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to live in lowly

1 petitement

p(ə)titmɑ̃
adverbe

1) ( chichement) in a penny-pinching way

2) ( avec mesquinerie) pettily

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pətitmɑ̃ adv
1) [vivre] poorly

être logé petitement — to be in cramped accommodation

2) (avec mesquinerie) meanly

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petitement adv

1 ( à l'étroit) être logé petitement to live in cramped accommodation;

2 ( chichement) [vivre, recevoir] in a penny-pinching way; ( maigrement) être petitement bénéficiaire [entreprise] to show only a small profit;

3 ( avec mesquinerie) [penser, agir] pettily.

[p(ə)titmɑ̃] adverbe

1. [modestement] humbly

vivre petitement to live in lowly ou humble circumstances

être petitement logé to live in cramped accommodation

2. [mesquinement] pettily, meanly

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > petitement
2 bas

I.

bas¹, basse¹ [bα, bαs]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. ( = peu élevé) [siège, porte, colline, nuages] low ; [ciel] overcast ; [maison] low-roofed ; [terrain] low-lying

• le soleil est bas sur l'horizon the sun is low on the horizon

• les branches basses d'un arbre the lower branches of a tree

• bas sur pattes short-legged

• les bas salaires low salaries

• à marée basse at low tide

• un enfant en bas âge a small child

   b. ( = grave) [voix] deep

   c. ( = mesquin) [jalousie, vengeance] petty ; [action] base

• c'était bas de sa part it was a despicable thing for him to do

   d. (en géographie) Bas Lower

• la Basse Seine the Lower Seine

• le Bas Languedoc Lower Languedoc

2. <

   a. low

► plus bas

• mets tes livres plus bas put your books lower down

• ma maison est plus bas dans la rue my house is further down the street

• comme l'auteur le dit plus bas as the author says further on

• voir plus bas see below► être au plus bas to be at an all-time low

• son image est au plus bas dans l'opinion his public image is at an all-time low

   b. ( = doucement) [parler] softly

• parler tout bas to speak in a very low voice

• mettez la radio plus bas turn the radio down

   c. (locutions) mettre bas to give birth

► à bas !

• à bas le fascisme ! down with fascism!

• à bas les tyrans ! down with tyrants!

3. <

[de page, escalier, colline, mur] foot ; [de visage] lower part ; [de jupe, pantalon] bottom

► dans le bas at the bottom

• la colonne est évasée dans le bas the pillar is wider at the bottom► dans le bas de at the bottom of

• dans le bas du corps in the lower part of the body

• j'ai mal dans le bas du dos I've got a pain in my lower back

• dans le bas de la ville at the lower end of the town► au bas de

• l'équipe se retrouve au bas du classement the team is at the bottom of the league► de bas en haut from the bottom up

• il la contempla de bas en haut he looked her up and down► d'en bas

• les dents d'en bas the lower teeth

• les chambres d'en bas the downstairs rooms

• le supermarché d'en bas vend du pain the supermarket below sells bread

• le bruit vient d'en bas the noise is coming from downstairs► du bas [dents, mâchoire] lower

• l'étagère du bas the bottom shelf

• les chambres du bas the downstairs rooms► en bas (dans une maison) downstairs

• il habite en bas he lives downstairs

• la tête en bas upside down► en bas de at the bottom of

• il m'attend en bas de l'immeuble he's waiting for me outside the building

• en bas de 100 dollars (Canadian) under 100 dollars

II.

bas² [bα]

masculine noun

stocking ; (de footballeur) sock ; (de bandit masqué) stocking mask

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1.

basse bɑ, bɑs adjectif

1) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged (épith)

2) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying (épith)

le ciel est bas — the sky is overcast

3) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Musique [note] low; [instrument] bass

vendre quelque chose à bas prix — to sell something cheap

un enfant en bas âge — a very young child

de bas niveau — [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level (après n); [style, texte] low-brow

les cours sont au plus bas — ( en Bourse) prices have reached rock bottom

4) [origine, condition] low, lowly

les postes les plus bas — the lowest-grade jobs

5) [époque, période] late

6) [esprit, vengeance, complaisance] base

de bas étage — [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar

2.

adverbe

1) ( à faible hauteur) low

comment peut-on tomber si bas! — ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!

loger un étage plus bas — to live one floor below

plus bas dans la rue — further down the street

2) ( dans un texte)

voir plus bas — see below

3) ( doucement) [parler] quietly

tout bas — [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly

mettre bas — ( abattre) to bring [somebody/something] down [dictateur, régime]

mettre bas les armes — lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; mettre 2.

4) ( mal)

être au plus bas — ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest

3.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( partie inférieure) bottom

le bas du visage — the lower part of the face

les pièces du bas — the downstairs rooms

vers le bas — [incliner] downward(s)

2) ( vêtement) stocking

3) Musique [U]

chanter dans le bas — to sing bass notes (pl)

4.

en bas locution ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom

en bas de — at the bottom of [falaise, page]

il habite en bas de chez moi — he lives below me

l'odeur vient d'en bas — the smell is coming from below

Phrasal Verbs:

- bas de casse

- le bas clergé

- bas de gamme

- bas de laine

- bas morceaux

- bas sur pattes

- le bas peuple

- les bas quartiers

- basse saison

- basses eaux

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avoir des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

à bas les tyrans! — down with tyrants!

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abr nm bureau d'aide sociale
social security office Grande-Bretagne
Welfare office USA

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bas, basse

A adj

1 ( peu étendu verticalement) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged ( épith);

2 ( en altitude) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying ( épith); la partie basse d'un mur the lower part of a wall; l'étagère la plus basse the bottom shelf; les branches basses the lower ou bottom branches; le ciel est bas the sky is overcast;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Mus [note] low; [instrument] bass; vendre qch à bas prix to sell sth cheap; un enfant en bas âge a very young child; basses besognes ( ennuyeuses) menial chores; ( répugnantes) dirty work ¢; le moral des joueurs est très bas the players are in very low spirits; de bas niveau [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level ( après n); [style, texte] low-brow; être au plus bas de la hiérarchie to be at the bottom of the hierarchy; les cours sont au plus bas Fin prices have reached rock bottom;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) [origine, condition] low, lowly; les postes les plus bas the lowest-grade jobs;

5 Géog le bas Dauphiné the Lower Dauphiné;

6 Hist ( dans le temps) [époque, période] late; le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages (pl);

7 ( moralement) [esprit, âme, vengeance, complaisance] base; de bas étage [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar.

B adv

1 ( à faible hauteur) [voler, s'incliner] low; la lune est bas dans le ciel the moon is low in the sky; tomber or descendre très bas [thermomètre] to go down very low; [prix, cours] to fall very low; comment peut-on tomber si bas! ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!; tu es assis trop bas your seat is too low; colle-le plus bas sur la page stick it lower down (the page); loger un étage plus bas to live one floor below; plus bas dans la rue/sur la colline further down the street/the hill;

2 ( dans un texte) voir plus bas see below;

3 ( doucement) [parler] quietly; tout bas [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly; parle plus bas lower your voice; ce que chacun pense tout bas what everyone is thinking privately; jeter or mettre bas ( abattre) to bring [sb/sth] down [dictateur, régime]; mettre bas les armes lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; ⇒ mettre B;

4 ( mal) être bien bas ( physiquement) to be very weak; ( moralement) to be very low; être au plus bas ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest ou at a very low ebb.

C nm inv

1 ( partie inférieure) (d'escalier, échelle, de mur, montagne, meuble, vêtement, page) bottom; le bas du visage the lower part of the face; le bas du corps the bottom half of the body; déchiré dans le bas torn at the bottom; au bas de la liste/colline at the bottom of the list/hill; le rayon/l'image du bas the bottom shelf/picture; les pièces du bas the downstairs rooms; vers le bas [incliner] downward(s); le bas de son maillot de bain the bottom part of her swimsuit; sauter à bas de sa monture to jump off one's horse;

2 Mode stocking; bas de soie silk stocking; des bas nylon® nylon stockings;

3 Mus ¢ ( registre) chanter dans le bas to sing bass notes (pl).

D en bas loc ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom; en bas de at the bottom of [falaise, page] ; tomber en bas de la falaise to fall to the bottom of the cliff; il habite en bas de chez moi he lives below me; l'arrêt de bus en bas de chez moi the bus stop outside my place; la cuisine est en bas the kitchen is downstairs; en bas dans la rue in the street (down) below; signe en bas à gauche sign on the bottom left-hand side; l'odeur vient d'en bas the smell is coming from below; tout en bas right at the bottom; jusqu'en bas right down to the bottom; passer par en bas ( dans un village) to take the bottom road; ( dans une maison) to get in on the ground GB ou first US floor.

E basse ⇒ Le chant et les chanteurs, Les instruments de musique nf Mus (partie, chanteur, instrument) bass; ( voix) bass (voice); basse continue (bass) continuo; basse contrainte ground bass.

Composés

bas allemand Ling Low German; bas de casse Imprim lower case; le bas clergé Relig the lower clergy; bas de contention Méd support stocking; bas de gamme Ind, Comm adj low-quality ( épith); nm lower end of the market; bas de laine fig nest egg, savings (pl); bas latin Ling Low Latin; bas morceaux Culin cheap cuts; bas sur pattes short-legged ( épith); le bas peuple the lower classes; les bas quartiers the seedy ou poor districts (of a town); bas à varices Méd = bas de contention; basse école Équit basic equitation; basse fréquence Phys, Télécom low frequency; basse saison Tourisme low season; basse de viole Mus viola da gamba; basses eaux ( de mer) low tide ¢; ( de rivière) low water ¢; pendant les basses eaux when the waters are low.

Idiomes

avoir des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; à bas les tyrans! down with tyrants!; mettre qn plus bas que terre to run sb into the ground.

