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1 low
low [ləʊ]1. adjective• in a low voice ( = softly) à voix basse► low inb. ( = depressed) dépriméc. [behaviour] ignoble2. adverba. ( = in low position) [aim, fly] basb. ( = at low volume, intensity, cost) to turn the heating/lights/music down low baisser le chauffage/la lumière/la musique3. nouna. ( = weather system) dépression f4. compounds• to keep sth low-key faire qch de façon discrète ► low-level adjective bas ( basse f) ; [radiation] faible ; [job] subalterne ; [talks, discussions] préparatoire[rates, holiday] pendant la basse saison* * *[ləʊ] 1.1) Meteorology dépression f2.to be at ou have hit an all-time low — être au plus bas
1) ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] bas/basseon low ground — [flood] dans les basses terres; [built] dans une dépression
2) ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, stocks, level] bas/basse; [battery] faible3) ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse; [capacity, speed] réduit; [number, rate] faible; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse4) ( inferior) [mark, standard] mauvais5) ( depressed) déprimé6) ( deep) [tone, voice] bas/basse8) Nautical3.1) ( near the ground) [aim] bas; [bend] très basI wouldn't sink ou stoop so low — fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à ce point-là
2) ( near the bottom)very low (down) on the list — fig tout à fait secondaire
3) ( at a reduced level) [speak] basto turn something down low — baisser [heating, light]
4) [sing] bas4.intransitive verb [cow] meugler•• -
2 daily
quotidien(enne)daily allowance indemnité f journalière;ACCOUNTANCY daily balance interest calculation méthode f par ou à échelles;STOCK EXCHANGE Daily Official List cours m pl de clôture quotidiens;daily takings recette f journalière, rentrées f pl journalières;STOCK EXCHANGE daily trading report rapport m de situation journalièreOrdinary Shares will be acquired under the tender offer at a common price that will be set within a specified tender price range. The bottom of the tender price range, which is the lowest price at which tenders will be accepted, will be the average middle market quotation of Ordinary Shares as derived from the Daily Official List.
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3 low
A n1 Meteorol dépression f ;2 fig the stock market closed at a record low le marché boursier a été clôturé à son niveau le plus bas ; the economy has hit a low l'économie est dans le creux de la vague ; his popularity has hit a new low sa popularité a atteint son niveau le plus bas ; morale is at an all time low le moral est au plus bas ; the lyrics hit a new low in banality les paroles (de la chanson) atteignent des sommets dans la banalité.B adj1 ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, wall, cloud, ground] bas/basse ; the sun is low in the sky le soleil est bas dans le ciel ; there will be flooding on low ground il y aura des inondations à basse altitude ;2 ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, level] bas/basse ; [battery] faible ; our stocks are rather low nos stocks sont plutôt bas ; the fire was getting low le feu était bas ; we're low on skilled staff nous manquons de personnel qualifié ; I'm getting low on petrol je n'ai plus beaucoup d'essence ; these products are low in sugar/fat ces produits contiennent peu de sucre/matière grasse ; the patient is very low le malade est au plus mal or bas ;3 ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse ; [capacity, speed] réduit ; [income, number, rate] faible ; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse ; leave the soup on a low heat laissez mijoter la soupe à feu doux ; the temperature was in the low twenties il faisait dans les vingt degrés ;6 ( deep) [note, tone, voice] bas/basse ; in a low voice tout bas ; the sound is too low Radio, TV le son est trop bas ;7 ( disapproved of) ( vulgar) [conversation, humour] peu relevé ; ( base) [action, behaviour] ignoble ; that was a really low thing to do c'était vraiment un sale coup ○ ;C adv1 ( near the ground) [aim, fly, shoot] bas ; [bend, crouch] très bas ; the plane flew low over the desert l'avion survolait le désert à basse altitude ; I wouldn't sink ou stoop so low as to ask him for money fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;2 ( near the bottom) it is very low (down) on the list lit c'est tout à fait au bas de la liste ; fig c'est tout à fait secondaire ; look lower down the page regarde plus bas sur la page ;3 ( at a reduced level) [buy] à bas prix ; [speak] bas ; to turn sth down low baisser [heating, light, radio] ; stocks are running low les stocks sont en baisse ; I rate him pretty low je ne le tiens pas en grande estime ;4 ( at a deep pitch) [sing] bas.D vi [cow] meugler.to be the lowest of the low être le dernier des derniers ; to be laid low by être alité par [illness]. -
4 bottom
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]1. nounb. ( = buttocks) derrière mc. ( = origin) to be at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch2. adjective• bottom floor [of building] rez-de-chaussée m• bottom half [of class, list] deuxième moitié f• the bottom line ( = financial result) le résultat financier• the bottom line is that... le fond du problème c'est que...► bottom out (inf) intransitive verb atteindre son niveau plancher ; [recession] atteindre son plus bas niveau* * *['bɒtəm] 1.1) ( base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m; ( of page) bas m; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond mto sink ou go to the bottom — [ship] couler
the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market — le marché s'est effondré
3) ( lowest position) ( of list) bas m; ( of league) dernière place f; ( of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas mat the bottom of the heap ou pile — fig au bas de l'échelle
to be ou come bottom of the class — être dernier/-ière de la classe
to hit rock bottom — fig toucher le fond
5) (colloq) ( buttocks) derrière (colloq) m2.(colloq) bottoms plural nounpyjama bottoms — pantalon m de pyjama
3.bikini bottoms — bas m de maillot de bain
1) ( lowest) [rung, shelf] du bas; [sheet] de dessous; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée; [bunk] inférieur; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière2) ( last) [place, team] dernier/-ière; [score] le plus bas•Phrasal Verbs:••bottoms up! — (colloq) ( drink up) cul sec! (colloq); ( cheers) santé!
