baixo

Meaning

Adj

1. low
2. short
3. (figuratively) immoral and/or unfair

Noun

1. (masculine) bass (instrument that plays in the bass range)
2. (broadly, masculine) bassist (musician who plays the bass)
3. (masculine) depression, hollow (of land or an object)
4. (in-plural, masculine) basement (of a house)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of baixar

baixar

1. (transitive) to lower (to move something to a lower position)
2. (intransitive) to lower; to go down (to go to a lower position)
3. (intransitive) to diminish; to abate (to become lower in intensity or value)
4. (intransitive) to possess (to take control over someone supernaturally)
5. (Brazil, Internet, transitive) to download (to transfer data from a server to a local computer)
6. (Brazil, intransitive, slang) to show up (to go to a place, especially suddenly or en masse)

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Concepts

low

bass

shallow

short

base

downwards

little

bassoon

bass guitar

down

small

backward

vile

basso

bass voice

cursory

downhill

humble

muted

sad sack

shoals

superficial

surface

Opposite of

alto

Synonyms

baixa

contrabaixo

para

raso

Baixo

fagote

superficial

vil

manso

mansa

baixo elétrico

Baixos

curto

grave

inferior

redondo

silencioso

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Translations

bajo

baix

bas

basso

laag

basse

niedrig

Bass

bas

Baß

faible

petit

nizm

ondiep

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaj.ʃu/

Etymology

Cognate with English: bass

Cognate with Spanish: bajo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese baixo, from Late Latin bassus (“low, short”). Compare English bass, Spanish bajo.

Sentences

Eles correram para baixo rapidamente .

They rushed downstairs quickly.

Carne de porco , carne de baixo rendimento .

Pork, low-yield meat.

Tentando melhorar o mundo pulando para cima e para baixo .

Trying to improve the world by jumping up and down.