| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| low adj | (not extending or placed high) | laag bn |
| | This room has low ceilings. |
| underhand adj | figurative (dishonest, sneaky) | achterbaks bn |
| | | geniepig bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | The politician was involved in various underhand activities including accepting bribes. |
| layer n | (level, stratum) | laag nw de |
| | | stratum nw het |
| | To find water, we drilled through many layers of rock. |
| coating n | (covering) | bedekking, laag nw de |
| | The pill has a sweet coating, so it's not difficult to swallow. |
| tier n | (level, layer) | niveau nw het |
| | | rij, laag nw de |
| | The Minack theatre in Cornwall has tiers of seating carved out of the rock. |
stratum,
plural: strata n | (layer) | laag nw de |
| Opmerking: "Strata" is the plural of "stratum" in specialist and formal usage. In everyday usage, "strata" may be used as a singular as well as a plural |
| | The team of geologists discovered fossils in the stratum. |
| lamina n | (layer or coating) (biologie) | lamina nw het |
| | | laag nw de |
| | The geologist studied the lamina of sedimentary rock. |
| deep adj | (low in pitch) | diep, laag bn |
| | A deep sound came out of the pipe organ. |
| scurvy adj | dated (person, behaviour: mean) | gemeen bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | They won the election with lies and scurvy tricks. |
| squalid adj | figurative (morally repulsive) | gemeen bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | | verderfelijk bn |
| | I've met some squalid politicians before but you beat them all. |
| sleazy adj | informal (person: morally corrupt) | verdorven bn |
| | | gemeen bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | She can't get her sleazy uncle to leave her alone. |
| cowardly adj | (act: showing cowardice) | laf, lafhartig bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | The minister denounced the attack as a cowardly act intended to injure as many people as possible. |
| scummy adj | figurative, slang (despicable, worthless) | verachtelijk bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | | gemeen bn |
| | I thought he was trustworthy, but I eventually realized he was scummy. |
| abject adj | (low, degrading) | verachtelijk bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | The man fell to his knees and offered an abject apology. |
| viperous adj | figurative (spiteful) | hatelijk bn |
| | | verraderlijk bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
low grade,
low-grade adj | (fever: slight) (koorts) | laag bn |
| | A low-grade fever is a common symptom of influenza. |
| low adv | (altitude: not very high) | laag bw |
| | The plane flew low over the houses. |
| covering n | (snow, etc.: layer) | laag nw de |
| | | dek nw het |
| | A covering of snow hid the dried grass and scattered trash. |
| 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. |
| shabby adj | figurative, informal (actions: despicable) | verachtelijk, laag, gemeen bn |
| | (informeel) | smerig bn |
| | When Amy discovered that Dawn had been telling tales about her to the boss, she thought it was a shabby way to behave. |
| wretched adj | (odious, despicable) | verachtelijk, laag bn |
| | The wretched man is actually taking money from the people who can least afford it. |
| vile adj | (action: morally repugnant) | gemeen bn |
| | | verachtelijk bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | laag bn |
| | I will never trust her again after her vile betrayal of our family. |
| lowly adv | (to a low degree) | laag bw |
| | (m.b.t. betaling) | slecht bw |
| lowland n as adj | (relating to lowlands) (land) | laag bn |
| | The lowland temperatures were cooler than usual this year. |
| coat n | (paint layer) | laag nw de |
| | This room needs three coats of paint. |
| ply n | (material: layer) | laag nw de |
| | The paper is made up of four plies. |
| low adj | (price, etc.: modest) | laag bn |
| | The shop is selling jeans at a very low price. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| down adj | (level: reduced) | laag, ondermaats bn |
| | | gezakt bn |
| | The water level is down. We should add some more. |
| 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 | (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. |
| slow adj | (heat: gentle, not too hot) | laag bn |
| | Cook the vegetables over a slow flame. |
| low adv | (at a low pitch) | laag bw |
| | I hope you sing bass because you need to sing this song very low. |
| order n | (rank) (sociale structuur) | laag, klasse zn de |
| | The lower orders of society always suffer most from war. |
| story n | US for storey (layer) | laag nw de |
| | They had a five-story cake at their wedding. |
| coat n | (layer) | laag nw de |
| | | laagje nw het |
| | There was a coat of chocolate on the strawberries. |
| sheet n | (geology: horizontal rock) | laag, plaat nw de |
| | | rotsblad nw het |
| | Over millions of years one sheet of rock moved over the other. |
| layer n | (thickness put on top of sthg) | laag nw de |
| | The playing cards are made of paper with a layer of plastic to protect them. |
| section n | (part of population) | groep nw de |
| | (sociale klasse) | laag nw de |
| | Some sections, especially those with high incomes, vote for the other party's candidates. |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adj | as suffix (with a given number of tiers, layers) | laag nw de |
| Opmerking: Used in combination with a number. |
| | They had a five-story cake at their wedding. |