below

below
be·low [bɪʼləʊ, Am -ʼloʊ] adv
1) (lower) unten, darunter;
I listened to the voices \below ich horchte auf die Stimmen, die von unten heraufklangen;
the fiends of \below (liter) die bösen Geister der Hölle [o Unterwelt];
down \below naut unter Deck;
here \below (hum, iron) auf Erden (geh)
2) (on page) unten;
see \below siehe unten;
the information \below is strictly confidential die nachstehenden Hinweise sind streng vertraulich
3) (lower in rank)
an officer \below ein rangniederer Offizier
4) (in temperature) unter null;
/10° \below 5/10 Grad minus prep
1) (lower than) unter +dat;
they saw the valley far \below them sie sahen das Tal weit unter sich
2) (underneath) unter +dat with verbs of motion unter +akk
3) (under surface of) unter +dat with verbs of motion unter +akk;
the sun had sunk \below the horizon die Sonne war hinter dem Horizont versunken
4) (south of) unterhalb +gen;
Washington D.C. is \below New York Washington D.C. liegt unterhalb von New York
5) (less than) unter +dat;
to be \below average in sth in etw dat unter dem Durchschnitt sein [o liegen];
it's 10° \below zero today heute ist es 10° unter null
6) (quieter than) unter +dat;
they spoke \below a whisper sie flüsterten leise
7) (inferior to)
to be \below sb unter jdm stehen
8) (lower standard than)
to marry \below oneself unterhalb seines Standes heiraten;
to sink \below oneself unter seine Würde sinken;
to be \below sb unter jds Würde sein

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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