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il baissa

lowered, went down, dropped

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baiss to lower, to turn down + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #33,669
lowered, went down, dropped Past historic (passé simple) form, used mainly in writing; often corresponds to “lowered/went down” in English narration.
FR: Il baissa la voix pour ne pas réveiller le bébé.
EN: He lowered his voice so as not to wake the baby.
Conjugation of baisser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third baissa —

Tom baissa le chauffage.

Tom turned down the heat.

Ken baissa les bras.

Ken lowered his arms.

Marie rougit extrêmement, baissa la tête et ne répondit rien.

Mary blushed extremely, lowered her head and said nothing.

Il baissa la tête de honte.

He hung his head in shame.

Elle baissa les volets.

She lowered the shutters.

Tom baissa les yeux.

Tom looked down.

La police baissa ses armes.

The police lowered their weapons.

Il baissa la voix.

He lowered his voice.