Summary
to lower {verb}
neerlaten · laten zakken · afdraaien · verlagen · strijken · afslaan · neerhalen · vellen
low {noun}
dieptepunt · malaise
low {adjective}
gemeen · infaam · laag · laaghartig · schunnig · vuig · lager · diep · inferieur · lage
to {preposition}
om · bij · aan · per · te · naar · jegens · met · tegen · ten einde te · tot · voor · om te · op naam van
English-Dutch translation for "lower"
"lower" Dutch translation
lower {adjective}
Does the Commission consider a lower regional cumulation threshold for the LDCs?
Hugo Chavez did not invent the disaffected middle and lower class of Venezuela.
I have asked them how long they will commit themselves to these lower prices.
But lower interest rates are more a response to poor growth than a sign of success.
This means that consumers will be relatively less protected, even if prices are lower.
to lower {verb}
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb}
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb}
And if there's a bit of wind, if you want to minimize splashing, you can actually lower the roof.
Prepare to lower the bridge.
So these are tethered vehicles we lower down to the sea floor where they're our eyes and our hands for working on the sea bottom.
I have thus proposed that the frost rating be lowered to -40ºC.
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to rattle off, to turn away, to decrease, to reel off)
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to decrease, to debase)
We shall then be forced to lower our taxes and duties to the German level.
We ought to be able to lower supply to unprecedented low levels without killing the animal.
The MRAs will stimulate international trade and lower the cost for business and the consumer.
If we lower the rate, does the percentage for voluntary set-aside accordingly become higher, yes or no?
The programme should also look to reduce congestion, lower thresholds and increase accessibility.
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to strike, to bow, to iron clothes, to iron)
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to stop, to reject, to rebate, to knock off)
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to take down, to pull down, to break down)
to lower [lowered|lowered] {vb} (also: to skin, to flay, to overthrow, to strip)
Furthermore, where losses are lower, the Commission will, according to the proposal, be authorised to assess the situation.
low {noun}
low {noun} (also: bottom, low point)
The invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent Gulf War represented an all-time low.
We have experienced the murder of Israel's Minister for Tourism as a new low.
These agreements represent the current low point in the development of the EU's legal policy.
The Amsterdam summit will be a low point in the recent history of European integration.
Beef prices, because of the BSE crisis, are at an all-time low.
low {adjective}
We know that countries which achieve low levels of unemployment have two things in common: a widespread commitment to full employment and...
This indicates how low down it has been on the list of our political priorities.
Moreover, the real interest level is low enough to offer an incentive for growth.
The number of counterfeit euro coins also remains low by historical standards.
We now have a historically low level of inflation and we have price stability.
The rates are equally low, with the exception of Cyprus, in the new Member States.
low {adj.} (also: abject, nasty, base, vile)
They started low, they skyrocketed, they peaked up there in 2003, and now they are down.
That is not only exceptionally low, but, above all, is also 4 % lower than in 1999.
In Northern Europe these turn out to be people with low educational attainment and lower incomes.
At some point the hurdle will be so low that I can honestly say that I cannot lower it any further.
I think no one would deny that it is an incontrovertible fact that cod stocks are at an all-time low in the Irish Sea.
We haven't sunk so low that we're going to fight...... amongst ourselves over food.
I believe that we have indeed sunk to a very low level in our debate on budgetary and fiscal policy.
They reflect how rapidly and how low mankind can fall.
They're very low to the water, and they're all uninhabited, except one island has about 35 caretakers on it.
It is, of course, extremely distressing that in a country like Kenya the present income per capita is in fact lower than ten years ago.
We cannot and must not compete in terms of either low wages or long working days.
For example, what has been done in Norway, where there is very low unemployment?
No -- low-income countries like Kenya still don't have that level of organization.
We found some non-toxic refrigerants that worked at very low vapor pressures.
This is not just because of low wages nor just because of lack of social protection.
to {preposition}
To turn the argument around, men constitute almost half the earth’ s population.
In this case it is not enough to ask the United States to clarify the situation.
Mr President, I should firstly also like to express my thanks to the rapporteur.
Mr President, I should like to start by offering my sincere thanks to Mr Martin.
