No. 990 in Catalan
baixar
"Baixar" means "to go down," "to descend," or "to lower" in English.
In a sentence
Vaig baixar les escales amb cura.
I went downstairs carefully.
Here, 'baixar' is used to indicate the act of descending a set of stairs.
Volem baixar les dades abans de les nou.
We want to download the data before nine.
In this context, 'baixar' means to download information from the internet or a digital source.
El riu ha baixat el seu cabal després de les pluges.
The river has decreased its flow after the rains.
Here, 'baixar' conveys the action of a quantity or value decreasing.
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