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1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) senke, sette ned, dempe2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) heise/slippe ned, senkesenkeIsubst. \/ˈləʊə\/se ➢ lour, 1IIverb \/ˈləʊə\/1) ( også overført) senke, sette ned2) ( om lyd) senke, dempe, avta, skru ned (volumet)3) ( musikk) senke (toneleiet), legge lavere4) ( om flagg) fire, ta ned5) ( sjøfart) låre, fire (ned), sette ut6) synke, falle, gå ned, bli lavere, minke, avta7) ( hverdagslig) helle i seg, svelge8) ( også lour) se bister ut, se ond ut, se truende utlower into senke ned ilower oneself (to do something) nedverdige seg, ydmyke seg, nedlate seglower one's tone ( overført) dempe seg, jekke seg nedlower the boom on (amer., hverdagslig) behandle hardhendt sette en stopper forIIIverb \/ˈlaʊə\/se ➢ lour, 2IVadj. \/ˈləʊə\/1) ( komparativ av low) lavere2) underste, under-, nedre3) (geologi, arkeologi) eldre, nedre (lag)4) (amer., skolevesen) forklaring: det nederste av to påfølgende årstrinn5) ( biologi) laverestående6) (geografi, ofte i stedsnavn) nedre, søndre, sør-the lower classes de lavere klassene, underklassenlower deck ( sjøfart) underdekk, lavere dekk banjerdekk underoffiserer og mannskaplower limit nedre grense, minimumsgrensethe lower school småskolenthe lower world jorden underverdenen, helveteVadv. \/ˈləʊə\/lavere, lengre (ned)lower down lengre ned
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