below

below
below [bɪˈləʊ]
1. preposition
   a. ( = under) sous ; ( = lower than) au-dessous de
• below the surface sous la surface
• her skirt is well below her knees sa jupe est bien au-dessous du genou
• below average au-dessous de la moyenne
• below the horizon au-dessous de l'horizon
• to be below sb in rank être hiérarchiquement en dessous de qn
   b. (river) en aval de
• the Thames below Oxford la Tamise en aval d'Oxford
2. adverb
   a. ( = at lower level) plus bas ; ( = at lowest level) en bas ; ( = directly underneath) au-dessous
• you can see the town spread out below on voit la ville qui s'étale en contrebas
• below, we could see the valley en bas, on apercevait la vallée
• the road below la route en contrebas
• several thousand feet below (from mountain top) plusieurs milliers de mètres plus bas ; (from aeroplane) plusieurs milliers de mètres au-dessous
• down below plus bas
   b. ( = downstairs) en bas
• the floor below l'étage m au-dessous
• they live two floors below ils habitent deux étages au-dessous
• the people (in the flat) below les gens mpl (de l'appartement) du dessous
   c. (later in document) plus bas
• see below voir plus bas
• as stated below comme indiqué plus bas
   d. ( = below zero) au-dessous
• it will be extremely cold, with temperatures at zero or below il fera très froid, avec des températures tombant à zéro ou au-dessous
• it was twenty (degrees) below (inf) il faisait moins vingt
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Note: When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien; below the knee = au-dessous du genou
The most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surface
For other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below
[bɪ'ləʊ] 1.
preposition
1) (under) en dessous de

below the waist — au-dessous de la taille

below sea level — au-dessous du niveau de la mer

below the castle — en contrebas du château

the valley below them/you etc — la vallée en contrebas

2) (less than) en dessous de, inférieur à

below 10% — en dessous de or inférieur à 10%

3) (in rank)

those below the rank of Major — Military les militaires qui sont au-dessous du grade de major

4) (south of) au sud de, au-dessous de; (downstream from) en aval de
5) (unworthy of) beneath 1. 2
2.
adverb

100 metres below — 100 mètres plus bas

the village below — le village en contrebas

the people/cars (down) below — les gens/voitures en bas

the apartment below — l'appartement en dessous

seen from below — vu d'en bas

see below — (on page) voir ci-dessous


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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