lour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lour [ˈlaʊə] VB intr

lour → lower

See also lower³, lower², lower¹

lower³ [Am ˈlaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈlaʊə] VB intr liter

1. lower (darken):

lower sky:

encapotarse

lower clouds:

amenazar tormenta

2. lower (frown):

lower

fruncir el ceño

to lower at sb

fruncirle el ceño a alguien

3. lower <lowering, pres part >:

lower sky

encapotado

lower expression/look

ceñudo

lowering clouds

nubes fpl que amenazan (or amenazaban etc.) tormenta

I.lower² [Am ˈloʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈləʊə] VB trans

1. lower (let down):

lower blind/ceiling

bajar

lower flag/sail

bajar

lower flag/sail

arriar

to lower the lifeboats

echar al agua los botes salvavidas

he lowered himself into his chair

se sentó en el sillón

to lower one's eyes

bajar la vista or los ojos

2. lower (reduce, diminish):

lower temperature/volume/price

bajar

lower your voice

baja la voz

to lower sb's morale

bajarle la moral a alguien

to lower sb's morale

desmoralizar a alguien

it lowered his resistance to disease

le minó or le disminuyó las defensas

this lowered him in my estimation

esto hizo que bajara or cayera en mi estima

II.lower² [Am ˈloʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈləʊə] VB refl

to lower oneself

rebajarse

III.lower² [Am ˈloʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈləʊə] VB intr

lower prices/standards/temperature:

lower

bajar

lower¹ [Am ˈloʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈləʊə] ADJ

2.1. lower attr (spatially, numerically):

lower jaw

inferior

lower lip

de abajo

lower lip

inferior

lower age limit

edad f mínima

lower arm

antebrazo m

they live on the lower floor

viven en el piso de abajo

2.2. lower attr (in rank, importance):

lower rank/echelons

inferior

lower rank/echelons

más bajo

the lower chamber/Lower House

la cámara baja

the lower school (in UK)

los tres o cuatro primeros años en un colegio de enseñanza media

2.3. lower attr mammals/apes/life-forms:

lower

inferior

3. lower GEOG:

lower

bajo

the lower reaches of the Nile

el curso bajo del Nilo

lower Manhattan

el sur de Manhattan

lower Egypt

el Bajo Egipto

the Lower Danube

el Bajo Danubio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The great fells which rise menacingly at the backs of these isolated human settlements, first flung up and then folded in on themselves, lour and loom.

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Put butter, fruit, sugar, jam, eggs, sherry and f lour in a large bowl and mix until all ingredients are combined.

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