under-

under-

pref.

1. Beneath or below in position: underground.

2. Inferior or subordinate in rank or importance: undersecretary.

3. Less in degree, rate, or quantity than normal or proper: undersized.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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under-

prefix

1. below or beneath underarm underground

2. of lesser importance or lower rank undersecretary

3. to a lesser degree than is proper; insufficient or insufficiently undercharge underemployed

4. indicating secrecy or deception underhand

Translations

under- [ˈʌndəʳ] PREFIX

1. (= insufficiently) → poco, insuficientemente
under-prepared → poco or insuficientemente preparado

2. (= less than) an under-15 (= child) → un menor de 15 años
the Spanish under-21 team → la selección española sub-21

3. [part etc] → bajo, inferior; [clothing] → interior; (in rank) → subalterno, segundo
the under-cook → el/la cocinero/a ayudante or auxiliar

under- [ˈʌndə^r-] prefix

(= insufficiently) → sous-
underpriced → sous-évalué(e)
undercooked → pas assez cuit(e)

(= lower in rank) → sous-
undermanager → sous-directeur

under-

pref

(in rank) → Unter-; for the under-twelves/-eighteens/-forties → für Kinder unter zwölf/Jugendliche unter achtzehn/Leute unter vierzig

(= insufficiently) → zu wenig, ungenügend