This is the 7030th most frequent Catalan word.
abaixes
"Abaixes" means "you lower" or "you bring down" (second person singular, present tense of "abaixar").
The word 'abaixes' is used to indicate lowering down the volume in this context.
Quan abaixes el volum, no escolto bé.
When you lower the volume, I cannot hear well.
Here, 'abaixes' refers to the action of pulling down the blinds.
Sempre abaixes les persianes abans de dormir?
Do you always lower the blinds before sleeping?
In this case, 'abaixes' is utilized to describe the physical action of descending to the street.