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un·der·neath
(ŭn′dər-nēth′)adv.
1. In or to a place beneath; below.
2. On the lower face or underside.
prep.
1. Under; below; beneath.
2. Under the power or control of.
adj.
Lower; under.
n.
The part or side below or under.
[Middle English undernethe, from Old English underneothan : under, under; see under + neothan, below; see beneath.]
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underneath
(ˌʌndəˈniːθ)prep, adv
under; beneath
adj
lower
n
a lower part, surface, etc
[Old English underneothan, from under + neothan below; related to Old Danish underneden; see beneath]
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un•der•neath
(ˌʌn dərˈniθ, -ˈnið)prep.
1. below the surface of; directly beneath.
2. at the bottom of: exploration underneath the sea.
3. under the control of; in a lower position than, esp. in a hierarchy of authority.
4. hidden, disguised, or misrepresented by, as a false appearance or pretense: Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
adv. 5. below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.
adj. 6. situated below or under something else; lower.
n. 7. the bottom; underside.
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Adv. | 1. | underneath - on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath" |
2. | underneath - under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath" |
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underneath
preposition
1. beneath, below, at the bottom of a table for two underneath the olive trees
adverb
1. inside, secretly, in your heart, in your heart of hearts, in your innermost thoughts Underneath, Sofia was deeply committed to her husband.
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underneath
nounA side or surface that is below or under:
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Translations
أَسْفَلالجانِب السُّفْليتَحْت
podspodekvespod
nedenunderunderundersideneden under
alapuolellaalla
ispodpod
alsó része
botnundir
・・・の下に下に
...의 바로 밑에밑에
apačioje
apakšaapakšālejāzem
podspodaj
nedanförunder
ข้างใต้ภายใต้
altındaalt kısımaltına
bên dướiở dưới
underneath
[ˈʌndəˈniːθ]A. PREP (position) → bajo, debajo de
the noise came from underneath the table → el ruido salía de debajo de la mesa
underneath the carpet → debajo de la moqueta
I walked underneath a ladder → pasé por debajo de una escalera
the noise came from underneath the table → el ruido salía de debajo de la mesa
underneath the carpet → debajo de la moqueta
I walked underneath a ladder → pasé por debajo de una escalera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
underneath
[ˌʌndərˈniːθ] adv
(= beneath) → dessous, en dessous
I got out of the car and looked underneath → Je suis descendu de la voiture et j'ai regardé dessous., Je suis descendu de la voiture et j'ai regardé en dessous.
He wore a blue denim shirt with a white T-shirt underneath → Il portait une chemise bleue en jean avec un T-shirt blanc dessous., Il portait une chemise bleue en jean avec un T-shirt blanc en dessous.
I got out of the car and looked underneath → Je suis descendu de la voiture et j'ai regardé dessous., Je suis descendu de la voiture et j'ai regardé en dessous.
He wore a blue denim shirt with a white T-shirt underneath → Il portait une chemise bleue en jean avec un T-shirt blanc dessous., Il portait une chemise bleue en jean avec un T-shirt blanc en dessous.
prep
(= beneath) → sous
underneath the carpet → sous la moquette
just underneath → juste en dessous
He was standing just underneath the notice → Il se tenait juste en dessous de la pancarte.
underneath the carpet → sous la moquette
just underneath → juste en dessous
He was standing just underneath the notice → Il se tenait juste en dessous de la pancarte.
(fig) → sous
Underneath his outgoing behaviour, Luke was shy → Sous des dehors extravertis, Luke était timide., Sous un comportement extraverti, Luke cachait une personnalité timide.
Underneath his outgoing behaviour, Luke was shy → Sous des dehors extravertis, Luke était timide., Sous un comportement extraverti, Luke cachait une personnalité timide.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
underneath
prep (place) → unter (+dat); (direction) → unter (+acc); underneath it → darunter; the cat came out from underneath the table → die Katze kam unter dem Tisch hervor; from underneath the trees we could only see … → unter den Bäumen stehend/sitzend konnten wir nur … sehen
adv → darunter; the ones underneath → die darunter
n → Unterseite f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
underneath
[ˌʌndəˈniːθ]1. prep → sotto, al di sotto di
2. adv → sotto, di sotto
3. n the underneath → la parte di sotto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
underneath
(andəˈniːθ) preposition, adverb at or to a lower position (than); beneath. She was standing underneath the light; Have you looked underneath the bed?
noun the part or side beneath. Have you ever seen the underneath of a bus?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
underneath
→ أَسْفَل pod, vespod neden under, nedenunder darunter, unter από κάτω, κάτω από debajo, debajo de alapuolella, alla en dessous, sous ispod, pod sotto ・・・の下に, 下に ...의 바로 밑에, 밑에 onder innunder, på undersiden pod (czymś), poniżej debaixo de, embaixo, por baixo внизу, под nedanför, under ข้างใต้, ภายใต้ altında bên dưới, ở dưới 在...的下面, 在下面Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009