lower
1 1 comparative of 'low'níos ísle cmu this one is lower tá an ceann seo níos ísle their prices are usually lower than ours bíonn a gcuid praghsanna siúd níos ísle ná ár gcuidne de ghnáth 7níos ísle cmu they can't fly any lower ní féidir leo eitilt a dhath níos ísle 8 reduce transitiveaistreachísligh verb cmulaghdaigh verb cmu the age limit was lowered íslíodh an teorainn aoise they lowered their prices d'ísligh siad a bpraghsanna, laghdaigh siad a bpraghsanna it lowers the risk of heart disease laghdaíonn sé an baol go dtiocfadh galar croí ar dhuine lower your voice! ísligh do ghlór! he lowered his speed mhaolaigh sé a luas, mhoilligh sé → lowered→ lowering to lower yourself tú féin a ísliútú féin a umhlú I wouldn't lower myself to say such a thing ní náireoinn mé féin ag rá a leithéide, ní ísleoinn mé féin agus a leithéid a rá to lower the tone informalneamhfhoirmeálta or used humorouslyúsáid ghreannmhar there's no need to lower the tone! ní gá dul chun daoscaire!, fantar i mbun na measúlachta! that crowd lower the tone of the town íslíonn an drong sin cáil an bhaile, smál ar an mbaile an cleas sin lower
2 (also nó lour) literaturelitríocht 1 look angrily intransitiveneamhaistreach to lower at sb drochfhéachaint a thabhairt ar dhuine, drochshúil a thabhairt ar dhuine → lowering Loading phrases and examples...
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