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below
under; in a lower place; beneath the surface of the water: what lies below
Not to be confused with:
billow – a surge of the sea; a swell, breaker, crest; to swell out as by the wind: The boat’s sails billow in the wind.
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be·low
(bĭ-lō′)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.
[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
6. at or to a lower position or place
7. at a later place (in something written): see below.
8. archaic beneath heaven; on earth or in hell
[C14: bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low1]
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be•low
(bɪˈloʊ)adv.
1. in or toward a lower place: Look out below!
2. on, in, or toward a lower deck or floor.
3. beneath the surface of the water.
4. on earth: the fate of creatures here below.
5. in hell or the infernal regions.
6. at a later point on a page or in a text: See the illustration below. Compare above (def. 6).
7. in a lower rank or grade: a class below.
8. under zero on the temperature scale.
9. downstage. Compare above (def. 10).
10. Zool. on the lower or ventral side.
11. beneath the surface of the water.
prep. 12. lower down than: below the knee.
13. lower in rank, degree, amount, rate, etc.: below cost.
14. too undignified to be worthy of; beneath.
15. downstage of.
16. downstream or south of.
[1275–1325; Middle English bilooghe]
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under
– below – beneath1. 'under'
Under is almost always a preposition. You use under to say that one thing is at a lower level than another, and that the other thing is directly above it. For example, you might say that an object on the floor is under a table or chair.
There's a cupboard under the stairs.
A path runs under the trees.
2. 'underneath'
Underneath can be a preposition with a similar meaning to under.
We sat at a table underneath some olive trees.
Underneath can also be an adverb.
Let's pull up the carpet and see what's underneath.
3. 'below'
Below can be a preposition. You normally use it to say that one thing is at a much lower level than another.
There's a tunnel 100 metres below the surface.
Below can also be an adverb.
They stood at the top of the mountain and looked at the valley below.
4. 'beneath'
Beneath can be a preposition with a similar meaning to under or below. Beneath is more formal.
He could feel the soft ground beneath his feet.
Beneath can also be an adverb.
He stared out of the window at the courtyard beneath.
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| Adv. | 1. |  below - in or to a place that is lower |
| 2. | below - at a later place; "see below" | |
| 3. | below - (in writing) see below; "vide infra" | |
| 4. |  below - on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" | |
| 5. | below - further down; "see under for further discussion" |
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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.
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Translations
إلى أسْفَلتَحْتتـَحْتَ
poddoleníže
nedenforundernedenunder
allallaallavooluallkorruselallpool
allaallehalpapakkanenalakerta
doljeispod
fyrir neîanfyrir neîan, undir
･･･より下に下に
...보다 아래에아래쪽에
žemaižemiau
apakšāzemzemāk
podspodaj
minusnedannedanförunder
อยู่ข้างล่างอยู่ตอนใต้
ở dưới
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)
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)
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
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
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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
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.
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.
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
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 zérobelow-the-belt [bɪˌləʊðəˈbɛlt] adj (= unfair) [tactics] → déloyal(e)
see also beltbelow-the-line promotion [bɪˈləʊðəlaɪn] n (BUSINESS) → hors-média m
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 zérobelow-the-belt [bɪˌləʊðəˈbɛlt] adj (= unfair) [tactics] → déloyal(e)
see also beltbelow-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
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
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
the mountains below → le montagne sottostanti
the flat below → l'appartamento al piano di sotto
see below (on page) → vedi sotto or oltre
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
below
(bəˈləu) preposition lower in position, rank, standard etc than. She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard.
adverb in a lower place. We looked at the houses (down) below.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
below
→ تـَحْتَ dole, pod nedenfor, under unten, unter κάτω, κάτω από abajo, debajo de alapuolella, alla en dessous, sous dolje, ispod sotto ･･･より下に, 下に ...보다 아래에, 아래쪽에 eronder, onder nedenfor, under pod (czymś), poniżej abaixo, abaixo de, debaixo de внизу, под nedanför อยู่ข้างล่าง, อยู่ตอนใต้ altında ở dưới 在...下面, 在下面Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
below
prep. después de, debajo de;
adv. abajo, bajo, debajo;
down ___ → en la parte; más abajo;
___average → inferior.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
below
adv abajo; prep por debajo de; (number) inferior a, por debajo de; below the waist..por debajo de la cintura; below 200..inferior a 200..por debajo de 200English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.