lower

1. (transitive)To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down.

   lower a bucket into a well

   to lower a sail of a boat

   herunterlassen

   опуска́тьopuskátʹ, опусти́тьopustítʹ, спуска́тьspuskátʹ

2. (transitive)To pull down.

   to lower a flag

3. (transitive)To reduce the height of.

   lower a fence or wall

   lower a chimney or turret

   снижа́тьsnižátʹ, сни́зитьsnízitʹ, понижа́тьponižátʹ

4. (transitive)To depress as to direction.

   lower the aim of a gun

   опуска́тьopuskátʹ, опусти́тьopustítʹ

5. (transitive)To make less elevated.

   to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes

   снижа́тьsnižátʹ, сни́зитьsnízitʹ, понижа́тьponižátʹ

6. (transitive)To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.

   lower the temperature

   lower one's vitality

   снижа́тьsnižátʹ, сни́зитьsnízitʹ, понижа́тьponižátʹ

7. (transitive)To bring down; to humble.

   lower one's pride

   унижа́тьunižátʹ, уни́зитьunízitʹ

8. (reflexive)To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

   I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.

   унижа́тьсяunižátʹsja, уни́зитьсяunízitʹsja

9. (transitive)To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

   lower the price of goods

   lower the interest rate

   снижа́тьsnižátʹ, сни́зитьsnízitʹ, понижа́тьponižátʹ

10. (intransitive)To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.

    The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

11. (intransitive)To decrease in value, amount, etc.

    снижа́тьсяsnižátʹsja, сни́зитьсяsnízitʹsja, понижа́тьсяponižátʹsja

12. (transitive)To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

1. She tried to lower her expenses.

   Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати. — olly

   ruОна постаралась сократить свои расходы. — marafon

   deSie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. I won't lower myself to his level.

   Я не буду опускатися до його рівня. — aandrusiak

   ruЯ не опущусь до его уровня. — Olya

   deIch werde mich nicht auf sein Niveau herablassen. — MUIRIEL

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. I have a bad pain in my lower back.

   Я відчуваю сильний біль у попереку. — tikan0

   ruУ меня сильная боль в пояснице. — odexed

   deIch habe starke Schmerzen im unteren Rücken. — driini

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. Tom lowered himself into the water.

   Том занурився у воду. — Ahha

   deTom ließ sich ins Wasser hinunter. — brauchinet

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. Tom took his finger off the trigger and lowered the gun.

   Том прибрав палець зі спускового гачка та опустив пістолет. — deniko

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular · Lesson