under

under
under [ˈʌndər]
1. preposition
   a. ( = beneath) sous
• under the table/umbrella sous la table/le parapluie
• it's under there c'est là-dessous
• under it dessous
• he went and sat under it il est allé s'asseoir dessous
• under the Tudors sous les Tudor
• he had 50 men under him il avait 50 hommes sous ses ordres
• under the command of ... sous les ordres de ...
   b. ( = less than) moins de ; (in rank, scale) au-dessous de
• to be under age être mineur
• children under 15 enfants mpl de moins de 15 ans
• the under-15s les moins de 15 ans
• it sells at under £10 cela se vend à moins de 10 livres
• in under two hours en moins de deux heures
   c. (with names) sous
• under an assumed name sous un faux nom
   d. ( = according to) selon
• under French law selon la législation française
• under the terms of the contract selon les termes du contrat
2. adverb
   a. ( = beneath) en dessous
• he stayed under for three minutes ( = underwater) il est resté sous l'eau pendant trois minutes
• he lifted the rope and crawled under il a soulevé la corde et il est passé dessous en rampant
   b. ( = less) moins
• children of 15 and under les enfants de moins de 16 ans
• ten degrees under moins dix
3. prefix
( = insufficiently) sous-
• undernourished sous-alimenté
• underused sous-exploité
* * *
Note: When under is used as a straightforward preposition in English it can almost always be translated by sous in French: under the table = sous la table; under a sheet = sous un drap; under a heading = sous un titre
under is often used before a noun in English to mean subject to or affected by (under control, under fire, under oath, under review etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, fire, oath, review etc)
under is also often used as a prefix in combinations such as undercook, underfunded, underprivileged and undergrowth, underpass. These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary
For particular usages, see the entry below
['ʌndə(r)] 1.
preposition
1) (physically beneath or below) sous

under the bed — sous le lit

under it — en dessous

it's under there — c'est là-dessous

to come out from under something — sortir de dessous quelque chose

2) (less than)

under £10 — moins de 10 livres sterling

children under five — les enfants de moins de cinq ans or en dessous de cinq ans

a number under ten — un nombre inférieur à dix

temperatures under 10°C — des températures inférieures à 10°C

3) (according to)

under the law — selon la loi

fined under a rule — condamné à une amende en vertu d'une règle

4) (subordinate to) sous

I have 50 people under me — j'ai 50 employés sous mes ordres

5) (in classification) sous

do I look for Le Corbusier under ‘le’ or ‘Corbusier’? — est-ce que je dois chercher Le Corbusier sous ‘le’ ou ‘Corbusier’?

2.
adverb
1) (physically beneath or below something) [crawl, sit, hide] en dessous

to go under — [diver, swimmer] disparaître sous l'eau

2) (less) moins

£10 and under — 10 livres sterling et moins

children of six and under — des enfants de six ans et moins

to run five minutes under — [event, programme] durer cinq minutes de moins que prévu

3) (anaesthetized)

to put somebody under — endormir quelqu'un

4) (subjugated)

to keep somebody under — opprimer quelqu'un

5) (below, later in text)

see under — voir ci-dessous


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