abbassare

[abbas'sare]

1. vt

1) to lower, (leva) to press down, (finestrino della macchina) to wind down, (finestrino del treno, tapparella) to pull down

abbassare le armi Mil — to lay down one's arms

abbassò la testa per la vergogna — he hung his head in shame

abbassare la guardia Sport, fig — to drop one's guard

2) (volume, radio, TV) to turn down, (voce) to lower

ti dispiace abbassare il volume? — would you mind turning down the volume?

3) (diminuire: prezzi) to reduce, bring down

4) (luce) to dim, (fari) to dip Brit, dim Am

5) (Geom : perpendicolare) to drop

2. vr (abbassarsi)

(chinarsi) to bend down, stoop, (per evitare) to duck, (fig : umiliarsi) to demean o.s.

abbassarsi a fare qc — to lower o.s. to do sth

3. vip (abbassarsi)

1) (temperatura, prezzi) to drop, fall, (marea) to go out, fall, (livello) to go down, (sipario) to fall

2) (peggiorare: vista) to deteriorate