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( féminin basse) [ba, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet baz, bas ] adjectif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [de peu de hauteur - bâtiment, mur] low ; [ - herbes] low, short ; [ - nuages] low

attrape les branches basses grasp the lower ou bottom branches

2. [peu profond] low

aux basses eaux

a. [de la mer] at low tide

b. [d'une rivière] when the water level is low

c. (figuré) at a time of stagnation

3. [incliné vers le sol]

marcher la tête basse to hang one's head as one walks

le chien s'enfuit, la queue basse the dog ran away with its tail between its legs

4. GÉOGRAPHIE

les basses terres the lowlands

les basses Alpes the foothills of the Alps

la basse vallée du Rhône the lower Rhone valley

B.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]

1. [en grandeur - prix, fréquence, pression etc.] low

à bas prix cheap, for a low price

à basse température [laver] at low temperatures

son moral est très bas he's down, he's in very low spirits

2. [médiocre - intérêt, rendement] low, poor ; [ - dans les arts] inferior, minor, crude

le niveau de la classe est très bas the (achievement) level of the class is very low

les bas morceaux [en boucherie] the cheap cuts

3. [inférieur dans la société] low, lowly (littéraire), humble

de basse condition from a poor family

le bas clergé the minor clergy

le bas peuple the lower classes ou orders (péjoratif)

4. MUSIQUE [grave - note] low, bottom (modificateur) ; [ - guitare, flûte] bass (modificateur)

5. [peu fort] low, quiet

parler à voix basse to speak in a low ou quiet voice

6. (péjoratif) [abject, vil - âme] low, mean, villainous ; [ - acte] low, base, mean ; [ - sentiment] low, base, abject

à moi toutes les basses besognes I get stuck with all the dirty work

[vulgaire - terme, expression] crude, vulgar

7. [le plus récent]

le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages

bas adverbe

1. [à faible hauteur, à faible niveau] low

je mettrais l'étagère plus bas I'd put the shelf lower down

les prix ne descendront pas plus bas prices won't come down any further

leurs actions sont au plus bas their shares have reached an all-time low

elle est bien bas

a. [physiquement] she's very poorly

b. [moralement] she's very low ou down

vous êtes tombé bien bas

a. [financièrement] you've certainly gone down in the world

b. [moralement] you've sunk really low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he's gone down a lot in my estimation

plus bas, vous trouverez la boulangerie [plus loin] you'll find the baker's a little further on

[dans un document]

voir plus bas see below

bas les masques: je sais tout maintenant, alors bas les masques I know everything now, so you can stop pretending

bas les pattes! (familier) hands off!

2. ACOUSTIQUE [d'une voix douce] in a low voice

[d'une voix grave] in a deep voice

mets le son plus bas turn the sound down

il dit tout haut ce que les autres pensent tout bas he voices the thoughts which others keep to themselves

3. MUSIQUE low

4. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE

mettre bas to give birth

5. NAUTIQUE

mettre pavillon bas to lower ou to strike the colours

bas nom masculin

[partie inférieure - d'un pantalon, d'un escalier, d'une hiérarchie etc.] bottom ; [ - d'un visage] lower part

le bas du dos the small of the back

basse nom féminin

1. MUSIQUE [partie] bass (part) ou score

basse continue basso continuo

2. [voix d'homme] bass (voice)

basse chantante basso cantante

[chanteur] bass

3. [instrument - généralement] bass (instrument) ; [ - violoncelle] (double) bass

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à bas locution adverbiale

mettre quelque chose à bas to pull something down

ils ont mis à bas tout le quartier they razed the whole district to the ground

à bas la dictature! down with dictatorship!

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au bas de locution prépositionnelle

au bas des escaliers at the foot ou bottom of the stairs

au bas de la hiérarchie/liste at the bottom of the hierarchy/list

de bas en haut locution adverbiale

from bottom to top, from the bottom up

regarder quelqu'un de bas en haut to look somebody up and down

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d'en bas locution adjectivale

les voisins d'en bas the people downstairs

la porte d'en bas est fermée the downstairs door is shut

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d'en bas locution adverbiale

[dans une maison] from downstairs

[d'une hauteur] from the bottom

elle est partie d'en bas (figuré) she worked her way up, she started from nowhere

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du bas locution adjectivale

1. [de l'étage inférieur]

l'appartement du bas the flat underneath ou below ou downstairs

2. [du rez-de-chaussée] downstairs (modificateur)

3. [de l'endroit le moins élevé] lower

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en bas locution adverbiale

1. [à un niveau inférieur - dans un bâtiment] downstairs, down

la maison a deux pièces en bas et deux en haut the house has two rooms downstairs and two upstairs

2. [dans la partie inférieure]

prends le carton par en bas take hold of the bottom of the box

3. [vers le sol]

je ne peux pas regarder en bas, j'ai le vertige I can't look down, I feel dizzy

le village semblait si petit, tout en bas the village looked so small, down there ou below

suspendre quelque chose la tête en bas to hang something upside down

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en bas de locution prépositionnelle

en bas de la côte at the bottom ou foot of the hill

signez en bas du contrat sign at the bottom of the contract

II

[ba] nom masculin

[de femme] stocking

des bas avec/sans couture seamed/seamless stockings

bas fins sheer stockings

bas de soie silk stockings

bas de laine

a. (sens propre) woollen stocking

b. (figuré) savings, nest egg

bas (de) Nylon® nylon stockings

bas résille fishnet stockings

bas à varices support stockings

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bas

3 bajo

adj.

1 low.

2 short, small.

3 low, tawdry, base.

4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.

5 low-lying, low-down.

6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.

adv.

1 softly, in a low voice, low.

Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.

2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.

prep.

1 under, below, beneath, underneath.

2 under.

3 under, under the jurisdiction of.

m.

1 bass.

2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.

3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.

4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.

5 low lying ground.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) low

■ una casa baja a low house

■ precios bajos low prices

■ el río está bajo the river is low

■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low

2 (persona) short, not tall

■ su padre es muy bajo her father is very short

3 (cabeza) bowed, held low; (ojos) lowered, downcast

■ rezaba con la cabeza baja she prayed with her head bowed

4 (marea) out

■ la marea está baja the tide is out

5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base

6 (territorio, río) lower

■ la baja Navarra lower Navarre

7 (época) later

■ la Baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

8 (inferior) poor, low

■ es de baja calidad it's poor quality

■ tu rendimiento es muy bajo your performance is very poor

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bajo

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor

2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff

3 MÚSICA (instrumento) bass; (contrabajo) double bass

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 MÚSICA (músico) bass player; (cantante) bass

► adverbio

1 (en el aire) low

■ el avión vuela bajo para evitar el radar the plane flies low to avoid the radar

2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice

■ habla muy bajo she speaks very quietly

► preposición

1 under

■ pasamos la noche bajo las estrellas we spent the night under the stars

■ bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances

■ bajo el yugo del dictador under the yoke of the dictator

2 (temperatura) below

■ 10 grados bajo cero 10 degrees below zero

► nombre masculino plural bajos

1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservatively

bajas pasiones animal passions

bajos fondos underworld sing

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1. prep.
1) under

2) beneath

3) below
2. adv.
1) low

2) softly, quietly
3. (f. - baja)
adj.

1) low

2) short

3) lower

4) soft

5) base, vile
4. noun m.
1) bass

2) first floor

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1. ADJ

1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallow

una silla muy baja — a very low chair

mi hermano es muy bajo — my brother is very short

en la parte baja de la ciudad — in the lower part of the town

planta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

los bajos fondos — the underworld sing

2) (=inclinado)

contestó con la cabeza baja — she answered with her head bowed

con los ojos bajos — with downcast eyes

3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poor

de baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality

de bajo contenido en grasas — low-fat

bajo en calorías — low-calorie

la temporada baja — the low season

• estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spirits

estar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape

4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] low

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice

decir algo por lo bajo — to say sth under one's breath

hacer algo por lo bajo — to do sth secretly

5) [etapa]

en la baja Edad Media — in the late Middle Ages

bajo latín — Low Latin

6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities

7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale

8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial

9) pey (=vulgar) common, ordinary; (=mezquino) base, mean

10)

por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least

2. SM

1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

vivo en un bajo — I live on the ground floor

bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises

3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist

Elena toca el bajo en un grupo — Elena plays bass (guitar) in a group

bajo profundo — basso profundo

4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts

5) (=hondonada) hollow

6) (Náut) = bajío 1)

3.

ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softly

el avión volaba muy bajo — the plane was flying very low

hablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken

¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!

4. PREP

1) (=debajo de) under

Juan llevaba un libro bajo el brazo — Juan was carrying a book under his arm

• bajo cero — below zero

estamos a dos grados bajo cero — it's two degrees below zero

• bajo la lluvia — in the rain

• bajo tierra — underground

toda la familia está ya bajo tierra — the whole family are dead and buried

2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) under

bajo Napoleón — under Napoleon

bajo los efectos de la droga — under the influence of drugs

bajo el título de... — under the title of...

bajo mi punto de vista — from my point of view

bajo el reinado de — in the reign of

está bajo la tutela de su tío — her uncle is her legal guardian
fianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)
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- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

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- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
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adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

* * *

bajo¹

¹ = bass.

Nota: Instrumento musical.

Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

bajo²

² = ground floor.

Nota: Piso de un edificio situado al nivel de la calle.

Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.

* bajo comercial = commercial premise.

bajo³

³ = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.

Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.

Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* altibajos = ups and downs.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* baja resolución = low resolution.

* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bajo coste = low cost.

* bajo en ácido = low-acid.

* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.

* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo en grasas = low fat.

* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo precio = low cost.

* bajo presión = under the cosh.

* bajos ingresos = low income.

* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.

* barrio bajo = skid row.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.

* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.

* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* marea baja = low tide.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.

* período bajo = dry spell.

* período de baja actividad = dry spell.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* planta baja = ground floor.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* temporada baja = low season.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

bajo⁴

= under.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* bajo amenaza = under threat.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* bajo cero = below zero.

* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.

* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.

* bajo coacción = under duress.

* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bajo el emblema = under the banner.

* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.

* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.

* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.

* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.

* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.

* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.

* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.

* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo llave = under lock and key.

* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.

* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* bajo lupa = under the microscope.

* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.

* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.

* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* bajo presión = under pressure.

* bajo reforma = under reform.

* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* libertad bajo fianza = bail.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.

bajo⁵

⁵ = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].

Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

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bajo¹ -ja

adjective

A [ SER] ‹persona› short

ese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the bar

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lying

un vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› low

las ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the tree

la parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcase

el nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low

¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!

la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out

3

(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds down

caminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes lowered

C

1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› low

bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar

una bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is low

liquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)

artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goods

por lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at least

les va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least

2 ‹volumen/luz› low

lo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voice

pon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly

3 ‹oro› below 14 karats

D estar bajo DE algo

(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is low

está baja de defensas her defenses are low

E (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low

F (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base

caer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low

¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!

