/su/
Translation
under, beneath
Word origin
From Latin subtus ('below, underneath'), from sub ('under').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- subtus (sub)
- English cognates
- sub-, subterranean
Examples
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The keys had been hidden under the stone for months.
plaindre.
He has been working under pressure for several weeks without complaining.
, couru ' l'abri .
In the rain, they ran to the nearest shelter.
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The dog likes to hide under the table during meals.
, couraient .
In the rain, the children were running and laughing in the yard.
Sous exprime la position inférieure (physically under) et divers rapports figurés : la cause (sous l'effet de), la condition (sous condition), la dépendance hiérarchique (sous les ordres de), la période temporelle (sous la pluie, sous Louis XIV). Sa variété d'emplois le rend indispensable.
Sous peu (shortly, before long) et sous main ou sous peine de (on pain of, under penalty of) illustrent les emplois figurés. En sous-main (behind the scenes, covertly) et sous-entendu (implied, implicit) sont des composés courants. Sous les yeux de (in front of, in the presence of) et sous prétexte de (under the pretext of) sont des locutions prépositionnelles fréquentes.
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