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"Lower" is a form of "lower", a transitive verb which is often translated as "bajar". "Low" is an adjective which is often translated as "bajo". Learn more about the difference between "lower" and "low" below.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. bajar
The sun is hitting me right in the eyes. I'm going to lower the blinds.El sol me está pegando justo en los ojos. Voy a bajar las persianas.
b. echar al agua (vessel)
They lowered the dinghy from the yacht so they could go ashore.Echaron la lancha al agua desde el yate para poder ir a tierra.
c. arriar (flag or sail)
The nation lowered their flags to half staff in mourning.La nación arrió las banderas a media asta en señal de duelo.
2. (to reduce)
3. (to degrade)
a. rebajar
I refuse to lower myself to using her unscrupulous tactics.Me niego a rebajarme a usar sus tácticas sin escrúpulos.
4. (to relax)
a. bajar
We can't afford to lower our guard when we're so close to victory.No nos podemos permitir bajar la guardia cuando estamos tan cerca de la victoria.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to decline)
a. bajar
Temperatures are forecast to continue to lower throughout the week.Se prevé que las temperaturas sigan bajando durante la semana.
6. (to scowl)
a. fruncir el ceño
Bert likes you. - Are you kidding me? Did you see the way he lowered at me?Le caes bien a Bert. - ¿Me estás vacilando? ¿Viste la forma en que me frunció el ceño?
7. (to darken)
a. encapotarse
The sky lowered in anguish over the self destruction of the people in the civil war below.El cielo se encapotó de angustia por la autodestrucción de la gente de abajo con su guerra civil.
low(
lo
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. bajo
We received a very low amount of applications this year.Recibimos una cantidad muy baja de solicitudes este año.
3. (quiet)
a. bajo
Please speak in a low voice while in the library.Favor de hablar en voz baja mientras esté en la biblioteca.
5. (sad)
6. (negative)
8. (dishonest)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
10. (minimum)
11. (meteorology)
a. la zona de baja presión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This low is going to bring more snow to the area.Esta zona de baja presión traerá más nieve al área.
12. (cattle)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
13. (not high)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
