lower leg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADJ

3. low (in intensity, amount, quality):

low pressure/temperature
bajo
low wages/prices/productivity
bajo
low proportion
pequeño
low standard/quality
bajo
low standard/quality
malo
low number/card
bajo
his weight was low for a sprinter
pesaba poco para un esprinter
low levels of radiation
bajos niveles de radiación
cook on a low flame or heat
cocinar a fuego lento
his strength was running low
se iba quedando sin fuerzas
his strength was running low
le estaban empezando a flaquear or fallar las fuerzas
a low number of voters turned out
pocos votantes acudieron a las urnas
student numbers fell as low as five
el número de estudiantes bajó a tan solo cinco
attendance has been low lately
últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes
the temperature was in the low sixties
la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit
lower unemployment but higher inflation
menor desempleo pero mayor inflación
it's low in calories
es bajo en calorías
a low risk operation
una operación poco arriesgada or de poco riesgo
he has a low opinion of doctors
no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos
I had low expectations of the team
no esperaba mucho del equipo

II.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADV

1. low:

low
bajo
to fly low
volar bajo or a poca altura
plants growing low to the ground
plantas fpl que crecen casi a ras del suelo
to bow low
hacer una profunda reverencia
get down lower if you don't want them to see you
agáchate más si no quieres que te vean
low down on the right-hand side of the painting
en la parte inferior derecha del cuadro
they're lower down the list than we are
están más abajo que nosotros en la lista
put the shelf lower down
coloca el estante más abajo
he rates low in my estimation
no lo tengo en gran estima
he rates the car low on comfort
el coche no le parece muy cómodo
he values himself too low
no se valora como debería
he values himself too low
se tiene en muy poco
I wouldn't sink or stoop so low as to do that
no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así
I wouldn't sink or stoop so low as to do that
nunca caería tan bajo
to buy low
comprar a bajo precio
to play low (in cards)
jugar una carta baja

III.low1 [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] N

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lower1 [Am ˈloʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈləʊə] ADJ

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

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

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

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

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I.leg [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)
pierna f
leg (of animal, bird)
pata f
break a leg! inf, hum THEAT
¡(buena) suerte!
he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! inf
habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos inf
not to have a leg to stand on inf
llevar todas las de perder
shake a leg! inf
¡muévete! inf
shake a leg! inf
apúrate LatAm
show a leg! Brit inf
¡a levantarse!
show a leg! Brit inf
¡vamos, arriba! inf
to be on one's/its last legs inf
estar en las últimas inf
to get a or one's leg over Brit sl
echarse un polvo sl
to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf
ponerse de pie
to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf
pararse LatAm
to get on one's hind legs (to go into a rage)
ponerse bravo inf
to pull sb's leg inf
tomarle el pelo a alguien inf
to stretch one's legs
estirar las piernas
to walk one's legs off inf
matarse caminando inf
to walk one's legs off inf
matarse andando esp Spain inf
to walk one's legs off attr muscle
de la pierna
to walk one's legs off injury
en la pierna
leg irons
grilletes mpl
leg irons MED
aparato m ortopédico (para la pierna)

II.leg <pres part legging; pt, pp legged> [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] VB trans

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lower leg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lower leg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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I.lower1 [ˈləʊəʳ, Am ˈloʊɚ] VB trans

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II.lower1 [ˈləʊəʳ, Am ˈloʊɚ] VB intr

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III.lower1 [ˈləʊəʳ, Am ˈloʊɚ] ADJ

lower2 [laʊəʳ, Am laʊr] VB intr

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II.low1 [ləʊ, Am loʊ] ADV

I.low2 [ləʊ, Am loʊ] VB intr

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II.leg [leg] -gg- VB trans inf

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Similarly, in the lower leg, structures near the tibia (shinbone) are tibial and structures near the fibula are fibular (or peroneal).
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Archaeological remains exist for only one type of limb armour: bronze greaves, which protected the lower leg.
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Examples include a movement of the knee, where the lower leg changes angle compared to the femur, or movements of the ankle.
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Almost all modern front-entry boots consist of two sections, one around the foot, and another around the lower leg.
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The hamstring muscles activate in mid-swing phase to help decelerate the lower leg.
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Unlike greaves, schynbalds protected only the front of the lower leg.
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The result of this motor nerve activity is contraction of the quadriceps muscle, leading to extension of the lower leg at the knee.
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The leg of a plantigrade mammal includes the bones of the upper leg (femur/humerus) and lower leg (tibia and fibula/radius and ulna).
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Though a similarly named muscle, the triceps surae, is found on the lower leg, the triceps brachii is commonly called the triceps.
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The point of penetration was usually in the foot or lower leg area.
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