No. 2,396 in Dutch
verlagen
To lower or reduce.
In a sentence
De regering heeft besloten om de belastingtarieven te verlagen.
The government has decided to lower the tax rates.
In this sentence, 'verlagen' is used in the sense of 'to lower,' referring to reducing tax rates.
Ik moet de tafel verlagen omdat hij te hoog is voor de kinderen.
I need to lower the table because it is too high for the children.
Here, 'verlagen' means 'to lower,' describing the physical act of adjusting the table height.
We proberen het volume van de muziek te verlagen zodat iedereen kan slapen.
We are trying to lower the volume of the music so everyone can sleep.
In this example, 'verlagen' is used to indicate reducing the intensity or level of the sound.
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