below

be·low  (b-l)

adv.

1. In or to a lower place; beneath.

2.

a. On or to a lower floor; downstairs.

b. Nautical On or to a lower deck.

3. In a later part of a given text: figures quoted below.

4. Farther down, as along a slope or valley.

5. In or to hell or Hades.

6. On the earth.

7.

a. In a lower rank or class.

b. Below zero in temperature: 40° below.

prep.

1. Underneath; beneath.

2. Lower than, as on a graduated scale.

3. Downstream of: launched the canoe just below the bridge.

4. South of: Guatemala is below Mexico.

5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of: Such petty behavior is below me.

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[Middle English bilooghe : bi, by; see by¹ + loghe, low; see low¹.]

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below [bɪˈləʊ]

prep

1. at or to a position lower than; under

2. less than in quantity or degree

3. south of

4. downstream of

5. unworthy of; beneath

adv

1. at or to a lower position or place

2. at a later place (in something written) see below

3. Archaic beneath heaven; on earth or in hell

[bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low¹]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	below - in or to a place that is lower at a lower place, beneath, to a lower place higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place, above - in or to a place that is higher
	2.	below - at a later place; "see below" above, supra - at an earlier place; "see above"
	3.	below - (in writing) see below; "vide infra" infra
	4.	below - on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor
	5.	below - further down; "see under for further discussion" under

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below

preposition

1. under, beneath, underneath, lower than The boat dipped below the surface of the water.

2. less than, under, lower than, smaller than, not as much as Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius.

3. subordinate to, under, subject to, inferior to, subservient to, lesser than white-collar staff below chief officer level

adverb

1. lower, down, under, beneath, underneath, downstairs, further down, at a lower level Spread out below was a huge crowd.

2. beneath, following, at the end, underneath, at the bottom, further on Please write to me at the address below.

Translations

below [bɪˈləʊ]

When below is an element in a phrasal verb, eg go below, look up the verb.

A. PREP

1. (= under) → debajo de, bajo
below the bed → debajo de la cama, bajo la cama
the room below this is my study → la habitación que está debajo de ésta es mi estudio
her skirt reaches well below her knees → la falda le llega muy por debajo de las rodillas
their readership has dropped to below 18,000 → el número de lectores que tenían ha descendido por debajo de los 18.000
to be below sb in rank → ser inferior a algn en rango
below average → inferior al promedio, inferior a or por debajo de la media
below freezing (point) → bajo cero
five degrees below zero → cinco grados bajo cero
below (the) ground → bajo tierra
temperatures below normal → temperaturas inferiores a las normales
below sea level → por debajo del nivel del mar
below the surface → por debajo de la superficie, bajo la superficie
below zero = below freezing (point)

2. (Geog) (= downstream of) → más abajo de
the Thames below Oxford → el Támesis más abajo de Oxford

B. ADV

1. (= beneath) → abajo
below, we could see the valley → abajo podíamos ver el valle
the flat below → el piso de abajo
they live two floors below → viven dos pisos más abajo
decisions occur at departmental level or below → las decisiones se toman a nivel de departamento o a un nivel inferior
her name was written below → su nombre estaba escrito debajo
it was five (degrees) below → hacía cinco grados bajo cero
down below → abajo
far below → mucho más abajo
from below → desde abajo
here below (lit) → aquí abajo; (= not in sky) → aquí en la tierra; (= in this life) → en este mundo
immediately below → justamente debajo

2. (in document) see below → véase más abajo
as stated below → como se indica más abajo

3. (Naut) (also below deck) → abajo
to go below → bajar

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below [bɪˈləʊ]

prep

(= under) → au-dessous de
below the castle → au-dessous du château
below sea level → au-dessous du niveau de la mer
below the horizon
The sun dipped below the horizon → Le soleil a plongé derrière l'horizon.
below ground (= in the ground) → sous le sol

(= less than) [+ normal] → inférieur(e) à
temperatures below normal → températures inférieures à la normale
below zero → au-dessous de zéro
10 degrees below freezing → moins dix degrés
below average → inférieur(e) à la moyenne, en dessous de la moyenne
The quality is below average
BUT La qualité est inférieure.

adv

(= underneath) → en dessous (= beneath) (window, summit) → en bas
on the floor below → à l'étage en dessous
We looked out of the window at the scene below → Nous avons regardé par la fenêtre ce qu'il se passait en bas.
the ground below (beneath a plane) → le sol
He fell 25ft to the ground below
BUT Il a fait une chute de 8 mètres.

