abaisser
Meanings
Verb
1. to lower; to reduce; to bring down (literally, transitive)
2. to come or go down; to descend (reflexive, transitive)
3. to humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate (figuratively, reflexive, transitive)
4. to roll out (the dough) (cooking)
Examples24
Je ne m'abaisserai pas à son niveau.
I won't lower myself to his level.
Nous nous abaissions à son niveau.
We're lowering ourselves to his level.
Je me suis abaissé à son niveau.
I stooped to his level.
Marie s'est abaissée à son niveau.
Marie stooped down to his level.
Ils se sont abaissés à son niveau.
They stooped to his level.
Je ne veux pas m'abaisser à son niveau.
I don't want to stoop to his level.