low

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
2. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
3. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
4. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
5. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
6. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
7. Humble, meek, not haughty.
8. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
9. Being a nadir, a bottom.
10. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
11. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
12. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
13. Dead. (Compare lay low.)
14. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
15. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
16. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
17. (especially) Simple in complexity or development.
18. Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
19. Being near the equator.
20. Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
21. Quiet; soft; not loud.
22. Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
23. Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
24. (archaic) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.
25. Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Noun

1. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
2. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
3. A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
4. (informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
5. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
6. The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
7. (slang, usually) A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.

Adv

1. Close to the ground.
2. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
3. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
4. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
5. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
6. In a time approaching our own.
7. In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Verb

To lower; to make low.

Verb

simple past of laugh.

Verb

To moo.

Noun

A flame; fire; blaze.

Verb

To burn; to blaze.

Noun

1. (archaic, obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
2. (Scottish, archaic, dialectal) A hill.

Verb

Alternative form of 'low.

Concepts

bas

meugler

faible

petit

dépression

abject

lâche

inférieur

meuglement

modique

morceau

grave

beugler

basse

première

déprimé

morose

mou

premier

1st

repoussant

salissant

triste

☹️

vil

à ras de terre

basse pression

basse qualité

beuglement

dégoutant

démoralisé

peu élevé

peu honorable

peu recommandable

tarir

trapu

abattu

première vitesse

bassin

bleu

bleue

braire

cassé

dégoûtant

déshonorant

doux

en bas

grossier

humble

jeune

léger

misérable

Opposé de

high, tall, short, deep, shallow

Synonymes

mean

vile

base

short

moo

inferior

small

humble

down

abject

depressed

vulgar

bellow

contemptible

below

cheap

deep

foul

bad

👎

under

ignoble

soft

little

nasty

lower

poor

depression

lowly

coarse

scurvy

heavy

low-pitched

weak

lowlife

worthless

sordid

downward

downhearted

despicable

beneath

low-lying

scummy

mumbling

depraved

gross

low-spirited

miserable

shallow

faint

lousy

Traductions

bajo

niedrig

basso

baix

laag

baixo

tief

χαμηλός

pequeño

nizm

alçak

baixa

gemeen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈləʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lowe

Appartenant à écossais: laich

Appartenant à bas-allemand: leeg

Appartenant à danois: lav

Appartenant à islandais: lágur

Appartenant à frison occidental: leech

Appartenant à frison septentrional: leeg

Appartenant à néerlandais: laag

Appartenant à allemand: läg

Hérité de moyen anglais: lowen

Hérité de ancien anglais: hlōwan

Appartenant à néerlandais: loeien

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: lüejen

Appartenant à suédois: lumma

Appartenant à latin: calō

Appartenant à grec ancien: καλέω

Appartenant à latin: clāmō

Appartenant à islandais: logi

Appartenant à suédois: låga

Appartenant à danois: lue

Appartenant à allemand: Lohe

Appartenant à frison septentrional: leag

Appartenant à ancien anglais: līeġ

Hérité de ancien anglais: hlāw

In summary

From Middle English lowe, lohe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Cognate with Scots laich (“low”), Saterland Frisian läich (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), obsolete German läg (“low”), German Low German leeg, leeg' (“low”), Danish lav (“low”), Faroese, Icelandic lágur (“low”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish låg (“low”). More at lie.

Phrases

Choose between the high road and the low .

Choisissez entre la route haute et le bas.

At low temperatures , the mixture is a solid .

A basses températures, le mélange est solide.

Catalysts make chemical reactions possible at low temperatures .

Les catalyseurs rendent les réactions chimiques possibles à basse température.

The surface of this feature has low ridges and patches of level terrain .

La surface de cette caractéristique a de faibles crêtes et des plaques de terrain de niveau.

Passive recreation typically requires little management and can be provided at very low costs .

Les loisirs passifs nécessitent généralement peu de gestion et peuvent être fournis à des coûts très bas.