(= lower) (on page) see below → voir plus bas, voir plus loin, voir ci-dessous
the address below → l'adresse ci-dessous

(= less)
pupils who get scores of 30% or below → les élèves ayant des résultats inférieurs ou égaux à 30 %
temperatures at zero or below → des températures inférieures ou égales à zéro
below-the-belt [bɪˌləʊðəˈbɛlt] adj (= unfair) [tactics] → déloyal(e)
see also belt
below-the-line promotion [bɪˈləʊðəlaɪn] n (BUSINESS) → hors-média m

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below

prep

(= under) → unterhalb (+gen); (with line, level etc also) → unter (+dat or with motion +acc); on it and below it → darauf und darunter; her skirt comes well below her knees or the knee → ihr Rock geht bis weit unters Knie; Naples is below Rome (on the map) → Neapel liegt unterhalb Roms; the sun disappeared below the horizon → die Sonne verschwand hinter dem Horizont; to be below somebody (in rank) → (rangmäßig) unter jdm stehen

(= downstream from) → unterhalb (+gen), → nach

(= unworthy of) or is that below you? → oder ist das unter Ihrer Würde?

adv

(= lower down) → unten; the cows in the valley below → die Kühe drunten im Tal; they live one floor below → sie wohnen ein Stockwerk tiefer; the tenants/apartment below → die Mieter/die Wohnung darunter; (below us) → die Mieter/Wohnung unter uns; write the name here with the address below → schreiben Sie den Namen hierher und die Adresse darunter; in the class below → in der Klasse darunter; (below me) → in der Klasse unter mir; what’s the next rank below? → was ist der nächstniedere Rang?; down below → unten

(Naut) → unter Deck; to go below → unter Deck gehen

(in documents) → (weiter) unten; see below → siehe unten

15 degrees below → 15 Grad unter null, 15 Grad minus

here below (= on earth) → hier unten; and on earth below (Bibl) → und unten auf der Erde; down below (= in hell) → dort drunten

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below [bɪˈləʊ]

1. prep → sotto, al di sotto di
temperatures below normal → temperature al di sotto del normale
they live in the flat below us → abitano nell'appartamento sotto al nostro

2. adv → sotto, di sotto
the mountains below → le montagne sottostanti
the flat below → l'appartamento al piano di sotto
see below (on page) → vedi sotto or oltre

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below [bɪˈləʊ]

1. prep → sotto, al di sotto di
temperatures below normal → temperature al di sotto del normale
they live in the flat below us → abitano nell'appartamento sotto al nostro

2. adv → sotto, di sotto
the mountains below → le montagne sottostanti
the flat below → l'appartamento al piano di sotto
see below (on page) → vedi sotto or oltre

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below

prep below [bəˈləu]

lower in position, rank, standard etc than She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard. onder تَحْت под pod nedenunder; under unter κάτω από, πιο χαμηλά από debajo (de); por debajo allpool, allapoole, alla پایین؛ زیر alapuolella au-dessous de מִתַחָת के नीचे ispod alatt, alá di bawah fyrir neðan, undir sotto, al disotto di ～より下に …보다 아래에 žemiau zem bawah beneden under, nedenunder poniżej abaixo de sub, dedesubt ниже pod pod ispod under, nedanför อยู่ตอนใต้; อยู่ข้างล่าง altında, aşağıda,aşağı 在...下面 під; нижче گھٹیا ، سے نیچا dưới 在...下面

adv

in a lower place We looked at the houses (down) below. onder, benede إلى أسْفَل отдолу dole, níže nedenfor hinunter από κάτω de abajo allpool در زیر؛ پایین alla plus bas לְמָטָה निचले स्थान पर dolje, ispod lent lebih rendah fyrir neðan sotto 下に 아래(쪽)에 žemai zemāk; apakšā bawah beneden nedenfor na dole lá em baixo (mai) jos; de mai jos внизу, ниже dolu spodaj niže nedanför อยู่เบื้องล่าง altında, aşağıda, aşağısına 在下面 внизу نیچے ہونا ở bên dưới 在下面

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