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underneath

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un·der·neath  (ndr-nth)
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.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

underneath
preposition
beneath, below, at the bottom of a table for two underneath the olive trees
adverb
inside, secretly, in your heart, in your heart of hearts, in your innermost thoughts Underneath, Sofia was deeply committed to her husband.
adjective
underside, base, bottom the underneath mechanism of the engine
noun
bottom, base, underside The liquid formed on the underneath of the top plate.
Translations
underneath [ˈʌndəˈniːθ]
A. PREP (position) → bajo, debajo de
the noise came from underneath the tableel ruido salía de debajo de la mesa
underneath the carpetdebajo de la moqueta
I walked underneath a ladderpasé por debajo de una escalera
B. ADVdebajo, por debajo
I got out of the car and looked underneathbajé del coche y miré(por)debajo
C. Nparte f de abajo, fondo m
D. ADJinferior, de abajo

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.
(fig)au fond
Underneath, Sophie was deeply committed to her husband → Au fond, Sophie était profondément attachée à son mari.
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.
(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.
n [car] → bas m de caisse, dessous m; [box] → dessous m

underneath
prep (place) → unter (+dat); (direction) → unter (+acc); underneath itdarunter; the cat came out from underneath the tabledie Katze kam unter dem Tisch hervor; from underneath the trees we could only see …unter den Bäumen stehend/sitzend konnten wir nur … sehen
advdarunter; the ones underneathdie darunter
nUnterseite f

underneath [ˌʌndəˈniːθ]
1. prepsotto, al di sotto di
2. advsotto, di sotto
3. n the underneathla parte di sotto

underneath [ˌʌndəˈniːθ]
1. prepsotto, al di sotto di
2. advsotto, di sotto
3. n the underneathla parte di sotto

underneath
prep / adv underneath [andəˈniːθ]
at or to a lower position (than); beneath She was standing underneath the light; Have you looked underneath the bed? onder تَحْت долу pod nedenunder; under unter κάτω από, από κάτω bajo, debajo de all, alla زیر alla, alle sous, au-dessous de תַחַת नीचे, तले ispod alatt undir sotto ~の下に …의 바로 밑(아래, 하층)에 po, apačioje zem; apakšā; lejā di bawah onder under pod, poniżej debaixo de sub, dedesubt(ul) под; ниже; внизу pod pod ispod under, inunder, nedanför ภายใต้ altına, altında 在...之下 внизу; під نيچے dưới, bên dưới ...
n
the part or side beneath Have you ever seen the underneath of a bus? onder الجانِب السُّفْلي отдолу spodek underside die Unterseite το κάτω μέρος parte inferior alumine pool بخش پایین alapuoli dessous תַחתִית नीचे donja strana vminek az alsó része botn disotto 底部 아래쪽 apačia apakša bahagian bawah onderkant underside spód parte de baixo partea de dedesubt нижняя сторона spodok spodnja stran donji deo undersida, underdel ด้านล่าง; ส่วนล่าง alt kısım 下方 ніжня частина نچلا حصہ ngầm, mặt dưới, phần dưới

underneath أسفل, في الأسفل dole, pod 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 beneden, onderaan 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


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Slowly, silently we wandered From the open cottage door, Underneath the elm's long branches To the pavement bending o'er; Underneath the mossy willow And the dying sycamore.
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The mountains underneath which the Nome King's extensive caverns were located lay grouped just north of the Land of Ev, which lay directly across the deadly desert to the east of the Land of Oz.
 
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