| ترجمات رئيسية |
| lower [sth]⇒ vtr | (take down) | ينزل، يخفض |
| | He lowered the box from the shelf. |
| | أنزل الصندوق عن الرف. |
| lower [sth] vtr | (reduce) | يخفض |
| | The store lowers prices for sales. |
| | خفض المتجر الأسعار في التنزيلات. |
| lower [sth] vtr | (volume: reduce) | يخفض |
| | Please lower the volume on the radio! |
| | يرجى أن تخفض صوت الراديو. |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: less high up) | أخفض |
| | The shoes are on a lower shelf. |
| | الأحذية على الرفّ الأخفض. |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: further down than [sth]) | أخفض، أدنى |
| | That fish is lower than the other in the food chain. |
| | تلك السمكة هي مستوى أدنى من الأخرى في السلسلة الغذائية. |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: inferior) | أدنى |
| | She comes from a lower caste in India. |
| | إنها تنتمي إلى طبقة دنيا في الهند. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| lower [sth] vtr | (downgrade) | يخفض |
| | The weather forecaster lowered the prediction from a storm to a gale. |
| lower [sth] vtr | figurative (diminish, lessen) | يخفض مستوى شيء |
| | You should lower your expectations, based on your lack of success so far. |
lower your guard,
UK: lower your defences,
US: lower your defenses vtr | figurative (relax: guard, defences) | يقلل من حذره |
| | He lowered his guard once he realized it was a friend. |
| lower [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (emotional tone) | يخفف، يقلل، يخفض |
| | You should lower the emotional level in this piece of writing. |
| lower [sth] vtr | (flatten: musical pitch) | يخفض |
| | You can lower the pitch by making the guitar strings looser. |
صيغ مركبة:
lower | lowering |
| lower abdomen n | (lowest part of the belly) | أسفل البطن |
| | If you have a persistent pain in your lower abdomen you should see a doctor. |
| lower atmosphere n | (troposphere: air closest to earth) | الطبقة السفلى من الغلاف الجوي، التروبوسفير |
| lower back n | (lumbar region) | أسفل الظهر |
| | My chair's shaped so that my lower back is well-supported. |
| lower back pain n | (discomfort in lowest part of the back) | ألم في أسفل الظهر |
| | Poor posture can result in lower back pain. |
| lower body n | (pelvis and legs) (الحوض والرِّجلان) | الجزء السفليّ للجسم |
| | His lower body was badly injured by the landmine, but he survived. |
lower class,
lower-class adj | pejorative (of low socioeconomic status) | من الطبقة الشعبية ، من الطبقة الفقيرة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| the lower classes npl | pejorative (low-income people) | الطبقات الشعبية، الطبقات الفقيرة |
| | The government is concentrating on social issues because it is desperate to win the vote of the lower classes at the next election. |
| lower deck n | (ship: lowest level) (أدنى الأسطح في السفن) | السطح السفليّ |
| lower deck n | (second from bottom in larger ship) (السطح ما قبل الأخير في سفينة كبيرة) | السطح السفليّ |
| lower house | (government) (واحد من المجلسين التشريعيين) | مجلس النواب |
| lower in status adj | (less important or prestigious) | أقل مكانة، أقل مقامًا |
| | Some universities are lower in status than others. |
| lower in status v expr | (make less prestigious) | يقلل من مكانة، يقلل من مقام |
lower intermediate,
lower-intermediate adj | (level, degree: medium to low) (مستوى، درجة) | تحت المتوسط |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| lower limit n | (minimum) | الحد الأدنى |
| lower lip n | (lower external part of mouth) | الشفة السفلى |
| lower middle class n | (income class) | الطبقة المتوسطة الدنيا |
| lower middle-class n as adj | (of income class) (مضاف إليه) | الطبقةِ المتوسطةِ الدنيا |
| lower ranks npl | (those with lesser status in a hierarchy) | المراتب الدنيا |
| | In the past, Army officers hardly ever mixed socially with the lower ranks. |
| lower school n | (younger students' school) (في مدرسة) | الصفوف الدنيا |
lower second-class,
lower second class n as adj | UK (university degree grade: 2:2) | درجة شرف من المرتبة الثانية الدنيا |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Hazel graduated with a lower-second class degree from the University of Reading. |
| lower status n | (inferior social position) | مكانة متدنية |
| lower yourself vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | يحطّ من قدر |
| | Talk to that criminal? I wouldn't lower myself. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | يقلل من قيمة نفسه |
| | Don't lower yourself by responding to his insults. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (humble yourself) | يخفض شأنه، يحطّ من مقامه |
| | The Duchess lowered herself by marrying a commoner. |
lowercase (US),
lower case (UK) n | (small letters or type) (في لغات أجنبية) | أحرف صغيرة |
| | Please type in all lowercase. |
lowercase (US),
lower-case (UK) adj | (type: small, not capitalized) (أحد شكلي الحروف الأجنبية) | صغير |
| | Use a mixture of capital and lowercase letters in your password. |
lowercase [sth] (US),
lower-case [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (write or print in lowercase letters) | يكتب بأحرف طباعية صغيرة |
| | | يطبع بأحرف طباعية صغيرة |
| | When using letters for this outline, please make sure to lowercase them. |