below

below
below [{{t}}bɪ'ləʊ]
1 preposition
(a) (at, to a lower position than) au-dessous de, en dessous de; (under) sous;
the flat below ours l'appartement au-dessous ou en dessous du nôtre;
her skirt came to below her knees sa jupe lui descendait au-dessous du genou;
below the surface sous la surface;
below (the) ground sous (la) terre;
below sea level au-dessous du niveau de la mer;
below the surface sous la surface
(b) (inferior to) au-dessous de, inférieur à;
temperatures below zero des températures au-dessous de ou inférieures à zéro;
his grades are below average ses notes sont au-dessous de ou inférieures à la moyenne;
below the poverty line en dessous du seuil de pauvreté;
children below the age of five des enfants de moins de cinq ans;
the rank is just below that of general le rang est juste au-dessous de celui d'un général
(c) (downstream of) en aval de
(d) (south of) au sud de
2 adverb
(a) (in lower place, on lower level) en dessous, plus bas;
we looked down onto the town below nous contemplions la ville à nos pieds;
down below in the valley en bas dans la vallée;
the flat below l'appartement d'en dessous ou du dessous;
he could hear two men talking below il entendait deux hommes parler en bas;
seen from below vu d'en bas;
the title came first with her name immediately below le titre apparaissait en premier avec son nom juste en dessous;
{{}}archaic{{}} or {{}}literary{{}} here below (on earth) ici-bas
(b) (with numbers, quantities) moins;
{{}}familiar{{}} it was twenty below il faisait moins vingt;
children of five and below les enfants de cinq ans et moins
(c) (in text) plus bas, ci-dessous;
see below voir plus bas ou ci-dessous;
the address given below l'adresse mentionnée ci-dessous
(d) {{}}Nautical{{}} en bas;
to go below descendre dans l'entrepont;
she went below to her cabin elle est descendue à sa cabine

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