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5 at
at [ət, stressed æt]∎ at the door/the bus stop à la porte/l'arrêt de bus;∎ at my house/the dentist's chez moi/le dentiste;∎ I'm at the airport je suis à l'aéroport;∎ we're at the Savoy (Hotel) (staying at) nous sommes au Savoy;∎ she's at a wedding/a committee meeting (attending) elle est à un mariage/en réunion avec le comité;∎ she was standing at the window elle se tenait debout à la fenêtre;∎ turn left at the traffic lights/at the Town Hall tournez à gauche au feu/à la mairie;∎ Railways change at Reading prenez la correspondance à Reading;∎ American where are you at with that report? où en êtes-vous avec ce rapport?;∎ familiar this club is where it's at ce club est très chic ou dans le vent;∎ familiar that's not where it's at (not fashionable) ça n'est pas dans le vent; American (not the important thing) là n'est pas la question;∎ familiar that's not where I'm at c'est pas mon truc∎ at noon/six o'clock à midi/six heures;∎ I work at night je travaille de nuit;∎ I like to work at night j'aime travailler la nuit;∎ I'm busy at the moment je suis occupé en ce moment;∎ at a time when... à un moment où…∎ he started working at fifteen il a commencé à travailler à (l'âge de) quinze ans(d) (indicating direction) vers, dans la direction de;∎ look at this! regarde ça!;∎ he shot at the rabbit il a tiré sur le lapin;∎ she grabbed at the purse elle a essayé de s'emparer du porte-monnaie;∎ don't shout at me! ne me crie pas dessus!∎ my parents are at work mes parents sont au travail;∎ he was at lunch il était allé déjeuner;∎ familiar get me some coffee while you're at it prenez-moi du café pendant que vous y êtes;∎ familiar she's at it again! la voilà qui recommence!;∎ familiar don't let me catch you at it again! que je ne t'y reprenne pas!(f) (indicating level, rate)∎ the temperature stands at 30° la température est de 30°;∎ at 50 mph ≃ à 80 km/h;∎ he drove at 50 mph ≃ il faisait du 80 (à l'heure);∎ the rise worked out at £1 an hour l'augmentation correspondait à 1 livre de l'heure∎ it's a bargain at £5 à 5 livres, c'est une bonne affaire;∎ we sell it at (a price of) £1 a kilo nous le vendons 1 livre le kilo∎ the water level was at its highest/lowest le niveau d'eau était au plus haut/au plus bas;∎ she's at her most/least effective in such situations c'est là qu'elle est le plus/le moins efficace∎ he's brilliant/hopeless at maths il est excellent/nul en maths∎ to be (on) at sb harceler qn□ ;∎ he's always (on) at his secretary to arrive earlier il n'arrête pas de harceler sa secrétaire pour qu'elle vienne plus tôt le matin;∎ his mother's always (on) at him to tidy his room sa mère est toujours après lui ou le harcèle toujours pour qu'il range sa chambre∎ "gwilson at transex, dot, co, dot, uk" "gwilson, arrobas, transex, point, co, point, uk"(a) (immediately) tout de suite, immédiatement(b) (simultaneously) en même temps;∎ they all came at once ils sont tous arrivés en même temps;∎ don't all talk at once ne parlez pas tous en même temps -
6 low
1 nounniveau m bas;∎ the share index has reached a new low l'indice des actions est descendu à son plus bas niveau;∎ inflation is at an all-time low l'inflation est à son niveau le plus bas;(cost, price, interest rate) bas (basse), faible; (salary) peu élevé(e);∎ prices are at their lowest les prix sont au plus bas3 adverbto buy low acheter à bas prix; STOCK EXCHANGE acheter quand les cours sont bas
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