lower

baisser

inférieur

lower

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

1. (to move downwards)

a. baisser

Can you please lower the blinds?Tu peux baisser les stores, s’il te plaît ?

b. descendre

The firefighter carefully lowered the child from the tree.Le pompier a descendu l'enfant de l'arbre avec précaution.

c. mettre à la mer (for a boat)

The yacht's crew lowered the dinghy so the passengers could go ashore.L'équipage du yacht a mis le canot à la mer pour que les passagers puissent rejoindre le rivage.

2. (to reduce)

a. baisser

The librarian asked Jonathan to lower his voice.La bibliothécaire a demandé à Jonathan de baisser la voix.

b. réduire

We lowered all the prices in the store for our fall sale.Nous avons réduit tous les prix du magasin à l'occasion de nos soldes d'automne.

3. (to degrade; often used with a reflexive pronoun)

a. rabaisser

The politician's improper actions lowered him in my eyes.Les actions inappropriées du politicien l’ont rabaissé à mes yeux.

b. s’abaisser

I refuse to lower myself to using Miana's unscrupulous tactics.Je refuse de m’abaisser à utiliser les tactiques peu scrupuleuses de Miana.

4. (to relax)

a. baisser

We can't afford to lower our guard when we're so close to victory.Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de baisser notre garde alors que nous sommes si proches de la victoire.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).

intransitive verb

5. (to reduce)

a. baisser

Temperatures are forecast to continue to lower throughout the week.Les températures devraient continuer à baisser tout au long de la semaine.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).

adjective

6. (in a less high position, rank, or order)

a. inférieur

Megan's new office is on the lower floor of the building.Le nouveau bureau de Megan se trouve à l’étage inférieur du bâtiment.

b. bas (noun)

The patient has a cut on his lower leg.Le patient présente une coupure dans le bas de la jambe.

Conjugations

Participles

Present:	lowering
Past:	lowered

Indicative of "lower"

	Present	Past	Future
I	lower	lowered	will lower
you	lower	lowered	will lower
he/she	lowers	lowered	will lower
we	lower	lowered	will lower
you	lower	lowered	will lower
they	lower	lowered	will lower