beneath

beneath
bi'ni:Ɵ
1. preposition
1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) bajo, debajo (de)
2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) no valer la pena

2. adverb
(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) de abajo
beneath1 adv abajo
we looked down at the village beneath miramos el pueblo de abajo
beneath2 prep bajo / debajo de / por debajo de
there was a secret tunnel beneath the church había un túnel secreto bajo la iglesia
beneath
tr[bɪ'niːɵ]
preposition
1 bajo, debajo de
■ they sleep in the room beneath ours duermen en la habitación debajo de la nuestra
2 por debajo de
■ the underground line runs beneath our house la línea de metro va por debajo de nuestra casa
3 figurative use indigno,-a de, no digno,-a de
■ it's beneath you to behave like this es indigno de ti comportarte de esta manera
adverb
1 de abajo
■ she lives in the flat beneath vive en el piso de abajo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to marry beneath oneself casarse con alguien de clase inferior
beneath [bɪ'ni:ɵ] adv
: bajo, abajo, debajo
beneath prep
: bajo de, abajo de, por debajo de
beneath
adv.
• abajo adv.
• debajo adv.
prep.
• debajo de prep.

I bɪ'niːθ
preposition
1) (under) bajo

the city lay spread out beneath us — la ciudad se extendía a nuestros pies

2)
a) (inferior to)

those beneath him — los que están (or estaban etc) por debajo de él

she married beneath her — no se casó bien

b) (unworthy of)

it's beneath her — es indigno de ella

you're beneath contempt — no mereces ni desprecio


II
adverb

I wondered what lay beneath — me preguntaba qué habría debajo or abajo

[bɪ'niːθ]
1. PREP
1) (=below) debajo de, bajo
2) (fig) inferior a, por debajo de

it would be beneath him to do such a thing — hacer tal cosa sería indigno de él

she married beneath her — se casó con un hombre de clase inferior

beneath contempt — despreciable

2.
ADV abajo, debajo
* * *

I [bɪ'niːθ]
preposition
1) (under) bajo

the city lay spread out beneath us — la ciudad se extendía a nuestros pies

2)
a) (inferior to)

those beneath him — los que están (or estaban etc) por debajo de él

she married beneath her — no se casó bien

b) (unworthy of)

it's beneath her — es indigno de ella

you're beneath contempt — no mereces ni desprecio


II
adverb

I wondered what lay beneath — me preguntaba qué habría debajo or abajo


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