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1 lower middle class
A n (pl lower middle classes) the lower middle class, the lower middle classes la petite bourgeoisie.B adj petit-bourgeois/petite-bourgeoise. -
2 lower middle class
['ləʊə(r)] 1.noun (pl lower middle classes)2.adjective petit-bourgeois/petite-bourgeoise -
3 lower
Ⅰ.lower1 ['ləʊə(r)](compar of low) inférieur, plus bas;∎ people in the lower income brackets or groups les gens appartenant aux tranches de revenus inférieures2 adverb(compar of low) the lower paid la tranche inférieure du salariat∎ lower your aim a bit visez un peu plus bas;∎ supplies were lowered down to us on a rope on nous a descendu des provisions au bout d'une corde;∎ Theatre to lower the curtain baisser le rideau;∎ she lowered herself into the water elle se laissa glisser dans l'eau;∎ American lowered control button = dans un ascenseur, bouton accessible aux personnes en fauteuil roulant;∎ to lower one's guard Boxing baisser sa garde; figurative prêter le flanc(b) (reduce → price, interest rate, pressure, standard) baisser, diminuer; (→ temperature) abaisser;∎ lower your voice parlez moins fort, baissez la voix∎ she wouldn't lower herself to talk to them elle ne s'abaisserait pas au point de leur adresser la parole(diminish → pressure) diminuer; (→ price) baisser►► Anatomy lower back reins mpl;∎ to have lower back pain avoir mal aux reins;Lower California la Basse-Californie f;∎ in Lower California en Basse-Californie;the lower classes les classes fpl inférieures;the lower deck (of ship) le pont inférieur;American familiar the lower forty-eight = les États continentaux américains à l'exception de l'Alaska;British Politics the lower Chamber, the Lower House la Chambre basse ou des communes;Anatomy lower jaw mâchoire f inférieure;the lower middle class la petite bourgeoisie;the lower ranks (in army) les rangs mpl inférieurs;the lower school les petites classes fpl;lower vertebrates vertébrés mpl inférieurs∎ lower away! laissez descendre!Ⅱ.lower2 ['laʊə(r)](a) (sky, weather) se couvrir;∎ a lowering sky un ciel menaçant ou couvert∎ he sat in the corner and lowered at me il s'assit dans un coin et il me regarda d'un œil ou d'un air menaçant
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