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- bajar
Low or short in height or amount
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bass
deep, low-pitched sound
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-o
adjective suffix
Bajo means low or short and is related to the English word bass0, the lowest notes in music.
bajo
low, short (height)
Someone or something that isn't tall.
Esta mesa es demasiado baja para trabajarThis table is too low to work at
Mi hermano es más bajo que yoMy brother is shorter than I am
low (amount)
A small amount of something.
Los precios son muy bajos en ese mercadoPrices are very low at that market
Tengo la tele con el volumen bajoI have the TV on low volume
under, beneath, below (position)
Something that is underneath or at a lower level than something else.
El gato duerme bajo la mesaThe cat sleeps under the table
Estamos a cinco grados bajo ceroIt's five degrees below zero
low, base (morally)
Behavior that is morally low, like a mean or dishonorable act.
Mentirle a tu madre fue muy bajoLying to your mother was really low
Fue un acto bajo y cobardeIt was a base, cowardly act
bass, bass guitar (music)
The instrument or voice that covers the lowest notes in music.
Mi primo toca el bajo en una banda de rockMy cousin plays bass in a rock band
Se compró un bajo eléctrico usadoHe bought a used bass guitar
por lo bajo
under one's breath
Saying something in a low voice so that others barely hear it. Lo turns bajo into a thing, so lo bajo is "the low thing." Por means "through," so por lo bajo means "through the low thing." Your words travel through a low, quiet channel when you speak in a low voice.
Se quejó por lo bajoHe complained under his breath
Se rió por lo bajo cuando el jefe se equivocóShe laughed under her breath when the boss made a mistake