Compuestos:

● baja cuna

feminine humble origins (pl)

● baja Edad Media

feminine:

la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)

● baja forma

feminine:

estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below par

la bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national team

● baja frecuencia

feminine low frequency

● baja policía

feminine ( Per) garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) refuse collection and street cleaning service

● bajas pasiones

fpl animal passions (pl)

● bajas presiones

fpl low pressure

● baja tecnología

feminine low technology

de bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-tech

● bajo Latín

masculine Low Latin

● bajo relieve

masculine bas-relief

● bajos fondos

mpl underworld

● bajo vientre

masculine:

el bajo vientre the lower abdomen

bajo²

adverb

1 ‹volar/pasar› low

2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly

canta más bajo sing more softly

¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

bajo³

masculine

A

1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)

2 los bajos mpl ( RPl) the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor

B

1 (de una falda, un vestido) hem; (de un pantalón) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

2 bajos mpl ( Auto) underbody

C (contrabajo) bass, double bass

D

( Chi fam) (fin): darle el bajo a algn to do away with sb ( colloq), to get rid of sb

darle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)

bajo⁴

prep

1 (debajo de) under

corrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under cover

ponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrella

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero

cuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buried

bajo el cielo estrellado ( liter); beneath the starry sky ( liter)

cantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain

2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

está bajo juramento you are under oath

bajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIII

bajo su mando under his command

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

bajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of view

bajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'

fianza, garantía, llave² (↑ llave (2)), etc

* * *

Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

bajo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bajó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajo de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajo de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajo a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo

1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
a) [ser] ‹ techo› low;

‹ tierras› low-lying
b) [estar] ‹lámpara/cuadro/nivel› low;

◊ la marea está baja the tide is out;

están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
a) ‹calificación/precio/temperatura› low;

◊ bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar;

bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
b) ‹volumen/luz› low;

◊ en voz baja quietly, in a low voice

4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
◊ los bajos fondos the underworld

bajo 2 adverbio
a) ‹volar/pasar› low

b) ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly;

◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
◊ bajo techo under cover, indoors;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.

' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off

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bajo, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, cifra] low;
[persona, estatura] short;
es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;

el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;

tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;

tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;

estar en baja forma to be off form;

han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;

los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;

tirando o [m5] calculando por lo bajo at least, at the minimum;

de baja calidad poor(-quality);

bajo en calorías low-calorie;

bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)

Comp
Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution
2. [cabeza] bowed;
[ojos] downcast;
paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down

3. [poco audible] low;
[sonido] soft, faint;
en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;

por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;
[en secreto] secretly;
reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger

4. [grave] deep

5. Geog lower;

el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon

6. Hist lower;

la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

7. [pobre] lower-class

Comp
los bajos fondos the underworld
8. [vil] base

9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;

se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him

10. [metal] base

11. Perú baja policía street cleaners

♦ nm

1. [dobladillo] hem;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;
[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor;
los bajos Br the ground floor, US the first floor

3. Mús [instrumento, cantante] bass;
[instrumentista] bassist
4. Mús [sonido] bass

5. Aut
bajos [de vehículo] underside

6. [hondonada] hollow

7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank

♦ adv

1. [hablar] quietly, softly;

ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;

¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!

2. [caer] low;
Fig
¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!

3. [volar] low

♦ prep

1. [debajo de] under;

bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;

bajo cero below zero;
Fig
bajo cuerda o [m5] mano secretly, in an underhand manner;

le pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;

bajo este ángulo from this angle;

bajo la lluvia in the rain;

bajo techo under cover;

dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors

2. [sometido a]
bajo coacción under duress;

bajo control under control;

bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;

fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;
Der
bajo fianza on bail;

bajo mando de under the command of;

prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;

bajo observación under observation;

bajo palabra on one's word;

el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;

bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;

bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;

bajo la tutela de in the care of

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bajo

I adj

1 low;

bajo en sal low in salt

2 persona short

II m

1 MÚS bass

2 piso first floor, Br

ground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Br

ground floor flat

3 de vestido, pantalón hem

4

:

por lo bajo at least

III adv

1 cantar, hablar quietly, softly

2 volar low

IV prp under;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;

bajo juramento o

palabra on o under oath

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bajo adv

1) : down, low

2) : softly, quietly

habla más bajo: speak more softly

bajo, -ja adj

1) : low

2) : short (of stature)

3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)

4) : lower

el bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon

5) : lowered

con la mirada baja: with lowered eyes

6) : base, vile

7)

los bajos fondos : the underworld

bajo nm

1) : bass (musical instrument)

2) : first floor, ground floor

3) : hemline

bajo prep

: under, beneath, below

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bajo¹ adj

1. (persona) short

un hombre bajo a short man

2. (muro, mueble, voz) low

un techo bajo a low ceiling

habla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly

3. (nivel, precio, número) low

un motor de bajo consumo an engine with low petrol consumption

todo está a bajo precio everything is cheap

bajo² adv

1. (con poca altura) low

ese avión vuela muy bajo that plane is flying very low

2. (con voz suave) quietly

procura hablar más bajo try and speak more quietly

bajo³ n

1. (planta baja) ground floor

tiene el despacho en el bajo his office is on the ground floor

2. (de una prenda) hem

tenía deshilachados los bajos de los pantalones the hems of his trousers were frayed

3. (instrumento, voz) bass

¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?

4. (músico) bass player

bajo⁴ prep under

los submarinos navegan bajo la superficie del mar submarines sail under the surface of the sea

bajo la lluvia in the rain

Spanish-English dictionary > bajo

4 tief

I Adj.

1. allg. deep; 60 cm tief Schrank etc.: 60 cm deep; ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 met|re (Am. -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep; eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep; tiefer Fall Bergwand etc.: long fall; fig. great fall; tiefer Teller soup plate; tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage); tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc.: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc.: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch; es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground); stille Wasser sind tief Sprichw. still waters run deep

2. fig. Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc.: profound, deep

3. oft fig. (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep; den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc.: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark; tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep; aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh.; im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside); im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor; im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter; in tiefster Nacht at (Am. in) the dead of night; im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa; im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south); in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

II Adv.

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low; zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down; tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig. sink low ( stärker: to the depths); er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world; tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom; tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline; tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig.); sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg.) down low ( oder right down); jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into s.o.’s eyes; tief in Gedanken deep in thought; tief in Arbeit / Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work / debt; in einer Sache tief drinstecken umg. be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there; das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much); tief im Süden / Norden far (in oder to the) south / north, in the far south / north; bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum.) small hours; bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (Am. fall), till well on in the autumn (Am. fall); tief blickend (very) perceptive; das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about s.th.; tief gehend Wunde etc.: deep; fig. (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive; tief greifend far-reaching, radical; tief schürfend probing, penetrating; Gespräch: profound, searching, deeply serious; tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig. Probleme etc: deep-seated; tief verschneit snowbound,... deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down; die Sonne steht tief the sun is low; tief liegen Ort etc.: be low-lying; tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s); tief gelegen low(er)-lying; tiefer gelegt MOT. lowered-suspension...; tiefer gestellt EDV Text: subscript; tief liegend Gebiet etc.: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH. sunken; fig. deep(-seated); zu tief singen sing flat; tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low; moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark) tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted Dial.; tief betrübt durch etw.: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy; tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched; tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart; tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc.: badly shaken; tief gekränkt / enttäuscht etc. sein be deeply hurt / disappointed etc.

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das Tief

depression; low-pressure area

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[tiːf]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (MET) depression; (im Kern, fig) low

ein moralisches Tíéf (fig) — a low

2) (NAUT = Rinne) deep (spec), channel

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1) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) low

2) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) deep

3) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) deep

4) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) deep

5) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) deep

6) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) deep

7) (very greatly: We are deeply grateful to you.) deeply

8) (far down or into: deep into the wood.) deep

9) profoundly

10) (deep: profound sleep.) profound

11) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) trough

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Tief

<-[e]s, -e>

[ti:f]

nt

1. METEO (Tiefdruckgebiet) low, low pressure system, depression

2. (depressive Phase) low [point], depression

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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tief

A. adj

1. allg deep;

60 cm tief Schrank etc: 60 cm deep;

ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 metre (US -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep;

eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep;

tiefer Fall Bergwand etc: long fall; fig great fall;

tiefer Teller soup plate;

tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage);

tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch;

es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground);

stille Wasser sind tief sprichw still waters run deep

2. fig Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc: profound, deep

3. oft fig (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep;

den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark;

tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep;

aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh;

im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside);

im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor;

im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter;

in tiefster Nacht at (US in) the dead of night;

im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa;

im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south);

in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

B. adv

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low;

zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down;

tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig sink low ( stärker: to the depths);

er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world;

tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom;

tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline;

tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig);

sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg) down low ( oder right down);

jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into sb’s eyes;

tief in Gedanken deep in thought;

tief in Arbeit/Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work/debt;

in einer Sache

tief drinstecken umg be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there;

das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much);

tief im Süden/Norden far (in oder to the) south/north, in the far south/north;

bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum) small hours;

bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (US fall), till well on in the autumn (US fall);

tief blickend (very) perceptive;

das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about sth;

tief gehend Wunde etc: deep; fig (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive;

tief greifend far-reaching, radical;

tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig Probleme etc: deep-seated;

tief verschneit snowbound, … deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down;

die Sonne steht tief the sun is low;

tief liegen Ort etc: be low-lying;

tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s);

tief gelegen low(er)-lying;

tief liegend Gebiet etc: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH sunken; fig deep(-seated);

zu tief singen sing flat;

tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low;

moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark)

tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted dial;

tief betrübt durch etwas: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy;

tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched;

tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart;

tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc: badly shaken;

tief gekränkt/enttäuscht etc

sein be deeply hurt/disappointed etc

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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adj.

abyssal adj.

deep adj.

low adj.

profound adj. adv.

cavernously adv.

deeply adv.

profoundly adv.

strongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > tief

5 bescheiden

I Adj.

1. (genügsam) modest; Person: auch unassuming; (anspruchslos) undemanding; ein Mann von bescheidenem Auftreten a man with a modest ( oder an unassuming) manner

2. (einfach, schlicht) Zimmer: simple, modest; bescheidene Mittel modest means; mit bescheidenen Mitteln etw. aufbauen etc.: auch... on a shoestring; aus bescheidenen Anfängen from humble ( oder small) beginnings; aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen come from a modest background; eine bescheidene Frage:... would it be unreasonable to ask...

