| Jos jokin madaltaa ihmissuhteiden laatua, se on yhteiskunnan taloudellinen kahtiajakautuminen. | and if there is anything that lowers the quality of social relations it is the socioeconomic stratification of society. |
| Minun piti madaltaa seinää kirjahyllyä varten. | I had to lower the wall there to make the bookcase fit. |
| Pitäisikö madaltaa odotuksia sille tasolla, joka on jo toteutunut? | So what are you saying? That we should lower our expectations to a point that they're already met? |
| Tasot oli tarkoitus madaltaa, mutta Sue kokkaa, - joten jätin kaiken ennalleen. | I was going to get all this lowered but Sue enjoys doing the cooking, so I thought I'd leave it. Erm, good. |
| Turha madaltaa ääntä, tiedän mistä puhut. | You don't have to lower your voice. I know what you're saying! |
| Miten Raj voi yltää suuruuteen, jos ystävät madaltavat rimaa? | How will Raj ever reach true greatness if his friends lower the bar for him? |
| Yhteensattumia tapahtuu eniten tunnekuohujen aikana. Tunteet madaltavat tietoisuutta ja voimistavat tiedostamatonta. | According to Koestler, coincidence is more likely to happen to people in states of heightened emotion, as emotions lower consciousness while increasing the powers of the unconscious. |
| Léon luki yksitoikkoisella äänellä, jota hän huolellisesti madalsi kun puhuttiin rakkaudesta. | Leon recited in a slow voice... which he carefully lowered in the love passages. |
| Älä madalla odotuksia, jos tarvitset jotain. | Don't lower expectations if you want them to do something. |
