Meaning of malaltigo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lowering, bringing down (in height or altitude)
2. lowering, fall, drop (in height or altitude)
3. lowering (in pitch or volume)
4. fall, drop, decrease (in value)
5. reduction, decrease (in value or quantity)
6. lowering, abasement (socially or morally); condescension
7. lowering (socially or morally), diminishment, debasement

Equivalents

Examples

“la malaltigo de la salajroj / impostoj”

the reduction of wages / taxes

“malaltiĝo de la akvonivelo”

a drop in the water level

“malaltiĝo de temperaturo”

a drop in temperature

“L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “La Ombro” in Fabeloj by Hans Christian Andersen, Book 2, “Kia malaltiĝo!” pensis la scienculo, “ke mi devas lin respekti kiel sinjoron kaj li kun mi parolas tute senceremonie!” “How demeaning (lit. what an abasement)!” thought the learned man, “for me to have to respect him as my master while he speaks to me with such familiarity!””

“G. Badash (translator), La Princo kaj Betty (The Prince and Betty) by P. G. Wodehouse, Chapter 10, “Efektive?” li ripetis. Poste, kun taktoplena malaltiĝo, li aldonis: “Ili estas tre interesaj homoj, ĉu ne? …” “Really?” he said again. Then, with tactful condescension: “They are most interesting people, are they not? …””

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