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Cause (rivière) — Cause Caractéristiques Longueur 20,4 km Bassin ? Débit moyen 0,085 m3⋅s … Wikipédia en Français
drop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. let fall; give up, abandon; fall, plunge; faint, collapse; cease, terminate, end; drip; dismiss, let go. See descent, relinquishment, impotence. n. globule, bead; minim; bit, mite; descent. See… … English dictionary for students
drop — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass (2) plural a dose of medicine… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lower — {{11}}lower (adj.) c.1200, lahre, comparative of lah (see LOW (Cf. low) (adj.)). {{12}}lower (v.1) c.1600, to descend, sink, from lower (adj.), from M.E. lahghere (c.1200), comparative of LOW (Cf. low) (adj.). Transitive meaning to let down, to… … Etymology dictionary
Avale — A*vale , v. t. & i. [F. avaler to descend, to let down. See {Avalanche}.] 1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 3. (v. i.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lour, glower, scowl; be imminent, impend, approach. adj. & v. See lowness, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, diminish, lessen, scale down, demote, de escalate, push down, bring low, set… … English dictionary for students
shake — shakable, shakeable, adj. /shayk/, v., shook, shaken, shaking, n. v.i. 1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 3. to become dislodged and fall (usually fol. by off … Universalium
shake — [[t]ʃeɪk[/t]] v. shook, shak•en, shak•ing, n. 1) to move with short, quick, vibratory movements 2) pat to tremble with emotion, cold, etc 3) to become dislodged and fall (often fol. by off) 4) to move something, esp. in a bottle or container,… … From formal English to slang
lower — lower1 lowerable, adj. /loh euhr/, v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make less loud: Please… … Universalium
drop — 1. To fall, or to be dispensed or poured in globules. 2. A liquid globule. 3. A volume of liquid regarded as a unit of dosage, equivalent in the case of water to about 1 minim. SEE ALSO: drops. 4. A … Medical dictionary