They provide a framework to deal with differences which exist from time to time.
Subject: Age limits in recruitment to EU institutions: advertisements in Ireland
We will need to be involved in these operations, partly on humanitarian grounds.
This report takes us back to the question of why we even have a regional policy.
As an elected politician, I would prefer not to have to tell that to my voters.
The amendment involves the following two sentences to be added to Paragraph 2a.
This will all be made clear in a note addressed to the recipients of the letter.
The only way to do this is through labelling which is the very model of clarity.
I shall now give the floor to the President-in-Office of the Council, Mrs Lindh.
We have addressed these and shall continue to address them with a serious focus.
That is an important risk and we must draw our attention to that in future work.
It is estimated that this funding amounts to some EUR 12 to 15 million per year.
That, after all, is what we want to achieve with the legislation that comes here.
I want to talk to the 58 patients down here who are taking four milligrams a day.
As a rule, all European institutions seem to be regarded with general suspicion.
Would it not be excessive if these bodies were to expand to 75 members per agency?
In this case it is not enough to ask the United States to clarify the situation.
They were unable to transfer their manufacturing to countries with cheap labour.
Mr President, I should firstly also like to express my thanks to the rapporteur.
Mr President, I should like to start by offering my sincere thanks to Mr Martin.
They provide a framework to deal with differences which exist from time to time.
I remember I took a trip to Australia, went to an island called One Tree Island.
They were unable to transfer their manufacturing to countries with cheap labour.
Elders came to me and said, "Are you running from the police?" ~~~ I said, "No."
As we speak there are 125 million children in the world who do not go to school.
You know how I have that bladder infection and I have to get up every two hours?
It would be dishonest to do so, both to this House and to the European public.
There's an aversion to word problems, which describes 99 percent of my students.
In summary, I would like to remind you that we owe a debt to Afghanistan.
With this in mind, I would ask each one of you, however, to be fair to the Commission.
Cruelty to animals most often occurs when the animals have left the farm.
I mean, it's about picking battles big enough to matter but small enough to win.
So we talked to kids about that, and we really start to feed kids regional food.
It is well thought out and deserves to be carried out with the greatest urgency.
And of course I should like to congratulate Mr Harrison for his splendid report.
Again, the problems relating to child labour might also be cause for reflection.
And I should like to say to my German fellow MEPs that I understand their view.
Nevertheless, I am not going to commit to those proposed changes I voted against.
I would strongly recommend the House to vote against those amendments tomorrow.
Neither is there anything in competition law to argue against parallel imports.
Rather, we must adjust policy in order to remove the reason why disasters occur.
to {prp.} (also: per, for)
in order to
In order to avoid constructing a Fortress Europe, it is important for us not to create a uniform European asylum and immigration policy.
It is important now - as it was at the time - always to mobilize all our forces and energies to restore investor and consumer confidence
Europe, as a major donor, has so far remained too passive with regard to Angola.
Previous progress reports have, unfortunately, had not a word to say about this.
I would like to conclude by taking up Mrs Roth-Behrendt’ s point about research.
In a number of cases, this has led to ambiguity and to long drawn-out procedures.
We converted this into an ashram -- from a prison to an ashram through education.
Subject: Age limits in recruitment to EU institutions: advertisements in Ireland
It is particularly hard for us to prove that discrimination takes place at work.
This disease constitutes a severe threat to the natural salmon and its survival.
Elders came to me and said, "Are you running from the police?" ~~~ I said, "No."
At the end of the 1990s agreement was reached on a loan to Bulgaria and Ukraine.
Mr President, I should firstly also like to express my thanks to the rapporteur.
Mr President, I should like to start by offering my sincere thanks to Mr Martin.
I mean, it's about picking battles big enough to matter but small enough to win.
It is particularly hard for us to prove that discrimination takes place at work.
To turn the argument around, men constitute almost half the earth’ s population.
to {prp.}
And this is a major victory for the European Union to have achieved.
I give the floor to Mr Verheugen to answer this question, which Mrs Spaak has now taken over.
to the name of
I wish to place on record my support for Amendment No 3 in the name of the GUE/ NGL Group.
The President-in-Office of the Council has congratulated the European Central Bank and its staff.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "lower":
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