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abaisser

lower, bring down

a . b ɛ . s e
a toward, to + baisser to lower, to turn down
verb Rare #33,855
lower, bring down Often used for lowering something physically, or lowering the level/amount of something (e.g., temperature, prices).
FR: Veuillez abaisser le volume, s’il vous plaît.
EN: Please lower the volume.
Conjugation of abaisser
abaisser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second — abaissez
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — abaissez

Je ne veux pas m'abaisser à son niveau.

I don't want to stoop to his level.

Connaître notre place et s'abaisser devant nos supérieurs.

To know our place and humble ourselves before our superiors.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Veuillez abaisser la vitre !

Please lower the window!

Augmenter ses propres grades, ou abaisser les grades de ses adversaires.

Increase your own ranks, or lower the ranks of your opponents.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tu dois abaisser tes exigences.

You need to lower your standards.

Il doit abaisser ses exigences.

He must lower his standards.

Tu ne veux pas t'abaisser à y réfléchir, c'est ça ?

You don’t want to stoop to thinking about it, is that it?

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Elle doit abaisser ses exigences.

She needs to lower her standards.