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1 turn down
Ex:his mouth turns down at the corners — ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù; turn [sth.] down, turn down [sth.]/Ex:1) (reduce) abbassare [volume, radio, gas]2) (fold over) piegare, fare la piega a [ sheet]; piegare, tirare giù [ collar]; piegare [ corner of page]; turn [sb., sth.] down, turn down [sb., sth.] rifiutare, respingere, non accettare [candidate, request, offer, suggestion]* * *1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) rifiutare2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) abbassare* * *vt + adv1) (fold: bedclothes, collar, page) ripiegare2) (reduce: gas, heat, volume) abbassare3) (refuse: offer) rifiutare, (candidate) scartare* * *Ex:his mouth turns down at the corners — ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù; turn [sth.] down, turn down [sth.]/Ex:1) (reduce) abbassare [volume, radio, gas]2) (fold over) piegare, fare la piega a [ sheet]; piegare, tirare giù [ collar]; piegare [ corner of page]; turn [sb., sth.] down, turn down [sb., sth.] rifiutare, respingere, non accettare [candidate, request, offer, suggestion] -
2 lower
I ['ləʊə(r)]aggettivo [level, part, price] inferioreII 1. ['ləʊə(r)]1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia
3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]2.verbo riflessivo to lower oneself1) (demean oneself) sminuirsiIII ['laʊə(r)]to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
verbo intransitivo lett. (frown) assumere un'aria minacciosa (at verso)* * *1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) abbassare2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) abbassare* * *lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/(compar. di low)A a.1 inferiore; più bassoB avv.più basso; più in basso● (tipogr.) lower case, (sost.) carattere minuscolo; (agg.) minuscolo □ lower class, ceto basso, classe operaia □ lower-class, del ceto basso, operaio □ (naut.) lower deck, sottocoperta; (fam.) l'equipaggio □ (stor.) the Lower Empire, il Basso Impero □ (polit.) the Lower House, la Camera Bassa □ ( calcio) the lower league, la serie cadetta; i cadetti (collett.) □ (naut.) lower mast, tronco di mezzana □ the lower middle class, la piccola borghesia □ lower middle-class, piccolo borghese □ the lower regions, gli inferi □ (naut.) lower sails, vele maggiori □ lower school, corso inferiore ( di una scuola secondaria) □ (naut.) lower studding sail, scopamare; coltellaccio di basso parrocchetto □ the lower world, la terra; ( anche) gli inferi □ (naut.) lower yard, pennone basso; pennone maggiore.lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/► lour.♦ (to) lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/A v. t.1 abbassare; ammainare; calare; diminuire; ridurre: to lower a wall, abbassare un muro; to lower the flag, ammainare la bandiera; to lower one's voice, abbassare la voce; to lower a load, calare un carico; to lower expenses, diminuire le spese; (naut.) to lower a lifeboat, calare una lancia di salvataggio; to lower prices [customs duties], ridurre i prezzi [i dazi doganali]B v. i.1 abbassarsi; calare; diminuire; ridursi: Our debentures are lowering in value, le nostre obbligazioni diminuiscono di valore; His voice lowered to an imperceptible murmur, la voce gli si è abbassata in un mormorio impercettibile4 (naut.) calare un'imbarcazione● ( boxe) to lower one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ ( sport) to lower a record, abbassare un record; battere un primato □ (fam.) to lower a sandwich, buttar giù (o mangiare) un panino imbottito.(to) lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/► to lour.* * *I ['ləʊə(r)]aggettivo [level, part, price] inferioreII 1. ['ləʊə(r)]1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia
3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]2.verbo riflessivo to lower oneself1) (demean oneself) sminuirsiIII ['laʊə(r)]to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
verbo intransitivo lett. (frown) assumere un'aria minacciosa (at verso) -
3 minimum
['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
aggettivo minimo* * *1. ['miniməm] adjective(smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc): the minimum temperature last night.) minimo2. [-mə] noun(the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level: Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.) minimo- minimal- minimize
- minimise* * *['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
aggettivo minimo -
4 downgrade
['daʊngreɪd]* * *verb (to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance: His job was downgraded.) retrocedere, declassare* * *downgrade /ˈdaʊngreɪd/n.4 (tecn.) ridimensionamento; versione ridotta(to) downgrade /ˌdaʊnˈgreɪd/v. t.1 ridimensionare (al livello di): The hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm, l'uragano è stato ridimensionato al livello di una tempesta tropicale2 abbassare di livello ( un dipendente, un funzionario, ecc.); declassare: He was downgraded to a lower rank, è stato declassato a una posizione inferiore; ( Borsa, fin.) The company's rating was downgraded from A+ to A, il rating della società è stato declassato da A+ ad A3 sminuire l'importanza di; minimizzare* * *['daʊngreɪd]
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