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bajo meaning in English

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bajo preposition

below(lower in spatial position than)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈləʊ] [US: bəˈlo.ʊ]

under(at a lower level than)
preposition
[UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r)] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩]

underneath(under, below, beneath)
preposition
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈniːθ] [US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈniːθ]
I found a gift underneath my pillow. = Encontré un regalo bajo mi almohada.

bajo adjective

base [baser, basest](low)
adjective
[UK: beɪs] [US: ˈbeɪs]

bass(low in pitch)
adjective
[UK: ˈbeɪs] [US: ˈbæs]

contemptible(deserving contempt)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtemp.təb.l̩] [US: kən.ˈtemp.təb.l̩]

deep [deeper, deepest](of a sound or voice, low in pitch)
adjective
[UK: diːp] [US: ˈdiːp]
My parents keep making fun of my deep voice, especially when they mock me, and it annoys me. = Mis padres siempre se burlan de mi voz baja, especialmente cuando me imitan, y eso me fastidia.

despicable(deserving to be despised)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈspɪk.əb.l̩] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspɪk.əb.l̩]

grave [graver, gravest](low in pitch, tone)
adjective
[UK: ɡreɪv] [US: ˈɡreɪv]

low [lower, lowest](in a position comparatively close to the ground)
adjective
[UK: ləʊ] [US: ˈloʊ]
That's a low blow. = Es un golpe bajo.

short [shorter, shortest](of a person, of comparatively small height)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt] [US: ˈʃɔːrt]
I am short. = Soy baja.

bajo adverb

beneath(below or underneath)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈniːθ] [US: bə.ˈniːθ]
The ice will crack beneath our weight. = El hielo se romperá bajo nuestro peso.

low(close to the ground)
adverb
[UK: ləʊ] [US: ˈloʊ]
That's a low blow. = Es un golpe bajo.

bajo noun
{m}

bass [basses](low spectrum of sound)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪs] [US: ˈbæs]

bass guitar(stringed musical instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪs ɡɪ.ˈtɑː(r)] [US: ˈbæs ɡə.ˈtɑːr]

cuff [cuffs](the end of a pants leg, folded up)
noun
[UK: kʌf] [US: ˈkəf]

shallow(shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)
noun
[UK: ˈʃæ.ləʊ] [US: ˈʃælo.ʊ]

shoal [shoals](sandbank)
noun
[UK: ʃəʊl] [US: ʃoʊl]

bajo alemán noun
{m}

Low German(West Germanic languages that are not High German)
noun
[UK: ləʊ ˈdʒɜː.mən] [US: ˈloʊ ˈdʒɝː.mən]

bajo cero adjective

sub-zero((of a temperature) below 0°C)
adjective

bajo cifrado noun
{m}

figured bass(musical notation)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡəd ˈbeɪs] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjərd ˈbæs]

bajo continuo noun
{m}

basso continuo(continuous realization of harmony)
noun

bajo cuerda preposition

under the table(secretly)
preposition
[UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r) ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩ ðə ˈteɪb.l̩]

bajo de preposition

beneath(below)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈniːθ] [US: bə.ˈniːθ]

bajo demanda preposition

on demand(when needed or required)
preposition
[UK: ɒn dɪ.ˈmɑːnd] [US: ɑːn ˌdɪ.ˈmænd]

bajo el cuchillo preposition

under the knife(undergoing a surgical procedure)
preposition

bajo eléctrico noun
{m}

electric bass(electric bass guitar)
noun

bajo la influencia del alcohol adverb

under the influence(intoxicated)
adverb

bajo las estrellas preposition

under the starspreposition

bajo las órdenes de preposition

under(subordinate to)
preposition
[UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r)] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩]

bajo latín proper noun
{m}

Late Latin(form of the Latin language)
proper noun
[UK: leɪt ˈlæ.tɪn] [US: ˈleɪt ˈlæ.tən]

bajo los efectos del alcohol adverb

under the influence(intoxicated)
adverb

bajo ningún concepto preposition

under no circumstance(under no conditions)
preposition

under no circumstances(never ever)
preposition
[UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r) nəʊ ˈsɜːk.əm.stən.sɪz] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩ ˈnoʊ ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæn.səz]

bajo profundo noun
{m}

double bass(deepest of male voices)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈbeɪs] [US: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈbæs]

Bajo Rin proper noun
{m}

Bas-Rhin(French departement in Grand Est)
proper noun

bajo sajón proper noun

Low Saxon(language or dialect group)
proper noun
[UK: ləʊ ˈsæk.sn̩] [US: ˈloʊ ˈsæk.sn̩]

bajo sajón noun
{m}; bajo alemán {m}

Low German(West Germanic language)
noun
[UK: ləʊ ˈdʒɜː.mən] [US: ˈloʊ ˈdʒɝː.mən]

bajoca noun
{f}

green bean(immature pods of any kind of bean)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːn biːn] [US: ˈɡriːn ˈbiːn]

Bajociense proper noun

Bajocianproper noun

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