WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| lower⇒ vtr | (take down) | naar beneden halen |
| | He lowered the box from the shelf. |
| lower vtr | (reduce) | verlagen overg.ww |
| | The store lowers prices for sales. |
| lower vtr | (volume) | lager zetten, lager doen overg.ww |
| | Please lower the volume on the radio! |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: further down than [sth]) | lager bn |
| | That fish is lower than the other in the food chain. |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: inferior) | lager bn |
| | She comes from a lower caste in India. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| lower adj | comparative (of lesser elevation) | lager bn |
| | The shoes are on a lower shelf. |
| lower vtr | (downgrade) | verlagen, verminderen overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | milderen overg.ww |
| | The weather forecaster lowered the prediction from a storm to a gale. |
| lower vtr | (diminish) | verlagen, verminderen overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | milderen overg.ww |
| | 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) | laten zakken, verzwakken overg.ww |
| | | laten verslappen overg. ww |
| | He lowered his guard once he realized it was a friend. |
| lower⇒ vtr | (emotional tone) | minder emotioneel maken |
| | (Belg.) | milderen overg. ww |
| | You should lower the emotional level in this piece of writing. |
| lower vtr | (dignity) | zich verlagen wk. ww |
| | He lowered himself by joining in with the stupid quarrel. |
| lower vtr | (music: flatten pitch) | verlagen overg.ww |
| | You can lower the pitch by making the guitar strings looser. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| laten zakken hulpww+ww | letterlijk (verlagen) | lower vtr |
| iemand/iets verlagen overg. ww | (positie: naar beneden brengen) | lower vtr |
| lager bn | (comparatief van laag) | lower adj |
| strijken overg.ww | (laten zakken) | lower vtr |
| drukken overg. ww | (naar beneden brengen) | lower vi |
| | | reduce vi |
| | Door de economische crisis moet het bedrijf de kosten drukken. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| low adj | (not extending or placed high) | laag bn |
| | This room has low ceilings. |
| low adv | (altitude: not very high) | laag bw |
| | The plane flew low over the houses. |
| low adj | (pitch, tone: dull or deep) | laag bn |
| | Do you hear that low hum? |
| low adj | (below the normal level) | laag bn |
| | | uitgesneden bn |
| | Her evening dress had a low neckline. |
| low adj | (quiet) | zacht bn |
| | She spoke into his ear in a very low voice. |
| low adj | (supplies: running out) | bijna op bw |
| | Supplies of toilet paper are low. |
| low adj | (price, etc.: modest) | laag bn |
| | The shop is selling jeans at a very low price. |
| low adv | (down: to or in a low position) | naar beneden, omlaag, diep bw |
| | He bent down low to kiss his child. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| low adj | (lacking) | bijna zonder bn |
| | We are low on toilet paper. |
| low adj | figurative (depressed) | neerslachtig, verdrietig bn |
| | I'm feeling low today after hearing the bad news. |
| low adj | figurative (social class: unprivileged) | laag bn |
| | She was from a low caste. |
| low adj | (underhand, devious) | laag bn |
| | Low tactics like cheating your customers will make you a lot of enemies. |
| low adj | (negative, unfavourable) | slecht bn |
| | | laag bn |
| | I have a low opinion of people like him. |
| | Ik heb een lage dunk over mensen zolas hij. |
| low adj | (vulgar) | grof bn |
| | I don't want you using low language like that around the children. |
| low adj | (gear) | laag bn |
| | We put the car into low gear to climb the hill. |
| low adj | (sun: setting) | laag bn |
| | The sun was low and about to set. |
| low adv | (in a quiet voice) | zacht bw |
| | | stil, stilletjes bw |
| | He spoke low so nobody could hear. |
| low adv | (at a low pitch) | laag bw |
| | I hope you sing bass because you need to sing this song very low. |
| low n | (minimum) | dieptepunt, laagste punt nw het |
| | The stock hit a record low for the year. |
| low n | (weather: depression) | lagedrukgebied nw het |
| | There is a low centred over the Atlantic, causing storms. |
| low n | (moo) | loei nw de |
| | The cow's low was a mournful sound in the middle of the night. |
| low⇒ vi | (moo) | loeien onoverg.ww |
| | The cattle were lowing. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| gemeen bn/bw | (slecht) | mean adj |
| | | malicious, vicious adj |
| | | nasty adj |
| | (figurative) | low adj |
| dieptepunt nw het | (laagste punt) | low n |
| | (informal) | rock bottom n |
| donker bn | (stemtimbre) | low adj |
| | | low-pitched adj |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| in de put bw | figuurlijk (verdrietig, triest) (fig.: sad) | down, low adj |
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