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Just then a low roll of drums announced the arrival of the President and other officials of the Chamber.
Mais un roulement assourdi de tambours annonça l’arrivée du président et du bureau.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The three bandits, Alexandre, Richard, and Alfred, who had been crouching low, sprang forward and threw themselves upon Madame Angelin with such hungry, wolfish violence that she was thrown to the ground.
Les trois bandits, Alexandre, Richard et Alfred, terrés dans l’ombre, bondirent, se jetèrent sur Mme Angelin, d’un tel choc de loups dévorants, qu’elle fut renversée.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
This was a long, narrow room, traversed by two low iron rails.
C'était une pièce très oblongue, étroite, traversée par deux solides barres de fer, assez basses sur le sol.
London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'Abime
Le Peuple de l'Abime
London, Jack
The People of the Abyss
London, Jack
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Five minutes later a low continuous rumbling announced the approach of the column.
Cinq minutes plus tard, un roulement sourd et continu annonçait l’approche de la colonne.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And slowly they passed along clothed with sunlight – nay, they were themselves the sun – worshipped by the low bending flowers.
Ils passaient lentement, vêtus de soleil; ils étaient le soleil lui-même. Les fleurs, penchées, les adoraient.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Stricken low in her thirteenth year, she had grown no older in mind.
Frappée par le mal dès l’âge de treize ans, elle n’avait plus vieilli.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
' You are the only person I rely on, Eugene,' she replied in a low, tender voice.
--Je ne compte que sur vous, Eugène», dit-elle tendrement, très bas.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Several times the sisters fancied they saw it, looming up in the obscurity, like a low black rock; but on each occasion it was found to be either an optical illusion, or some swell of the foliage on the shore.
Plusieurs fois elles crurent l’entrevoir dans l’obscurité comme un rocher noir presque à fleur d’eau ; mais, à chaque occasion, c’était une illusion d’optique occasionnée par une cause ou par une autre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Crouching low in the runnels of the bog, I ran till the sweat blinded my eyes.
Me dissimulant dans les creux du marais, je courus tant que la sueur finit par m'aveugler.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
He was already disgusted with her; he saw how stupid she was, and common, smacking of low life.
Mais déjà il se dégoûtait d'elle, la voyait bête, commune, sentant le peuple.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
The Indian controlled his looks, and affected to comply with the simple request of the girl. "Hist told me to say, in a very low voice, that you mustn't trust the Iroquois in anything.
L’Indien réprima l’ardeur de ses regards, et affecta de se conformer à la demande de la jeune fille :– Hist m’a chargée, à voix bien basse, de vous dire que vous ne devez vous fier en rien aux Iroquois.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
' I thank your excellency a thousand times,' said Merle, with a low bow.
--Je remercie mille fois Son Excellence», dit Merle en s'inclinant.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At the other end of the gallery some talk was now going on in low tones.
Cependant, à l'autre bout de la galerie, un petit bruit de voix montait.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
As in many other arenas, the HIV response has helped forge new ways of improving access to essential medications in low- and middle-income countries.
Comme dans de nombreux autres domaines, la riposte au VIH a contribué à trouver de nouveaux moyens d'améliorer l'accès aux médicaments essentiels dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire.
© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
The low buildings and scrubby trees, all poor and ugly of aspect, seemed almost to lie on a level with the ground, under a vast sky in which stars were appearing, as the moon gradually declined.
Les constructions basses, les arbres chétifs, toute cette laideur pauvre semblait s’étendre au ras de terre, sous un ciel immense, où les étoiles renaissaient, derrière la lune déclinante.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

low tide
marée basse
low-fat
maigre
low-income country
pays à faible revenu
all-time low
niveau le plus bas
low capacity
faible capacité
low value
valeur faible
low wall
mur bas
low-keyed
discret
low-noise
peu bruyant
low-risk
peu risqué
low-speed
lent
low blood potassium level
hypokaliémie
low blood potassium level
hypopotassémie
low-back pain
lombalgie
low sound
son grave

Word forms

low

adverb
Positive degreelow
Comparative degreelower
Superlative degreelowest

low

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselowlows
Possessive caselow'slows'

low

adjective
Positive degreelow
Comparative degreelower
Superlative degreelowest

low

verb
Basic forms
Pastlowed
Imperativelow
Present Participle (Participle I)lowing
Past Participle (Participle II)lowed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lowwe low
you lowyou low
he/she/it lowsthey low
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lowingwe are lowing
you are lowingyou are lowing
he/she/it is lowingthey are lowing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lowedwe have lowed
you have lowedyou have lowed
he/she/it has lowedthey have lowed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lowingwe have been lowing
you have been lowingyou have been lowing
he/she/it has been lowingthey have been lowing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lowedwe lowed
you lowedyou lowed
he/she/it lowedthey lowed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lowingwe were lowing
you were lowingyou were lowing
he/she/it was lowingthey were lowing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lowedwe had lowed
you had lowedyou had lowed
he/she/it had lowedthey had lowed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lowingwe had been lowing
you had been lowingyou had been lowing
he/she/it had been lowingthey had been lowing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lowwe shall/will low
you will lowyou will low
he/she/it will lowthey will low
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lowingwe shall/will be lowing
you will be lowingyou will be lowing
he/she/it will be lowingthey will be lowing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lowedwe shall/will have lowed
you will have lowedyou will have lowed
he/she/it will have lowedthey will have lowed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lowingwe shall/will have been lowing
you will have been lowingyou will have been lowing
he/she/it will have been lowingthey will have been lowing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lowwe should/would low
you would lowyou would low
he/she/it would lowthey would low
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lowingwe should/would be lowing
you would be lowingyou would be lowing
he/she/it would be lowingthey would be lowing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lowedwe should/would have lowed
you would have lowedyou would have lowed
he/she/it would have lowedthey would have lowed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lowingwe should/would have been lowing
you would have been lowingyou would have been lowing
he/she/it would have been lowingthey would have been lowing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lowedwe are lowed
you are lowedyou are lowed
he/she/it is lowedthey are lowed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lowedwe are being lowed
you are being lowedyou are being lowed
he/she/it is being lowedthey are being lowed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lowedwe have been lowed
you have been lowedyou have been lowed
he/she/it has been lowedthey have been lowed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lowedwe were lowed
you were lowedyou were lowed
he/she/it was lowedthey were lowed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lowedwe were being lowed
you were being lowedyou were being lowed
he/she/it was being lowedthey were being lowed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lowedwe had been lowed
you had been lowedyou had been lowed
he/she/it had been lowedthey had been lowed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lowedwe shall/will be lowed
you will be lowedyou will be lowed
he/she/it will be lowedthey will be lowed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lowedwe shall/will have been lowed
you will have been lowedyou will have been lowed
he/she/it will have been lowedthey will have been lowed