Low, stockings - Bas (The 468th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Low, stockings is Bas. It can be used as noun, adjective, adverb. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, numbers & quantity, materials & quality. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 468th most commonly used word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: low, stockings

French: bas

Examples


The actual price was lower than I thought it would be.	Le prix actuel était plus bas que je ne l'avais pensé.
Between Heaven above and Hell below is a place called Earth.	Entre le Ciel en haut et l'Enfer en bas se trouve un endroit appelé Terre.
That's a low blow.	C'est un coup bas.
From below, the house seemed very tall.	D'en bas, la maison paraissait très haute.
The bridge is low.	Le pont est bas.
The company exploited its workers through low wages.	La compagnie exploitait ses travailleurs en leur payant un salaire très bas.
Nylon stockings often run.	Les bas en nylon filent souvent.
He's feeling really low.	Il a le moral très bas.

Prices went to amazingly low levels.	Les prix descendirent à des niveaux incroyablement bas.
It's very low.	C'est très bas.
Buy low, sell high.	Achète bas, vends haut
Keep a low profile.	Fais profil bas.
This is really low.	C'est très bas.
Prices are lower in Boston.	Les prix sont plus bas à Boston.
I try to keep a low profile.	J'essaie de faire profil bas.
I try to keep a low profile now.	J'essaye de faire profil bas maintenant.
She wore neither shoes nor stockings.	Elle ne portait ni chaussures ni bas.
Sami kept a low profile.	Sami faisait profil bas.
Life ebbs and flows.	La vie est faite de hauts et de bas.
There are highs and lows in life, said the elevator operator.	Il y a des hauts et des bas dans la vie, comme disait le groom de l'ascenseur.
Years of low levels coincide with higher water temperatures.	Les années de bas niveau coïncident avec des températures de l'eau plus élevées.