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1 davit
n. davit, apparatus (on a ship) for raising and lowering small boats -
2 depressie
n. depression, sadness, low spirits; lowering, sinking; dent, hollow; economic slump -
3 descendentie
n. descent, going down; downward slope; lineage; sudden attack; handing down of property; act of lowering oneself morally -
4 een buiging maken
v. curtsy, bow by bending the knees and lowering the body -
5 humiliatie
n. humiliation, mortification, act of lowering someone's pride -
6 nijgen
v. curtsy, bow by bending the knees and lowering the body -
7 nijging
n. curtsy, bow made by bending the knees and lowering the body; obeisance, gesture of respect and deep reverence -
8 reddingslijn
n. lifeline, rope used to rescue someone in distress; rope for raising or lowering a diver -
9 somber
adj. gloomy, morose, morbid, sombre, somber, sad, dark, darksome, dun, lowering, lugubrious, tenebrous, cloudy, murky, mirky, murk, mirk, dingy, grey, gray, black, dull, joyless, mirthless, cheerless, funereal, feral, disconsolate, desolate, saturnine--------adv. cheerlessly, disconsolately, gloomily, glumly, darkly, gravely -
10 kostenverlagend
• cost lowering• cost-cutting -
11 verlaging
• cut• cut-down• decrease• lowering• pulling• reduction -
12 er kwam een loodzware lucht aanzetten
er kwam een loodzware lucht aanzettenlowering/louring clouds were gathering, the sky became heavy and threateningVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > er kwam een loodzware lucht aanzetten
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13 loodzwaar
♦voorbeelden:er kwam een loodzware lucht aanzetten • lowering/louring clouds were gathering, the sky became heavy and threateningdie kast is loodzwaar • that cupboard weighs/must weigh a ton -
14 verlaging
2 [ontering] degradation♦voorbeelden:1 een verlaging van de investeringen • a cutback/slump in investments
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Lowering — Low er*ing, a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lowering — [lou′ər iŋ] adj. [prp. of LOWER2] 1. scowling; frowning darkly 2. dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast [a lowering sky] loweringly adv … English World dictionary
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Lowering — Lower Low er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lowering — adjective Date: 15th century dark and threatening ; gloomy < rain pouring down from a lowering sky > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lowering — loweringly, adv. /low euhr ing, loweur ing/, adj. 1. dark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, or weather; overcast; gloomy: lowering skies. 2. frowning or sullen, as the face or gaze; scowling; angry. Also, louring. [1300 50; ME louring. See… … Universalium
lowering — low•er•ing [[t]ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) dark and threatening: lowering skies[/ex] 2) frowning; scowling • Etymology: 1300–50 low′er•ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
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lowering — nuosmukis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. depression; lowering vok. Depression, f; Erniedrigung, f rus. депрессия, f; понижение, n pranc. abaissement, m; baisse, f; dépression, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas