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(ridurre) (d’intensità) to lower [volume];
to lower, to dim [luce];
to dip BE, to dim AE [fari];
to turn down [riscaldamento, radio]; (d’altezza) to lower [muro, siepe]; (di valore) to reduce, to bring(irregular) down [prezzi];
to lower [livello] (di by); ~ la voce to drop o lower one’s voice; abbassa la voce! keep your voice down!
(portare a livello più basso) to lower [soffitto]; ~ il voto a qcn., di qcs. scol. to mark sb., sth. down
(tirare giù) to pull down, to lower [avvolgibile, saracinesca];
to pull down [visiera, pantaloni];
to wind(irregular) down [finestrino]
(chinare) to lower, to drop [occhi]; ~ lo sguardo to look down; ~ il capo (per precauzione) to lower one’s head; (in segno di rispetto) to bow one’s head
abbassarsi pronom.
(diminuire) [temperatura, pressione] to lower, to drop, to go(irregular) down;
[luce] to dim, to lower;
[prezzi] to decrease;
[vista, udito] to weaken;
[voce] to fail