abaisser
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verb
to lower; to reduce; to bring down
to come or go down; to descend
to humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate
to roll outthe dough
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- Pendant quelques minutes les deux voix se répondirent, l'une affaiblie par la souffrance et coupée de gémissements, l'autre assurée, grave, à peine abaissée pour les questions solennelles.For a few minutes the two voices answered, one weakened by suffering and cut off from moaning, the other assured, grave, barely lowered for solemn questions.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Puis, abaissant son regard jusqu'à l'eau.Then, lowering his gaze to the water.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- — Mais, au fait, dit-il en abaissant son épieu, où est cette lettre?"But, by the way," he said, lowering his epilepius, "where is this letter?"B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Il personnifie tout: un dieu habite dans sa cabane; un autre folâtre autour de son front et abaisse sa paupière dans le sommeil (Bancroft).He personifies everything: a god dwells in his cabin; another flicker around his forehead and lowers his eyelid in sleep (Bancroft).C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
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