre, fire (ned), sette ut

• lower the lifeboats

6) synke, falle, gå ned, bli lavere, minke, avta

• stock prices lowered

aksjekursene sank

• the river always lowers in summer

elva har alltid mindre vannføring om sommeren

• the temperature suddenly lowered

7) (hverdagslig) helle i seg, svelge

8) (også lour) se bister ut, se ond ut, se truende ut

9) (også lour, om himmelen) mørkne, se truende ut

lower into senke ned i

lower oneself (to do something) nedverdige seg, ydmyke seg, nedlate seg

• I would never lower myself to do such a thing

jeg ville aldri nedlate meg til å gjøre noe slikt

lower one's tone (overført) dempe seg, jekke seg ned

lower the boom on (amer., hverdagslig) behandle hardhendt sette en stopper for
III
verb \/ˈlaʊə\/

se ➢ lour, 2
IV
adj. \/ˈləʊə\/

1) (komparativ av low) lavere

2) underste, under-, nedre

• lower bed

underste seng

• lower lip

underleppe

3) (geologi, arkeologi) eldre, nedre (lag)

4) (amer., skolevesen) forklaring: det nederste av to påfølgende årstrinn

• the lower sixth

5) (biologi) laverestående

6) (geografi, ofte i stedsnavn) nedre, søndre, sør-

the lower classes de lavere klassene, underklassen

lower deck (sjøfart) underdekk, lavere dekk banjerdekk underoffiserer og mannskap

lower limit nedre grense, minimumsgrense

the lower school småskolen

the lower world jorden underverdenen, helvete
V
adv. \/ˈləʊə\/

lavere, lengre (ned)

lower down lengre ned

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Synonyms:

Depress, drop, sink, let down, bring down, take down, Grow dark, be clouded, appear gloomy, appear stormy / Degrade, debase, disgrace, humble, humiliate, reduce, Frown, glower, look sullen, look black / Lessen, diminish, reduce, decrease, Fall, sink, diminish, decrease, grow less, subside

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Lower — Low er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower — lower1 [lō′ər] adj. [compar. of LOW1] 1. in a place or on a level below another [lower lip] 2. inferior in rank, authority, or dignity [the lower classes] 3. less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc. 4 … English World dictionary
Lower — may refer to: *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, EnglandPeople*Robert A. Lower, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *Richard Lower (physician), Cornish inventor of blood transfusion … Wikipedia
Lower — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Richard Lower (1631–1691), britischer Mediziner Richard Lower (Chirurg) (1929–2008), US amerikanischer Herzchirurg Siehe auch: Löwer Løwer Lower Allen Branch, ein Fluss im US Bundesstaat Kentucky … Deutsch Wikipedia
lower — low‧er [ˈləʊə ǁ ˈloʊər] verb [transitive] to reduce something in amount, level etc: • Production has soared, allowing him to lower his prices. * * * lower UK US /ˈləʊər/ verb [T] ► to reduce the level, price, etc. of something: lower… … Financial and business terms
lower — [adj] under, inferior bush league*, curtailed, decreased, diminished, junior, lessened, lesser, low, lower rung, minor, nether, pared down, reduced, secondary, second class, second fiddle*, second string*, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, under;… … New thesaurus
Löwer — ist der Name von Johannes Löwer (* 1944), Mediziner und Biochemiker Peter Löwer (* 1944), deutscher Fußballspieler Wolfgang Löwer (* 1946), Rechtswissenschaftler und Richter am Verfassungsgerichtshof Nordrhein Westfalen Di … Deutsch Wikipedia
lower — index debase, decrease, deduct (reduce), defame, demean (make lower), demote, denigrate, depreciate … Law dictionary
Lower 48 — Lower For|ty eight or Lower 48 «FR tee AYT», U.S. the forty eight states of the continental United States excluding Alaska: »People [leave] Anchorage and Fairbanks…Some, of course, are interested only in a year or two s work, then to return with… … Useful english dictionary
Lower — Low er, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess. [1913 Webster] 2. A frowning; sullenness. [1913 Webster] adj. 1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor s type case. Also See {minuscule},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower — [1] ► ADJECTIVE comparative of LOW(Cf. ↑lowness). 1) less high. 2) Geology & Archaeology older (and hence forming more deeply buried strata): the Lower Cretaceous. 3) (in place names ) situated to the south. DERIVATIVES lowermost … English terms dictionary

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