What does baisse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word baisse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use baisse in French.

The word baisse in French means drop, fall, decrease, decline, downturn, lower, lower, lower, go down, fall, drop, dim, bend down, go down, lowering, downwards, slow-down, downturn, voltage drop, voltage decrease, drop in blood pressure, temporary fatigue, close down, decreasing, in constant decline, constantly decreasing, revise downwards, revise downwards, revise downward, revise the figures downwards, downwards tendency, declining tendency, decreasing tendency. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word baisse

drop, fall, decrease, decline, downturn

nom féminin (diminution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La baisse du pouvoir d'achat ne cesse de progresser.
The drop in purchasing power is still gaining ground.

lower

verbe transitif (faire descendre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle baisse ses volets dès qu'il commence à faire nuit.
She lowers her shutters as soon as it starts to get dark.

lower

verbe transitif (diriger vers le sol)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Julie baisse toujours les yeux lorsqu'elle croise son ex.
Julie always lowers her eyes when she passes her ex.

lower

verbe transitif (diminuer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Baisser les impôts est quasiment impossible.
Lowering taxes is almost impossible.

go down

verbe intransitif (être moins haut)

On voyait le soleil baisser à l'horizon. Avec la marée qui baissait, un crabe s'est retrouvé coincé sur la plage.
As the tide went out, a crab found itself stuck on the beach.

fall, drop

verbe intransitif (être moins important)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
À la nuit tombée, les températures baissent. Avec ce surplus de légumes, les prix ont baissé.
As night falls, the temperatures drop. Due to the surplus of vegetables, prices have fallen.

dim

verbe intransitif (lumière, jour : être moins intense)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La lumière baisse plus tôt en hiver.
The light dims earlier in winter.

bend down

verbe pronominal (s'incliner)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Elle s'est baissée pour refaire ses lacets.
She bent down to tie her shoelaces.

go down

verbe pronominal (pouvoir être baissé)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Ce levier est cassé, il ne se baisse plus.
This lever is broken; it won't go down anymore.

lowering

nom masculin (déroulement vers le bas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le théâtre se finit toujours par un baisser de rideau.
Plays always end with the lowering of the curtain.

downwards

locution adverbiale (qui diminue)

slow-down, downturn

nom féminin (figuré (fatigue passagère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

voltage drop, voltage decrease

nom féminin (baisse de puissance électrique) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drop in blood pressure

nom féminin (chute de tension artérielle) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

temporary fatigue

nom féminin (figuré (fatigue passagère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

close down

locution verbale (bourse : terminer déprécié)

decreasing

locution adjectivale (qui diminue)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces recettes en baisse sont de mauvais présages.
These decreasing revenues are a bad sign.

in constant decline, constantly decreasing

locution adjectivale (qui diminue régulièrement)

revise downwards

locution verbale (diminuer un budget)

Il faudra réviser à la baisse le budget des vacances.

revise downwards, revise downward

locution verbale (diminuer [qch])

Le directeur a été obligé de revoir ses estimations à la baisse. Au vu de ma première prestation, je pense que je vais revoir mes ambitions à la baisse.

revise the figures downwards

locution verbale (diminuer les estimations précédentes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le directeur financier revit les chiffres à la baisse.

downwards tendency, declining tendency, decreasing tendency

nom féminin (légère décroissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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