Lowered in spanish
pronunciation: bɑxɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
lower2 = bajar, reducir, disminuir, moderar, agachar.
Example: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.more:
» lower + a barrier = reducir un obstáculo.
Example: Unfortunately, we are not plenipotentiary but there is no country in the world where librarians cannot make some small progress toward lowering the barriers which separate cultures.» lower + a risk = disminuir un riesgo, reducir un riesgo.
Example: Cross-trainers are a great way to get fit without putting any excess pressure on your joints, lowering the risk of injuries.» lower + cholesterol = bajar el colesterol, reducir el colesterol.
Example: According to the study, the benefits of statins for lowering cholesterol far outweigh the risks.» lower + costs = abaratar costes, reducir costes, disminuir costes.
Example: It both saves the reader's time and lowers the cost of disseminating the abstract.» lower + morale = bajar la moral.
Example: A decreasing materials budget affects an acquisitions department not only by limiting purchases and making selection more difficult, but also by lowering the morale of the acquisitions staff.» lower + pollution = disminuir la polución, disminuir la contaminación.
Example: Driverless cars could help ease traffic congestion, lower pollution and prevent accidents.» lower + Posesivo + defences = bajar las defensas, bajar la guardia, bajar los brazos.
Example: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection.» lower + Posesivo + eyes = bajar la vista, agachar la vista, mirar hacia abajo, mirar al suelo.
Example: You grew up and you learnt to keep your eyes lowered because if you raised your eyes you didn't know whether you were going to get an insult or a box in the ear.» lower + Posesivo + guard = bajar la guardia, bajar los brazos.
Example: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard.» lower + Posesivo + head = agachar la cabeza, bajar la cabeza.
Example: His wife lowered her head and sobbed and mouthed 'I love you' as a deputy replaced the shackles.» lower + Posesivo + sights = moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones, moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones.
Example: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.» lower + Posesivo + voice = bajar la voz.
Example: 'I'm getting tired of it, really, and my bringing these problems home to my husband every night is not at all helpful, you know what I mean?' She lowered her voice.» lower + standards = bajar la calidad.
Example: I hope that cooperative cataloging will not lower the standards that we have come to associate with the Library of Congress.» lower + the bar = bajar el nivel, bajar el listón.
Example: Unfortunately, some states have lowered the bar of expectations to hide the low performance of their schools.» lower + the price = bajar el precio, abaratar.
Example: The general use of casting machinery from around 1860 lowered the price of type, but had little effect on its design.