abbassarsi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.basˈsar.si/
- Rhymes: -arsi
- Hyphenation: ab‧bas‧sàr‧si
Verb
abbassàrsi (first-person singular present mi abbàsso, first-person singular past historic mi abbassài, past participle abbassàto)
- reflexive of abbassare
- (transitive, intransitive) to lower or go down
- non potete abbassarvi le mascherine in pubblico
- you cannot lower your (medical) masks in public
- le acque del lago si abbassano ogni giorno
- the waters of the lake go down every day
- (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) to diminish; to reduce; to lower
- Synonyms: ridursi, diminuire, affievolirsi, calare, decrescere
- abbassati la voce ― lower your voice
- (transitive with a or per) to lower oneself; to stoop
- Synonym: appiattirsi
- abbassarsi a terra ― to lower oneself to the ground
- (intransitive) to bend over
- (figurative, by extension, intransitive) to assume a position of humility or subjection; to humble oneself; to stoop [+ a (object)]
- Synonyms: umiliarsi, degradarsi, disprezzarsi
- abbassarsi a chiedere scusa ― to humble oneself to ask for forgiveness
- abbassarsi al loro livello ― to stoop down to their level
Usage notes
- (to lower): Often used instead of abbassare for emphasis or intensive value.
Conjugation
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