baixar

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus (low; short).

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Verb

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baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixí, past participle baixat)

  1. (transitive) to lower (make lower)
  2. (intransitive) to lower (become lower)
  3. (Internet, transitive) to download
    Synonym: descarregar

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese baixar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bajˈʃaɾ/ [ba̠jˈʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: bai‧xar

Verb

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baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixei, past participle baixado)

  1. (transitive) to lower
    • c1295, R. Lorenzo (1975), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 111:
      Et sua oraçõ acabada, baixarõ as lãças et forõ ferir ẽnos mouros et chamãdo "Sanctiago!"
      After they finished their prayer, they lowered their spears and went to hit the Moors while shouting "Saint James!"
    Synonym: abaixar
  2. (intransitive) to go down
    Synonym: descer
  3. (pronominal) to duck
    Synonym: agochar
  4. (pronominal) to strive
    Synonym: esforzar
  5. (transitive, Internet) to download (to transfer data from a server to a local computer)
    Synonym: descargar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, baixo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bai‧xar

Verb

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baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixei, past participle baixado)

  1. (transitive) to lower (to move something to a lower position)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
  2. (intransitive) to lower; to go down (to go to a lower position)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
  3. (intransitive) to diminish; to abate (to become lower in intensity or value)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
  4. (intransitive) to possess (to take control over someone supernaturally) [with em ‘someone’]
    Synonym: possuir
  5. (transitive, chiefly Brazil, Internet) to download (to transfer data from a server to a local computer)
    Synonyms: (chiefly Portugal) descarregar, fazer download
  6. (intransitive, Brazil, slang) to show up (to go to a place, especially suddenly or en masse) [with em ‘at a location’]
    Synonym: aparecer

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