2. (gering) Lohn etc.: meag|re (Am. -er), very modest; sie ist ein bescheidener Esser she eats very little

3. euph. (beschissen) awful

II Adv.: sehr bescheiden leben get by on very little, live modestly, lead a frugal existence; sehr bescheiden wohnen / essen live in very modest surroundings / eat very frugally; etwas bescheidener leben müssen have to get by on less ( oder tighten one’s belt)

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bescheiden2

(unreg.)

I v/refl

1. make do with what one has got; sich mit etw. bescheiden be content ( oder satisfied) with s.th., content o.s. with s.th., make do with s.th.

II v/t

1. geh.: es war ihm nicht beschieden zu (+ Inf.) it wasn’t given to him to (+ Inf.), he wasn’t destined ( oder meant) to (+ Inf.) es war ihm nicht beschieden it wasn’t (meant) to be; ihm / der Sache war kein Erfolg etc. beschieden he / it wasn’t destined to succeed etc.

2. förm. (entscheiden) make a decision on; auch JUR. (informieren) (jemanden) notify, advise; ein Gesuch abschlägig oder negativ bescheiden reject a petition

3. geh., förm. (beordern) summon ( zu jemandem to appear before s.o.)

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unassuming; lowly; retiring; unpretending; modest; humble; unobtrusive; unboastful; small; unpretentious

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be|schei|den I [bə'ʃaidn] pret beschied [bə'ʃiːt] ptp beschieden [bə'ʃiːdn]
1. vt

1) (form = bestellen) to summon (form) (zu jdm to sb)

2) (form = entscheiden) Gesuch, Antrag to decide upon

etw abschlägig beschéíden — to turn sth down

3) (form = informieren)

jdn dahin gehend beschéíden, dass... — to inform or notify sb that...

4) (geh = zuteilwerden lassen)

jdm etw beschéíden — to grant sb sth

es war ihr nicht beschieden, den Erfolg zu genießen — she was not granted the opportunity to enjoy the success, it was not given to her to enjoy the success (liter)

2. vr (geh)
to be content
sich mit wenigem beschéíden — to be content or to content oneself with little
II [bə'ʃaidn]
1. adj

1) modest; Mensch, Verhalten modest, unassuming

in beschéídenen Verhältnissen leben — to live modestly

eine beschéídene Frage — one small question

aus beschéídenen Anfängen — from humble beginnings

2) (euph = beschissen) awful, terrible; (inf = mäßig) mediocre

2. adv

1) leben modestly

darf ich mal beschéíden fragen, ob... — may I venture to ask whether...

2) (euph) sich fühlen terrible; spielen terribly

ich habe in der Englischarbeit beschéíden abgeschnitten — I got a terrible mark (Brit) or grade (esp US) in English

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1) modestly

2) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modest

3) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humble

4) humbly

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be·schei·den¹

[bəˈʃaidn̩]

I. adj

1. (genügsam) modest, self-effacing, unassuming

ein \bescheidenes Leben führen to lead a humble life, to live a modest existence

2. (einfach) modest, unpretentious, plain

aus \bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen to have a humble background [or humble origins]

in \bescheidenen Verhältnissen leben to live a simple life [or modestly]

nur eine \bescheidene Frage just one small question

3. (fam: gering) modest, meagre [or AM -er]

zu \bescheidenen Preisen at moderate prices

4. (euph fam: beschissen) lousy fam, BRIT a. bloody-awful sl

seine Leistung war eher \bescheiden his performance was rather lousy

II. adv

1. (selbstgenügsam) modestly, self-effacingly

2. (einfach) modestly, unpretentiously, plainly

3. (euph fam: beschissen)

▪ sich akk \bescheiden fühlen to feel bloody awful [or like crap] sl

▪ jdm geht es \bescheiden sth isn't going very well for sb

mir geht's beruflich wirklich \bescheiden jobwise things aren't great

be·schei·den *²

[bəˈʃaidn̩]

irreg

I. vt

1. (geh: entscheiden)

▪ etw \bescheiden to come to a decision about sth

einen Antrag \bescheiden to decide upon an application

einen Antrag positiv/negativ \bescheiden to accept/reject a proposal

ein Gesuch positiv/negativ \bescheiden to grant [or approve]/reject [or turn down] a request

2. (geh: zuteilwerden lassen)

▪ jdm ist etw beschieden sth falls to sb's lot [or liter is granted to sb]

es war ihr nicht beschieden, den Erfolg zu genießen it was not her lot to enjoy success

möge dir zeitlebens Glück und Zufriedenheit beschieden sein! may you enjoy happiness and contentment all your life!

3. (geh: bestellen)

▪ jdn zu jdm/etw \bescheiden to summon [or call] sb to sb/sth

II. vr (geh)

▪ sich akk mit etw dat \bescheiden to be content with sth

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I 1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) inform, notify < person>

jemanden/etwas abschlägig bescheiden — turn somebody/something down; refuse somebody/something

2)

es war ihm nicht beschieden,... zu... — (geh.) it was not granted to him to...
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.) be content
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) modest; modest, unassuming < person, behaviour>

2) (einfach) modest; simple < meal>

in bescheidenen Verhältnissen aufwachsen — grow up in humble circumstances

3) (dürftig) modest <salary, results, pension, etc.>

4) (ugs. verhüll.): (sehr schlecht) lousy (coll.); bloody awful (Brit. sl.)
2.
adverbial modestly

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bescheiden¹

A. adj

1. (genügsam) modest; Person: auch unassuming; (anspruchslos) undemanding;

ein Mann von bescheidenem Auftreten a man with a modest ( oder an unassuming) manner

2. (einfach, schlicht) Zimmer: simple, modest;

bescheidene Mittel modest means;

mit bescheidenen Mitteln etwas aufbauen etc: auch … on a shoestring;

aus bescheidenen Anfängen from humble ( oder small) beginnings;

aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen come from a modest background;

eine bescheidene Frage: … would it be unreasonable to ask …

2. (gering) Lohn etc: meagre (US -er), very modest;

sie ist ein bescheidener Esser she eats very little

3. euph (beschissen) awful

B. adv:

sehr bescheiden leben get by on very little, live modestly, lead a frugal existence;

sehr bescheiden wohnen/essen live in very modest surroundings/eat very frugally;

etwas bescheidener leben müssen have to get by on less ( oder tighten one’s belt)

bescheiden² (irr)

A. v/r

1. make do with what one has got;

sich mit etwas bescheiden be content ( oder satisfied) with sth, content o.s. with sth, make do with sth

B. v/t

1. geh:

es war ihm nicht beschieden zu (+inf) it wasn’t given to him to (+inf), he wasn’t destined ( oder meant) to (+inf)

es war ihm nicht beschieden it wasn’t (meant) to be;

ihm/der Sache war kein Erfolg etc

beschieden he/it wasn’t destined to succeed etc

2. form (entscheiden) make a decision on; auch JUR (informieren) (jemanden) notify, advise;

ein Gesuch abschlägig oder

negativ bescheiden reject a petition

3. geh, form (beordern) summon (

zu jemandem to appear before sb)

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I 1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) inform, notify < person>

jemanden/etwas abschlägig bescheiden — turn somebody/something down; refuse somebody/something

2)

es war ihm nicht beschieden,... zu... — (geh.) it was not granted to him to...
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.) be content
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) modest; modest, unassuming <person, behaviour>

2) (einfach) modest; simple < meal>

in bescheidenen Verhältnissen aufwachsen — grow up in humble circumstances

3) (dürftig) modest <salary, results, pension, etc.>

4) (ugs. verhüll.): (sehr schlecht) lousy (coll.); bloody awful (Brit. sl.)
2.
adverbial modestly

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adj.

humble adj.

modest adj.

unassuming adj.

unboastful adj.

unobtrusive adj. adv.

humbly adv.

modestly adv.

unassumingly adv.

unobtrusively adv. v.

to humble v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bescheiden

6 schlicht

I Adj.

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward; schlichte Kleidung simple clothes; schlichte Eleganz simple elegance; schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal; schlichte Feier simple ceremony; schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul; schlichter Glaube simple faith; schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people; schlichte Schönheit simple beauty; schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person; in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2. schlicht und ergreifend umg., fig. not wonderful; ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg., pej. I thought it was pretty basic

II Adv.: das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue; schlicht und einfach oder schlicht und ergreifend falsch / unsinnig umg. absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong / utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense; er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg. to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue; ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg. I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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homebred; plain; artless; homespun; unostentatious; lowly; sober

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schlịcht [ʃlɪçt]
1. adj
simple
die schlichte Wahrheit/Tatsache — the plain or simple truth/fact

schlicht und einfach — plain and simple

der schlichte Menschenverstand — basic common sense

das geht über den schlichten Menschenverstand — this is beyond the normal human mind or beyond human comprehension

diese Gedichte sind schlicht und ergreifend (iro) — these poems are not exactly brilliant

unser Abschied war schlicht und ergreifend — our parting was short and sweet

2. adv

1) (= einfach) simply

2) (= glattweg) gelogen, erfunden simply; falsch simply, just; vergessen completely

3)

das ist schlicht und einfach nicht wahr — that's just simply not true

er sagte schlicht und ergreifend nein or Nein — he said quite simply no

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1) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) severe

2) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple

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schlicht

[ʃlɪçt]

I. adj

1. (einfach) Einrichtung, Feier, Form, Kleidung, Mahlzeit simple, plain esp pej

\schlichte Eleganz understated elegance

in \schlichte Verhältnisse leben to live in modest circumstances

2. (wenig gebildet) simple, unsophisticated

3. attr (bloß) plain

das ist eine \schlichte Tatsache it's a simple fact

4.

▶ \schlicht um \schlicht handeln (geh) to barter

II. part (ganz einfach) simply

das ist \schlicht gelogen/falsch that's a barefaced lie/just plain wrong

\schlicht und einfach (fam) [just] plain

\schlicht und ergreifend (hum fam) plain and simple

das ist \schlicht und ergreifend falsch! that's just plain wrong!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

ein schlichtes Ja oder Nein — a simple yes or no
2.
adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

schlicht und einfach — (ugs.) quite or just simply

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schlicht

A. adj

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward;

schlichte Kleidung simple clothes;

schlichte Eleganz simple elegance;

schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal;

schlichte Feier simple ceremony;

schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul;

schlichter Glaube simple faith;

schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people;

schlichte Schönheit simple beauty;

schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person;

in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2.

schlicht und ergreifend umg, fig not wonderful;

ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg, pej I thought it was pretty basic

B. adv:

das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue;

schlicht und einfach oder

schlicht und ergreifend falsch/unsinnig umg absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong/utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense;

er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue;

ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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1.
Adjektiv

1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

ein schlichtes Ja oder Nein — a simple yes or no
2.
adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

schlicht und einfach — (ugs.) quite or just simply

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adj.

artless adj.

homespun adj.

unostentatious adj. adv.

artlessly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlicht

7 скромно

нареч. decently, lowly

скромн|о - modestly;
жить (очень) ~ live in a small way, live modestly;
~ одеваться dress quietly;
~ость ж. modesty;
~ый
1. modest, unassuming;
(сдержанный в обращении, поведении тж.) restrained;

2. (простой) unpretentious, simple: (о еде) frugal;
~ый наряд simple attire/clothes;
~ый образ жизни frugal life;

3. (умеренный) moderate, modest;
~ая цена moderate price;
у него ~ый заработок he is not earning much.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > скромно

8 Tief

I Adj.

1. allg. deep; 60 cm tief Schrank etc.: 60 cm deep; ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 met|re (Am. -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep; eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep; tiefer Fall Bergwand etc.: long fall; fig. great fall; tiefer Teller soup plate; tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage); tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc.: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc.: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch; es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground); stille Wasser sind tief Sprichw. still waters run deep

2. fig. Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc.: profound, deep

3. oft fig. (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep; den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc.: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark; tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep; aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh.; im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside); im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor; im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter; in tiefster Nacht at (Am. in) the dead of night; im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa; im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south); in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

II Adv.

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low; zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down; tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig. sink low ( stärker: to the depths); er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world; tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom; tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline; tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig.); sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg.) down low ( oder right down); jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into s.o.’s eyes; tief in Gedanken deep in thought; tief in Arbeit / Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work / debt; in einer Sache tief drinstecken umg. be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there; das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much); tief im Süden / Norden far (in oder to the) south / north, in the far south / north; bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum.) small hours; bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (Am. fall), till well on in the autumn (Am. fall); tief blickend (very) perceptive; das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about s.th.; tief gehend Wunde etc.: deep; fig. (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive; tief greifend far-reaching, radical; tief schürfend probing, penetrating; Gespräch: profound, searching, deeply serious; tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig. Probleme etc: deep-seated; tief verschneit snowbound,... deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down; die Sonne steht tief the sun is low; tief liegen Ort etc.: be low-lying; tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s); tief gelegen low(er)-lying; tiefer gelegt MOT. lowered-suspension...; tiefer gestellt EDV Text: subscript; tief liegend Gebiet etc.: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH. sunken; fig. deep(-seated); zu tief singen sing flat; tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low; moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark) tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted Dial.; tief betrübt durch etw.: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy; tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched; tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart; tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc.: badly shaken; tief gekränkt / enttäuscht etc. sein be deeply hurt / disappointed etc.

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das Tief

depression; low-pressure area

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[tiːf]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (MET) depression; (im Kern, fig) low

ein moralisches Tíéf (fig) — a low

2) (NAUT = Rinne) deep (spec), channel

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1) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) low

2) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) deep

3) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) deep

4) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) deep

5) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) deep

6) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) deep

7) (very greatly: We are deeply grateful to you.) deeply

8) (far down or into: deep into the wood.) deep

9) profoundly

10) (deep: profound sleep.) profound

11) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) trough

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Tief

<-[e]s, -e>

[ti:f]

nt

1. METEO (Tiefdruckgebiet) low, low pressure system, depression

2. (depressive Phase) low [point], depression

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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Tief n; -s, -s

1. METEO low (auch fig), depression, trough, low-pressure area, cyclone fachspr;

sich in einem Tief befinden oder

gerade ein Tief haben fig be having ( oder going through) a low ( oder a bad patch), be rather down at the moment

2. SCHIFF (navigable) channel

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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adj.

abyssal adj.

deep adj.

low adj.

profound adj. adv.

cavernously adv.

deeply adv.

profoundly adv.

strongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tief

9 unten

Adv.

1. (down) below; im Hause: downstairs; umg. (im Süden) down south; nach unten down(wards); im Hause: downstairs; ( dort) unten am See down by the lake; da unten down there; ganz unten right (down) at the bottom; weiter unten further down; von unten from below; von oben bis unten from top to bottom (Person: auch toe); siehe unten see below; siehe S. 7 unten see p.7 bottom; siehe unten, S. 18 see below, page 18; mit dem Gesicht nach unten face down; rechts unten at the bottom right; sich unten waschen euph. wash one’s lower parts; er ist bei mir unten durch umg. I’m through with him; unten erwähnt oder genannt undermentioned; nachgestellt: mentioned below; unten stehend in Text: following, below (beide nachgestellt) bitte unten Stehendes beachten please see below

2. gesellschaftlich etc.: at the bottom; er steht ganz unten ( in der Hierarchie) he’s right at the bottom (of the hierarchy oder totem pole umg.); sich von unten hochdienen work one’s way up (the ladder): MIL.: rise from the ranks; unten in der Tabelle stehen SPORT be at the bottom of the table; ganz unten rangiert... SPORT in last place ( oder propping up the table etc. umg., Am. in the cellar) is...

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below; down; beneath; downstairs; under; at the bottom

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ụn|ten ['ʊntn]
adv
(=im unteren Teil, am unteren Ende in Rangfolge) at the bottom; (= tiefer, drunten) (down) below; (= an der Unterseite) underneath; (in Gebäude) (down) below, downstairs; (inf geografisch) down south; (= flussab) downstream; (= tiefer gelegen) down there/here
von unten — from below

die Frau von unten war gekommen — the woman from downstairs or down below had come

nach unten — down

die Säule wird nach unten hin breiter — the column broadens out toward(s) the base or bottom

bis unten — to the bottom

der Schneefall kam nicht bis unten ins Tal — the snow did not reach as far down as the valley

unten am Berg — at the bottom of the hill

unten am Fluss — down by the river(side)

unten im Tal/Wasser/Garten — down in the valley/water/garden

unten im Glas — at the bottom of the glass

unten auf dem Bild — at the bottom of the picture

unten auf der Straße — down on the street

dort or da/hier unten — down there/here

weiter unten — further down

unten bleiben — to stay down

unten erwähnt, unten genannt — mentioned below

der/die unten Erwähnte or Genannte — the undermentioned (person) (form), the person mentioned below

bitte lesen Sie auch das unten Erwähnte — please see below

rechts/links unten — down on the right/left

siehe unten — see below

er ist bei mir unten durch (inf) — I'm through or I've finished with him (inf)

ich weiß schon nicht mehr, was or wo oben und unten ist (inf) — I don't know whether I'm coming or going (inf)

unten stehend — following; (lit) standing below

im unten Stehenden — given below

unten Stehendes — the following

das unten Stehende — what follows

unten wohnen — to live downstairs

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un·ten

[ˈʊntn̩]

adv

1. (an einer tieferen Stelle) down

dort \unten (fam) down there

hier \unten down here

weiter \unten further down

nach \unten zu further down

von \unten from down below

von \unten [her] from the bottom up[wards]

bis \unten [an etw akk] down [to sth]

\unten an etw dat/in etw dat at/in the bottom of sth

das Buch steht weiter \unten im Bücherschrank the book is lower down in the bookcase

\unten in etw akk down [below] in sth

ich habe die Bücher \unten ins Regal gelegt I've put the books down below on the shelf

\unten links/rechts [at the] bottom left/right

2. (Unterseite) bottom

3. (in einem tieferen Stockwerk) down below, downstairs

nach \unten downstairs

der Aufzug fährt nach \unten the lift is going down

nach \unten gehen to go downstairs

\unten in etw dat down in sth

4. (in sozial niedriger Position) bottom

ganz \unten (fam) right at the bottom

sie hat sich von ganz \unten hochgearbeitet she has worked her way up right from the bottom

5. (hinten im Text) bottom

\unten erwähnt [o genannt] [o stehend] mentioned below pred

siehe \unten see below

6. (am hinteren Ende) at the bottom

\unten an etw dat at the bottom of sth

7. (fam: im Süden) down

8.

▶ bei jdm \unten durch sein (fam) to be through with sb

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Adverb

1) down

hier/da unten — down here/there

nach unten — (auch fig.) downward

mit dem Gesicht nach unten — face downwards

von unten — from below

unten liegen — be down below; (darunter) lie underneath

2) (in Gebäuden) downstairs

nach unten — downstairs

der Aufzug fährt nach unten/kommt von unten — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going down/coming up

3) (am unteren Ende, zum unteren Ende hin) at the bottom

nach unten [hin] — towards the bottom; (als Bildunterschrift)

‘unten [rechts]’ — ‘below [right]’; (auf einem Karton o. ä.)

‘unten’ — ‘other side up’

unten erwähnt/genannt — undermentioned; mentioned below postpos.

unten stehend — following; given below postpos.

4) (an der Unterseite) underneath

5) (in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the bottom

ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste — rather a long way down/right at the bottom of the list

6) ([weiter] hinten im Text) below

weiter unten — further on; below

7) (im Süden) down south

hier/dort unten — down here/there [in the south]

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unten adv

1. (down) below; im Hause: downstairs; umg (im Süden) down south;

nach unten down(wards); im Hause: downstairs;

(dort) unten am See down by the lake;

da unten down there;

ganz unten right (down) at the bottom;

weiter unten further down;

von unten from below;

von oben bis unten from top to bottom (Person: auch toe);

siehe unten see below;

siehe S. 7 unten see p.7 bottom;

siehe unten, S. 18 see below, page 18;

mit dem Gesicht nach unten face down;

rechts unten at the bottom right;

sich unten waschen euph wash one’s lower parts;

er ist bei mir unten durch umg I’m through with him;

unten erwähnt oder

genannt undermentioned; nachgestellt: mentioned below;

unten stehend in Text: following, below (beide nachgestellt)

bitte unten Stehendes beachten please see below

2. gesellschaftlich etc: at the bottom;

er steht ganz unten (in der Hierarchie) he’s right at the bottom (of the hierarchy oder totem pole umg);

sich von unten hochdienen work one’s way up (the ladder): MIL rise from the ranks;

unten in der Tabelle stehen SPORT be at the bottom of the table;

ganz unten rangiert … SPORT in last place ( oder propping up the table etc umg, US in the cellar) is …

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Adverb

1) down

hier/da unten — down here/there

nach unten — (auch fig.) downward

mit dem Gesicht nach unten — face downwards

von unten — from below

unten liegen — be down below; (darunter) lie underneath

2) (in Gebäuden) downstairs

nach unten — downstairs

der Aufzug fährt nach unten/kommt von unten — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going down/coming up

3) (am unteren Ende, zum unteren Ende hin) at the bottom

nach unten [hin] — towards the bottom; (als Bildunterschrift)

‘unten [rechts]’ — ‘below [right]’; (auf einem Karton o. ä.)

‘unten’ — ‘other side up’

unten erwähnt/genannt — undermentioned; mentioned below postpos.

unten stehend — following; given below postpos.

4) (an der Unterseite) underneath

5) (in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the bottom

ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste — rather a long way down/right at the bottom of the list

6) ([weiter] hinten im Text) below

weiter unten — further on; below

7) (im Süden) down south

hier/dort unten — down here/there [in the south]

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adj.

down adj.

downstairs adj.

lowly adj.

under adj.

underfoot adj. adv.

below adv. präp.

beneath prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unten

10 low

I 1. [ləu] adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nizek

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tih

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nizek

4) (small: a low price.) nizek

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) šibek

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nizek
2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nizko

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.) tehnološko nezahteven

- low tide/water
- be low on II [ləu] verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mukati

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I [lou]
adjective

nizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)

in low spirits — potrt

at the lowest — najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji ceni

figuratively at a low ebb — izčrpan (sredstva)

of low birth — nizkega rodu

low in cash — skoraj brez denarja

low diet — proprosta ali neizdatna hrana

to belong to a lower date — biti novejšega datuma

low dress — globoko izrezana obleka

low forms of life — nižje oblike življenja

the glass is low — nizek tlak

low gear — prva prestava (avto)

high and low — vsakdo

low latitudes — blizu ekvatorja

low life — življenje nižjih slojev

Low Mass — tiha maša

low pulse — slab pulz

low race — primitivna rasa

low relief — basrelief

low voice — nizek glas, globok glas

figuratively in low water — brez denarja, v škripcu

low shoe — polčevelj

Low Sunday — bela nedelja

Low Week — teden po beli nedelji
II [lou]
adverb

nizko, globoko, tiho; economy poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaško

to bring s.o. low — ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti koga

to burn low — dogorevati

to feel low — biti potrt

to lay low — podreti, ubiti

to lie low — biti ponižan, slang skrivati se, pritajiti se

to live low — borno živeti

to play low — igrati za malo denarja

to play it low — ravnati nizkotno s kom

to run low — zmanjkovati

to sell low — poceni prodati

figuratively the sands are running low — čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bliža
III [lou]
noun

prva prestava (avto); meteorology nizek zračni pritisk, depresija; American najnižje stanje, minimum
IV [lou]
1.

noun

mukanje;

2.

intransitive verb

mukati

English-Slovenian dictionary > low

11 low

I 1. adjective
1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]

2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]

3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]

4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]

5) (not fair) gemein

6) (Cards) niedrig

7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]

have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben

8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]

9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht

run low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also academic.ru/43997/lower">lower II 1.
2. adverb
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)

2) (to a low level)

prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen

3) (not loudly) leise

4)

lay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)

lie low — am Boden liegen; (hide) untertauchen. See also lower II 2.
3. noun
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das

2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-time
II intransitive verb
[Kuh:] muhen

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I 1. [ləu] adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niedrig

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) leise

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) tief

4) (small: a low price.) niedrig

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) schwach

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niedrig
2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) niedrig

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.)

- low tide/water
- be low on II [ləu] verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brüllen

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low¹

[ləʊ, AM loʊ]

I. adj

1. (in height) niedrig

at a \low altitude in geringer Höhe

\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze

\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt

\low slope flacher Abhang

the dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille

2. (in number) gering, wenig

\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl

\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck

\low calibre kleines Kaliber

people of [a] \low calibre ( fig) Leute mit wenig Format

to be \low in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm sein

to be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein fam

to keep sth \low etw niedrig halten

3. (depleted) knapp

\low stocks geringe Vorräte

to be [or get] [or run] \low zur Neige gehen, knapp werden

we were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpft

the batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leer

the bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach

4. (not loud) leise

\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnen

in a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme

5. (not high-pitched) voice tief

\low pitch tiefe Stimmlage

6. (not intense) niedrig; light gedämpft

on a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme

\low frequency Niederfrequenz f

\low heat schwache Hitze

roast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze

7. (not good)

\low morale schlechte Moral

to have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten

\low quality minderwertige Qualität

to hold sth in \low regard etw geringschätzen

\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung

\low standards (in technics) schlechter [o niedriger] Standard; (in tests, etc) niedriges Niveau

\low visibility schlechte Sicht

8. (not important) niedrig, gering

to be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein

9. (unfair, mean) gemein

\low trick gemeiner Trick

to get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] sein

how \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?

10. (sad)

in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmung

to feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] sein

11. LING vowel offen

II. adv

1. (in height) niedrig

to be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten sein

to fly \low tief fliegen

2. (to a low level) tief

to turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellen

turn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze

3. (cheap) billig

to buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen

4. (not loudly) leise

to speak \low leise sprechen

5. (not high-pitched) tief

to sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singen

III. n

1. (low level) Tiefstand m, Tiefpunkt m

to be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt sein

to hit [or reach] a \low an einen Tiefpunkt gelangen

2. METEO Tief nt

expected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0° C

record \low Rekordtief nt

3. AUTO erster Gang

put the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein

4. AM ( fig: person)

▪ to be in \low schlapp sein fam

5.

▶ to be the lowest of the \low ein ganz gemeiner Typ sein fam

low²

[ləʊ, AM loʊ]

I. n Muhen nt

II. vi cow muhen

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I [ləʊ]
1. adj (+er)

1) niedrig; form of life, musical key nieder; bow, note tief; density, intelligence gering; food supplies knapp; pulse schwach; quality gering; light gedämpft, schwach; (pej) minderwertig (pej); (LING) vowel offen; (MATH) denominator klein

the lamp was low — die Lampe brannte schwach

the sun was low in the sky — die Sonne stand tief am Himmel

her dress was low at the neck — ihr Kleid hatte einen tiefen Ausschnitt

low blow or punch — Tiefschlag m

that punch was a bit low — der Schlag war etwas tief

the river is low — der Fluss hat or führt wenig Wasser

a ridge of low pressure — ein Tiefdruckkeil

low density housing — aufgelockerte Bauweise

activity on the stock exchange is at its lowest — die Börsentätigkeit hat ihren Tiefstand erreicht

to be low in funds — knapp bei Kasse sein (inf)

2)

(= not loud or shrill) to speak in a low voice — leise sprechen

3) (= socially inferior, vulgar) birth nieder, niedrig; rank, position untergeordnet, niedrig; character, company schlecht; trick gemein

I really felt low having to tell him that — ich kam mir richtig gemein vor, dass ich ihm das sagen musste

how low can you get! — wie kann man nur so tief sinken!

low cunning — Gerissenheit f

4) (= weak in health or spirits) resistance schwach, gering; morale schlecht

the patient is rather low today —

to be in low health to be in low spirits — bei schlechter Gesundheit sein in gedrückter Stimmung sein, bedrückt or niedergeschlagen sein

to feel low — sich nicht wohlfühlen or gut fühlen; (emotionally) niedergeschlagen sein

to make sb feel low (events) — jdn mitnehmen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (people) jdn mitnehmen or bedrücken

2. adv
aim nach unten; speak, sing leise; fly, bow tief
they turned the lamps down low — sie drehten die Lampen herunter

a dress cut low in the back — ein Kleid mit tiefem Rückenausschnitt

to fall low (morally) — tief sinken

I would never sink so low as to... — so tief würde ich nie sinken, dass ich...

share prices went so low that... —

to buy low and sell high — billig kaufen und teuer verkaufen

to lay sb low (Brit) (punch) — jdn zu Boden strecken; (disease) jdn befallen

he's been laid low with the flu (Brit) —

to play low (Cards) — um einen niedrigen or geringen Einsatz spielen

to run or get low — knapp werden

or gas (US) — uns (dat) geht das Benzin aus

3. n

1) (MET) Tief nt; (fig also) Tiefpunkt m, Tiefstand m

to reach a new low — einen neuen Tiefstand erreichen

this represents a new low in advertising — so tief ist die Werbung noch nie zuvor gesunken

2) (AUT: low gear) niedriger Gang
II
1. n
(of cow) Muh nt
2. vi
muhen
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low¹ [ləʊ]

A adj

1. auch fig niedrig (Gebäude, Lohn, Preis, Stirn, Zahl etc):

low brook seichter Bach;

low speed geringe Geschwindigkeit;

low in calories kalorienarm;

low in fat fettarm;

bring low fig

a) jemanden demütigen,

b) jemanden ruinieren;

lay low

a) jemanden niederschlagen, -schießen,

b) jemanden ans Bett fesseln, umwerfen umg (Krankheit);

sell low billig verkaufen; → profile A 1

2. tief gelegen (Land etc)

3. tief (Verbeugung etc):

low flying FLUG Tiefflug m;

the sun is low die Sonne steht tief; → beam A 6

4. → low-necked

5. a) fast leer (Gefäß)

b) fast erschöpft, knapp (Vorrat etc):

get ( oder run) low knapp werden, zur Neige gehen;

he is getting ( oder running) low on money ihm geht allmählich das Geld aus;

be low on funds knapp bei Kasse sein umg; → budget A 2

6. schwach, kraftlos, matt:

low pulse schwacher Puls

7. Kost etc:

a) wenig nahrhaft

b) einfach

8. gedrückt, niedergeschlagen, deprimiert:

feel low

a) in gedrückter Stimmung sein,

b) sich elend fühlen ( → A 13 c); → spirit A 8

9. (zeitlich) verhältnismäßig neu oder jung:

of low date (verhältnismäßig) neuen Datums

10. gering(schätzig): → opinion 3

11. minderwertig

12. (sozial) unter(er, e, es), nieder, niedrig:

of low birth von niedriger Geburt;

low life das Leben der einfachen Leute

13. a) gewöhnlich, niedrig (denkend oder gesinnt):

low thinking niedrige Denkungsart

b) ordinär, vulgär (Person, Ausdruck etc)

c) gemein, niederträchtig (Trick etc):

feel low sich gemein vorkommen ( → A 8)

14. nieder, primitiv:

low forms of life niedere Lebensformen;

low race primitive Rasse

15. tief (Ton etc)

16. leise (Ton, Stimme etc):

in a low voice leise

17. LING offen

18. Low → Low-Church

19. TECH erst(er, e, es), niedrigst(er, e, es): → gear A 3 b

B adv

1. niedrig:

it hangs low;

aim lower

2. tief:

bow low

3. fig tief:

sunk thus low so tief gesunken

4. kärglich, dürftig:

live low ein kärgliches Leben führen

5. niedrig, mit geringem Einsatz:

play low niedrig spielen

6. tief (klingend):

sing low tief singen

7. leise:

talk low

C s

1. AUTO erster oder niedrigster Gang

2. METEO Tief(druckgebiet) n

3. fig Tief(punkt) n(m), -stand m:

be at a new low einen neuen Tiefpunkt erreicht haben; → high C 4

low² [ləʊ]

A v/i brüllen, muhen (Rind)

B s Brüllen n, Muhen n

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I 1. adjective
1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]

2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]

3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]

4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]

5) (not fair) gemein

6) (Cards) niedrig

7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]

have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben

8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]

9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht

run low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also lower II 1.
2. adverb
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)

2) (to a low level)

prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen

3) (not loudly) leise

4)

lay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)

lie low — am Boden liegen; (hide) untertauchen. See also lower II 2.
3. noun
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das

2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-time
II intransitive verb
[Kuh:] muhen

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adj.

leise (Stimme) adj.

nieder adj.

niedrig adj.

tief adj. v.

blöken (Rind) v.

muhen v.

English-german dictionary > low

12 low

1. n самый низкий уровень

to reach a new low — снова упасть

low bass — низкий бас

low tone — низкий тон

low grade — низкий сорт

low price — низкая цена

low water — низкая вода

2. n обыкн. низина

low oozy meadow — болотистая низина

topographic low — топографическая низина

3. n метеор. область низкого барометрического давления; циклон

low yield — низкий доход

low bounce — низкий прыжок

low crouch — низкий присед

low level — низкий уровень

low comedy — низкая комедия

4. n карт. младший козырь

low order bytes — младший байт

low order byte — младший байт

low cores — младшие ячейки

low byte — младший байт

5. n фоска

6. n спорт. самый маленький счёт

low play — игра по маленькой

to play for low stakes — играть по маленькой

7. n авт. первая, низшая скорость

on a low level — на низком уровне; в низших инстанциях

low speed control — управление на малых скоростях

low speed conrol — управление на малых скоростях

low rate tape — лента с малой скоростью протяжки

low explosive limit — низший предел взрываемости

8. a низкий, невысокий

low wall — низкая стена

low range of hills — невысокий ряд холмов

low forehead — низкий лоб

low latitudes — низкие широты

low pressure — низкое давление

low frequency — радио, низкая частота

low polymer — низший полимер

low trajectory — настильная траектория

low head — малый напор воды

low cover — подрост, нижний ярус

low gear — низшая передача

of low stature — невысокого роста

low cost — низкая стоимость

low grinding — низкий помол

low jar — невысокая баночка

low speed — низкая скорость

low bar — низкая перекладина

9. a низкий, низменный

trees growing in low, shady places — деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах

low pressure warning switch — сигнализатор низкого давления

low fuel level indicator — указатель низкого уровня топлива

low core loss steel — сталь с низкими потерями в сердечнике

low standard of competitions — низкий уровень соревнований

low pressure air system — система воздуха низкого давления

10. a низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровня

low price — низкая цена

low attendance — плохая посещаемость

low level of employment — низкий уровень занятости, большая безработица

low visibility — плохая видимость

low tide — отлив, малая вода

to get low — понижаться, падать

the well is low — вода в колодце стоит на низком уровне

low ceiling — низкий потолок

low curling — низкие завитки

low krausen — низкие завитки

low preflight — низкий замах

low threshold — низкий порог

11. a открытый

low slippers — открытые туфли

12. a тихий, негромкий

low whisper — тихий шёпот

to speak in a low voice — говорить тихим голосом

13. a низкого происхождения, низкого социального положения

all sorts of people, high and low — всякие люди, люди разных классов

low area — циклон, область низкого давления

low level i/o — ввод - вывод низкого уровня

low rate of exchange — низкий валютный курс

very low frequencies — очень низкие частоты

year's low — наиболее низкий в течение года

14. a невысокоразвитый, стоящий на низкой ступени цивилизации

low tribes — племена, стоящие на низкой ступени развития

low risk postal area — почтовая зона малого риска

low frequency oscillator — генератор низкой частоты

straddle over low bar — перемах ноги врозь над н.ж.

low coupon bond — облигация с низкой купонной ставкой

low interest loan — ссуда с низкой процентной ставкой

15. a биол. низший

low forms of life — низшие формы жизни

low life — жизнь низших классов общества

low quality — низкое качество; низший сорт

16. a вульгарный, грубый; низкий; невоспитанный

low manners — плохие манеры; вульгарные манеры

low language — сквернословие

low fellow — невоспитанный человек, хам

low spreading — низкая степень растекания

low income family — семья с низким доходом

low center of gravity — низкий центр тяжести

low compressor — компрессор низкого давления

low friction piston — поршень низкого трения

17. a низкий, подлый

low trick — подлая выходка

low cunning — коварство; изворотливость

medium low — умеренно низкий

low pH — низкий показатель pH

low tempering — низкий отпуск

low H-bar — низкая перекладина

low arabesque — низкий арабеск

18. a слабый, пониженный, небольшой

low pulse — слабый пульс

low state of health — слабое здоровье

low roughness — слабая шероховатость

low inhibition — слабое ингибирование

low memory — память небольшой емкости

low volume — небольшой обьем; небольшой

low drag — небольшое лобовое сопротивление

19. a слабый, подавленный

to be feeling low — чувствовать себя неважно

low light — слабое освещение

low cohesion — слабая связность

low isolation — слабая развязка

low persistence — слабая стойкость

low strength gelatine — слабо желирующий желатин

20. a подавленный, униженный

to bring low — подавлять, угнетать; унижать

to be a cup too low — быть в подавленном настроении

21. a плохой, неблагоприятный

low audibility — плохая слышимость

his fortunes were at a low ebb — дела у него шли плохо

low visibility takeoff — взлет в условиях плохой видимости

low visibility landing — посадка в условиях плохой видимости

22. a скудный, недостаточный; непитательный; истощённый, исчерпанный

in low supply — дефицитный

to run low — истощаться

to be low in pocket — остаться без денег

to be in low supply — быть дефицитным

oil is in low supply — нефти не хватает; нефть поступает в недостаточном количестве

been in low supply — имел недостаточное снабжение

23. a церк. принадлежащие к низкой церкви

buy low — купить по низкой цене

low coupon — купон с низкой ставкой

low offer — предложение по низкой цене

low assay silver — серебро низкой пробы

too low — слишком низко; слишком низкий

24. adv низко

low at board — на конце стола

to bow low — низко кланяться; отвесить низкий поклон

to aim low — целить низко

to hang low — висеть низко

to sink low in the water — глубоко погрузиться в воду

stocks are running low — запасы кончаются

I hope I shall never fall as low as that — я надеюсь, что никогда не паду так низко

low enough — достаточно низкий

low priority — низкий риоритет

of low degree — низкого звания

high and low — высокий и низкий

low finish — низкая упитанность

25. adv тихо, негромко

to speak low — говорить тихо

26. adv на низких нотах

he cannot get so low — он не может взять такую низкую ноту

low inflation currency — валюта с низкими темпами инфляции

low intermediate frequency — низкая промежуточная частота

low assay — проба с низким содержанием ценного компонента

low weather operations — полеты по низким метеоминимумам

output LOW voltage — выходное напряжение низкого уровня

27. adv дёшево, по дешёвой цене

to buy low — покупать дёшево, купить по дешёвке

low priced shares — акции с низкой рыночной ценой

the goods brought low prices — товар продан по низкой цене

28. adv скудно; бедно, в бедности

to live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться

rear lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа сзади на н.ж.

front lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа на н.ж.

very low frequency antenna — антенна диапазона СДВ

mean low water — средний уровень малых вод

low spot — углубление в шве

29. adv слабо

to burn low — слабо гореть

low fires — слабые огни

low pulse — слабый пульс

low binding — слабая связь

low coupling — слабая связь

30. adv поздно, недавно

you can find it as low as the 18th century — это можно обнаружить ещё и в XVIII веке

31. n мычание

32. v мычать

Синонимический ряд:

1. cheap (adj.) cheap; economical; inexpensive; low cost; low-cost; low-priced; popular; reasonable; uncostly; undear

2. coarse (adj.) coarse; crass; crude; gross; incult; inelegant; raw; rough; rude; uncouth; uncultivated; uncultured; unpolished; unrefined; vulgar

3. deep (adj.) bass; deep; low-pitched

4. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; gloomy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; miserable; moody; mopey; sad; saddened; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; unhappy; woebegone

5. flat (adj.) flat; level; squat; stumpy

6. humble (adj.) humble; insignificant; paltry; unimportant

7. ignoble (adj.) baseborn; ignoble; lowborn; meek; plain; plebeian; unennobled; unwashed

8. mean (adj.) abhorrent; abject; base; contemptible; degraded; despicable; detestable; disgraceful; disgusting; dishonorable; dishonourable; disreputable; filthy; foul; loathsome; low-down; lowly; mean; menial; nasty; obnoxious; odious; reprehensible; repugnant; rotten; servile; shabby; sordid; sorry; squalid; ugly; unbecoming; undignified; vile; wretched

9. poor (adj.) beggared; broke; destitute; dirt poor; fortuneless; impecunious; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous

