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lowering ADJ

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lowering, lowring

temno, mračno

I . low·er¹ [ˈləʊəʳ] ADJ

1. lower:

lower (less high)

nižji

lower (situated below)

spodnji

lower lip/jaw

spodnja ustnica/čeljust

2. lower (less in hierarchy):

lower status, rank

nižji

lower animal/organism

nižja žival/organizem

the lower classes of society

nižji razredi družbe

II . low·er¹ [ˈləʊəʳ] VB trans

1. lower (move downward):

lower

spuščati [perf spustiti]

lower lifeboat

spuščati [perf spustiti v vodo]

she lowered herself into a chair

spustila se je na stol

to lower one's arm/hands/eyes

povesiti roke/oči

to lower the hem of a skirt

spustiti rob krila

2. lower (decrease):

lower

zniževati [perf znižati]

to lower interest rates/quality

znižati obrestne mere/kakovost

to lower one's expectations/sights

znižati svoja pričakovanja/zahteve

to lower one's voice

govoriti tišje

3. lower (demean):

to lower oneself to do sth

ponižati se in narediti kaj

III . low·er¹ [ˈləʊəʳ] VB intr

lower

spuščati se [perf spustiti se]

lower

zniževati se [perf znižati se]

lower voice

utiševati [perf utišati]

low·er² [laʊəʳ] VB intr

lower person

mračiti [perf zmračiti obraz]

lower light

pojemati

lower sky

temniti se [perf stemniti se ]

to lower at sb

koga mrko pogledati

lower-ˈcase N

in lower-case

z malimi črkami

Low·er ˈHouse N (in parliament)

Lower House

spodnji dom m