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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 bow
Ⅰ.bow1 [bəʊ]1 noun(b) (for arrows) arc m;∎ he drew the bow il a tiré à l'arc(d) (in ribbon) nœud m, boucle f;∎ tie it in a bow faites un nœudMusic manier l'archet►► Bow Bells = cloches de l'église Saint-Mary-Le-Bow à Londres;Politics the Bow Group = société influente de jeunes conservateurs britanniques;bow legs jambes fpl arquées;bow tie nœud m papillon;British Architecture bow window fenêtre f en saillie, oriel m, bow-window mⓘ BOW BELLS Selon la tradition, un "vrai Londonien" (un Cockney) doit être né à portée du son des cloches de l'église de Saint-Mary-Le-Bow.Ⅱ.bow2 [baʊ]1 noun∎ he made her a deep or low bow il l'a saluée profondément ou bien bas;∎ to take a bow (of performer) saluer∎ on the port/starboard bow par bâbord/tribord avant(bend) incliner, courber; (knee) fléchir; (head → in shame) baisser; (→ in prayer) incliner; (→ in contemplation) pencher(a) (in greeting) incliner la tête, saluer;∎ I bowed to him je l'ai salué de la tête;∎ he refuses to bow and scrape to anyone il refuse de faire des courbettes ou des salamalecs à qui que ce soit∎ to bow to the inevitable s'incliner devant l'inévitable;∎ the government is bowing under or to pressure from the unions l'administration s'incline sous la pression des syndicats;∎ I'll bow to your greater knowledge je m'incline devant tant de savoir ou de science►► bow oar aviron m de l'avant;bow rope amarre f de bout ou de l'avant;bow wave lame f d'étrave➲ bow downfaire plier; figurative écraser, brisers'incliner;∎ he bowed down to her il s'est incliné devant ellefigurative (retire, withdraw) tirer sa révérence
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