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sotto (a) prep.1 ( in luogo o posizione inferiore o sottostante) under; beneath, underneath: sotto (a) il sole, sotto (a) le stelle, under the sun, beneath the stars; lo sgabello è sotto (a) il tavolo, the stool is under the table; sotto (a) il divano c'è un tappeto, there is a carpet under the settee; sotto (a) il cappotto indossava un abito di seta, she was wearing a silk dress under her coat; portava un libro sotto (a) il braccio, he carried a book under his arm; la campagna era sotto (a) una coltre di neve, the countryside was under a mantle of snow; erano in due sotto (a) l'ombrello, there were two of them under the umbrella; si ripararono sotto (a) un albero, they sheltered under a tree; cercare una parola sotto (a) la lettera S, to look up a word under the letter S; il ritrovo dei partecipanti era sotto (a) l'orologio della stazione, the participants were to meet under (neath) the station clock; hanno costruito un tunnel sotto (a) la Manica, a tunnel was built under the Channel; passare sotto (a) un ponte, to go under a bridge; ho ritrovato il documento sotto (a) un mucchio di pratiche, I found the document under a pile of papers; vivere sotto (a) lo stesso tetto, to live under the same roof; nuotare sott'acqua, to swim underwater; estrasse una pistola da sotto (a) la giacca, he took out a gun from under his jacket // infilarsi sotto (a) le coperte, to slip between the sheets // passeggiare sotto (a) i portici, to stroll through the arcade // conservare sott'olio, sott'aceto, to preserve in oil, to pickle2 ( più in basso, al di sotto di) below (anche fig.); ( a sud di) south of: sotto (a) il livello del mare, below sea level; sotto (a) la media, below average; la pianura si stende sotto (a) il castello, the plain stretches below the castle; il rifugio era proprio sotto (a) la vetta, the refuge hut was just below the summit; il corteo passò sotto (a) le mie finestre, the procession passed below my windows; metti la tua firma sotto (a) la mia, put your signature below mine; ha 500 dipendenti sotto (a) di sé, he has 500 workers under him; la temperatura era scesa sotto (a) lo zero, the temperature had fallen below zero; Roma è sotto (a) Firenze, Rome is south of Florence; il Sud Africa è sotto (a) l'equatore, South Africa is below the equator // (mar.) sotto (a) ponte, below deck // (fin.) sotto (a) la pari, below par (o at a discount) // al di sotto (a) di → disotto3 (per indicare subordinazione, influsso, condizione) under: sotto (a) la bandiera italiana, under the Italian flag; sotto (a) la direzione, la guida di..., under the management, the guide of...; sotto (a) il nome di..., under the name of...; sotto (a) il fuoco nemico, under enemy fire; sotto (a) il regno di Elisabetta I, sotto (a) gli Stuart, sotto (a) Augusto, under the reign of Elizabeth I, under the Stuarts, under Augustus; nel 1848 la Lombardia era sotto (a) la dominazione austriaca, in 1848 Lombardy was under Austrian rule; mettere qlcu. sotto (a) la protezione della polizia, to put s.o. under police protection; avere qlcu. sotto (a) la propria tutela, to have s.o. under one's care; agire sotto (a) l'effetto di un farmaco, to act under the influence of a drug // sotto (a) la pioggia, in the rain // essere nato sotto (a) una buona, cattiva stella, to be born under a lucky, an unlucky star // studiare sotto (a) un buon maestro, to study with a good teacher // sotto (a) minaccia di morte, on pain of death; sotto (a) processo, on trial; sotto (a) giuramento, on (o under) oath4 ( meno di) under: essere sotto (a) la quarantina, to be under forty; atleti sotto (a) i 21 anni, athletes under 21; un reddito annuo sotto (a) i 16.000 euro, an annual income of under 16,000 euros; essere sotto (a) peso, to be underweight; gli abitanti erano di poco sotto (a) il migliaio, there were just under a thousand inhabitants5 (in prossimità di, con valore temporale): qui gli alberghi sono pieni sotto (a) Pasqua, hotels here are full up at Eastertime; siamo ormai sotto (a) gli esami, it's exam time◆ agg.invar. ( inferiore) below: il piano (di) sotto (a), the floor below; leggi la riga sotto (a), read the line below◆ s.m. ( la parte inferiore) bottom; underside: il sotto (a) della pentola è di rame, the bottom of the pan is made of copper; il sotto (a) della coperta è di raso, the underside of the cover is made of satin.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: un lupo sotto (a) la veste d'agnello, a wolf in sheep's clothing // sotto (a) questo aspetto, from that point of view; sotto (a) ogni punto di vista, from every point of view // andare sotto (a) un'automobile, to be run over by a car; mettere sotto (a) qlcu., to run s.o. over // mettere qlcu. sotto (a) i piedi, to treat s.o. like a doormat // avere qlco. sotto (a) il naso, to have sthg. under one's nose; mettere qlco. sotto (a) i denti, to have a bite to eat // tenere qlcu. sott'occhio, to keep an eye on s.o. // passare qlco. sotto (a) silenzio, to keep quiet about sthg.
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