Usage examples of "au bas mot" in French with translation to English

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L'avantage que tu peux trouver à un emploi au bas de l'échelle, c'est qu'il laisse largement la place à l'amélioration. The one good thing you can say about an entry-level job is that there's lots of room for growth.
Sa maison est au bas de la colline. His house is at the foot of the hill.
L'homme et son cheval qui étaient tombés au bas de la falaise ont été rapidement secourus. The man and his horse that fell off the cliff were soon rescued.
L'avalanche a précipité des tonnes de neige au bas de la montagne. The avalanche hurtled tons of snow down the mountain.
Veuillez écrire votre nom au bas de ce document. Please write your name at the bottom of this paper.
Cette équipe se situe toujours au bas du tableau. That team is always in the cellar.
Elle est toujours au bas de la classe. She is always at the bottom of the class.
C'est très bas. It's very low.
Si tu ne connais pas la signification d'un mot, vérifie dans un dictionnaire. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary.
Sarah était au plus bas pendant plusieurs semaines après le décès de sa mère. Sarah was at a low ebb for several weeks after her mother died.
Connaissez-vous le sens de ce mot ? Do you know the meaning of this word?
Lorsque les vaches volent haut et les boeufs volent bas, c'est qu'il y a probablement une tornade. When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.
Tu devrais rechercher ce mot. You should look up that word.
Les rameaux qui en donnent le plus sont ceux qui pendent le plus vers le bas. The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
Fais passer le mot ! Spread the word!
Quand le soleil de la culture est bas, même les nains projettent de longues ombres. When the sun of culture is low, even dwarfs will cast long shadows.
Il ne m'a même pas dit un seul mot. She didn't say even one word to me.
Achète bas, vends haut ! Buy low, sell high.
On peut avoir le dernier mot avec une femme, à la condition que ce soit oui. You can have the last word with a woman, on the condition that it is yes.
La compagnie exploitait ses travailleurs en leur payant un salaire très bas. The company exploited its workers with low pay.
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