What does abaisser in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word abaisser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abaisser in French.
The word abaisser in French means lower, lower, lower, reduce, cut, humiliate, roll out, go down, fall, condescend to do. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word abaisser
lowerverbe transitif (faire descendre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") J'ai abaissé la vitre au péage pour prendre un ticket. I wound down the car window at the tollbooth to take a ticket. |
lowerverbe transitif (faire baisser) (level) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ils ouvrent les vannes pour abaisser le niveau de l'eau. They are opening the sluice gates to lower the water level. |
lower, reduce, cutverbe transitif (baisser) (prices) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le gouvernement abaisse le prix de l'essence. The government is lowering the price of petrol. |
humiliateverbe transitif (humilier) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ce n'est pas un bon chef, il abaisse toujours ses collaborateurs. He's not a good boss; he is always putting his co-workers down. |
roll outverbe transitif (Cuisine : étaler) (Cookery: with rolling pin) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Il faut beurrer le moule à tarte avant d'y abaisser une pâte. The pie tin must be greased before the pastry is placed in it. |
go downverbe pronominal (descendre) Impossible d'accélérer, la pédale d'accélération ne s'abaisse plus ! It's impossible to speed up: the accelerator pedal won't go down anymore! |
fallverbe pronominal (diminuer la valeur) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La température s'abaisse de 15°C grâce à ce sas. The temperature has fallen by 15°C thanks to this airlock. |
condescend to doverbe pronominal (perdre dignité) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Je ne m'abaisserai pas à écouter de tels mensonges. I won't stoop to listening to such lies. |
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