10. prone (adj.) dead; prone; prostrate; supine

11. small (adj.) inferior; lesser; lower; minor; minor-league; nether; petty; secondary; small; subjacent; under

12. soft (adj.) gentle; hushed; low-key; muffled; quiet; soft; subdued

13. subaverage (adj.) subaverage; subnormal

14. unwell (adj.) ailing; dying; exhausted; expiring; feeble; indisposed; off-color; offish; poorly; sickly; sinking; underly; unwell; weak

15. bellow (verb) bellow

16. cheaply (other) cheaply; inexpensively

Антонимический ряд:

admirable; blatant; considerable; deafening; decent; elated; elevated; eminent; estimable; exalted; excited; exorbitant; happy; healthy; loud; substantial; tall

English-Russian base dictionary > low

13 unpretending

a непритязательный, скромный; без претензий

to live in an unpretending way — вести скромный образ жизни

Синонимический ряд:

modest (adj.) diffident; lowly; modest; plain; simple; unassuming; unpretentious

English-Russian base dictionary > unpretending

14 unpretentious

a непретенциозный, простой, скромный

to live in an unpretentious way — жить скромно

Синонимический ряд:

1. candid (adj.) candid; honest; straightforward

2. informal (adj.) informal; simple; unceremonious

3. modest (adj.) bashful; becoming; decent; humble; lowly; mean; meek; moderate; modest; plain; proper; retiring; shy; unassuming; undistinguished; unobtrusive; unostentatious

Антонимический ряд:

affected; insincere

English-Russian base dictionary > unpretentious

15 ταπεινός

τᾰπεινός, ή, όν,

A low:

1 of Place, low-lying, χώρη Hdt.4.191
, cf. Arist.Mete. 352b32 ([comp] Comp.); νῆσος D.S.3.21
; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, Pi.N.3.82; τ. ἕζεσθαι E.Or. 1411
(lyr.); ἡ μαῖα καθεζέσθω -οτέρα Sor.1.70a
, cf. 2.61; of stature or size, low, ὀστᾶ X. Eq.1.4
; τροχοί ib.10.6; of position in the body, τὰ τ. τοῦ θώρακος Gal.15.531
; of a river, low, opp. μέγας, Plb.9.43.3; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon, Cleom.1.5, al.; but also, near the earth, Id.2.5; of the sun, opp. ὑψηλός, Diog.Oen.8; λοξὸς καὶ τ. Gal.15.87.

2 of persons, humbled, abased in power, pride, etc., Hdt.7.14; σὺ δ' οὐδέπω τ. A.Pr. 322, cf. 908; τ. παρέχειν τινά X.An.2.5.13
; τά τοι μέγιστα πολλάκις θεὸς ταπείν' ἔθηκε E.Fr. 716
, cf. Hec. 245, Andr. 979; submissive, X.Hier.5.4 ([comp] Comp.), etc.; αἱ τ. τῶν πόλεων small, poor, weak, Isoc.4.95, cf. 7.7, X.Cyr.7.5.69 ([comp] Sup.); τ. δύναμις D.4.23
; of low intelligence, αἱ τῶν ἀσυνέτων καὶ τ. ἀνθρώπων ψυχαί Gal. 19.220
; τὴν μικρὰν καὶ τ. [ἰατρικὴν θεωρίαν] ὁ Ἱπποκράτης ηὔξησεν Id.16.550
. Adv., ταπεινῶς (or ταπεινὰ) πράττειν to be in low estate or obscurity, Isoc.5.64, Plu.Thes.6; - νῶς ζῆν Philem.227
; ὁμιλεῖν Arist.Pol. 1313b41
.

3 of the spirits, downcast, dejected, διάνοια Th.2.61
; τ. καὶ ἔρημοι συνεκάθηντο X.HG2.4.23
, cf. 6.4.16.

4 in moral sense, either bad, mean, base, abject, τ. καὶ ἀνελεύθερος Pl.Lg. 791d
, cf. X.Mem.3.10.5, Isoc.2.34, etc.; or good, lowly, humble, Pl.Lg. 716a, X.Cyr.5.1.5, freq. in NT, Ev.Matt.11.29, 2 Ep.Cor.7.6, al.

5 of things, mean, low, poor, τ. καὶ ἄπορος δίαιτα Pl.Lg. 762e
, cf. Phld. Oec.p.48 J.: [comp] Sup., - οτάτη περίστασις Id.Vit.p.26
J.; θεωρία -οτέρα, opp. τιμιωτέρα, Arist.PA 639a1; of style, low, poor, τ. λέξις, opp. κεκοσμημένη, Id.Rh. 1404b6. Adv., - νῶς λέγειν in a submissive manner, ib. 1408a19.

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16 mean

mean

A n

1 Math, gen moyenne f ; above/below the mean au-dessus/en dessous de la moyenne ;

2 fig ( middle point) milieu m.

B adj

1 ( average) [weight, temperature] moyen/-enne ;

2 ( ungenerous) [person] avare ; [attitude, nature] mesquin ; [examiner] sévère ; to be mean with être avare sur [portion, quantity] ; he's mean with his money il est avare ;

3 ○ ( unkind) [person, action] méchant ; [trick] sale (before n) ; to be mean to sb être méchant avec qn ; to be mean about faire des remarques désobligeantes sur [appearance, performance] ; it is/was mean of you to do ce n'est pas chic de ta part de faire/d'avoir fait ; to feel mean for ou about doing avoir un peu honte de faire ;

4 ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant ; that man/dog has got a mean streak cet homme/ce chien a la méchanceté en lui ;

5 ( tough) [city] implacable ; [street] hostile ; he's a mean character c'est un sale type ○ ;

6 ○ ( skilful) [exponent, shot] formidable, du tonnerre ○ (after n) ; she makes a mean margarita elle fait un margarita du tonnerre ○ ; she plays a mean game of tennis/chess elle touche sa bille ○ au tennis/aux échecs ; you're no mean artist/poker player! tu es un sacré ○ artiste/joueur de poker! ;

7 ○ ( small) to have no mean opinion of oneself avoir une haute opinion de soi-même ; that's no mean feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit! ;

8 ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable ; [birth] bas/basse ; [origin] modeste ;

9 ○ US ( off colour) to feel mean ne pas être dans son assiette ○.

C vtr ( prét, pp meant)

1 ( signify) [word, symbol, phrase] signifier, vouloir dire (that que) ; [sign] vouloir dire ; what does this word/symbol mean? que signifie ce mot/symbole? ; the name/word means nothing to me ce nom/mot ne me dit rien ; does the term mean anything to him? est-ce que le terme lui dit quelque chose? ;

2 ( intend) to mean to do avoir l'intention de faire ; to mean sb to do GB, to mean for sb to do US vouloir que qn fasse ; to be meant for sb [question, bomb] être destiné à qn ; I meant it as a joke/a compliment c'était une blague/un compliment de ma part ; he doesn't mean you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal ; what do you mean by opening my letters? qu'est-ce qui te prend d'ouvrir mon courrier? ; to mean well avoir de bonnes intentions (by sb à l'égard de qn) ; he means trouble ou mischief il a de mauvaises intentions ; she means business elle est sérieuse ; he means what he says ( he is sincere) il est sérieux ; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas ; she meant no offence elle n'y entendait pas malice ; I didn't mean to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; I didn't mean anything by it je n'avais aucune arrière-pensée ; without meaning to par inadvertance ; my remark offended you? it was meant to! ma remarque t'a vexé? c'était voulu! ;

3 ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes] ; [budget] signifier [tax cuts] ; his death/the accident means doing à cause de sa mort/l'accident il faut faire ;

4 ( intend to say) vouloir dire ; do you mean Paul Rose? tu veux dire Paul Rose? ; what do you mean by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; do you mean me? c'est de moi que tu parles? ; I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas? ; I know what you mean je comprends ;

5 ( be of value) a promise/designer label means nothing une promesse/marque ne veut pas dire grand-chose ; she means everything/nothing to me elle est tout/n'est rien pour moi ; money means everything/nothing to them l'argent représente tout/ne représente rien pour eux ; your friendship means a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi ; what it means to live in a democracy! quelle belle chose que de vivre dans une démocratie! ;

6 ( be destined) ( tjrs au passif) to be meant to do être destiné à faire ; she was meant to be/become a doctor elle était destinée à être/devenir médecin ; it was meant to be ou happen cela devait arriver ; they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre ; I was meant for better things j'étais appelé à un destin meilleur ;

7 ( be supposed to be) ( tjrs au passif) he's/you're etc meant to be il est/tu es etc censé être [impartial, sad] ; I'm/you're etc meant to be doing je suis/tu es etc censé faire.

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17 bescheiden

- {decent} hợp với khuôn phép, đứng đắn, đoan trang, tề chỉnh, lịch sự, tao nhã, kha khá, tươm tất, tử tế, tốt, hiền, không nghiêm khắc - {frugal} căn cơ, tiết kiệm, thanh đạm - {humble} khiêm tốn, nhún nhường, khúm núm, thấp kém, hèn mọn, xoàng xĩnh, tầm thường, nhỏ bé - {low} thấp, bé, lùn, cạn, thấp bé, nhỏ, hạ, kém, chậm, thấp hèn, ở bậc dưới, ti tiện, hèm mọn, yếu, suy nhược, kém ăn, không bổ - {lowly} khiêm nhượng - {meek} hiền lành, nhu mì, dễ bảo, ngoan ngoãn - {moderate} vừa phải, phải chăng, có mức độ, điều độ, ôn hoà, không quá khích - {modest} nhũn nhặn, thuỳ mị, e lệ, bình thường, giản dị - {retiring} xa lánh mọi người, không thích xuất đầu lộ diện, kín đáo, dành cho người về hưu - {simple} đơn, đơn giản, mộc mạc, xuềnh xoàng, bình dị, hồn nhiên, dễ hiểu, dễ làm, tuyệt đối là, chỉ là, không khác gì, đơn sơ, nghèo hèn, nhỏ mọn, không đáng kể, ngu dại, dốt nát, thiếu kinh nghiệm - {unassuming} không tự phụ - {unpresuming} khiêm nhường - {unpretending} không kiêu căng - {unpretentious} = bescheiden (Verhältnisse) {small}+ = sich bescheiden [mit] {to be satisfied [with]}+ = allzu bescheiden {overmodest}+ = bescheiden leben {to live low}+ = sie ist zu bescheiden, als daß sie es annehmen könnte {she is too modest to accept it}+

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