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2 adverb[‚ʌndə'wɔ:tə(r)] sous l'eau►► American Stock Exchange underwater option option f à prix glissant à la baisse -
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underwater [ˈʌndəˈwɔ:tər]1. adjective2. adverb* * *[ˌʌndə'wɔːtə(r)] 1.adjective [cable, exploration, test, world] sous-marin; [lighting] sous l'eau; [birth] dans l'eau2.adverb sous l'eau -
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4 underwater
American (share prices) décoté(e)underwater option option f à prix glissant à la baisseThis provides employees with a guaranteed return within a specified time period, but assures the company that the bonus is paid only if the stock options remain underwater.
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5 underwater foundation
fondation sous l’eau fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > underwater foundation
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7 underwater vehicle
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8 underwater volcano
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9 underwater work
travail subaquatique, travail en plongéeEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > underwater work
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10 diving
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11 shelf
shelf [∫elf](plural shelves)1. noun• to be on the shelf [woman] rester vieille fille2. compounds* * *[ʃelf]2) Geography (of rock, ice) corniche f••to be left on the shelf — ( remain single) rester vieille fille
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under [ˈʌndər]1. prepositiona. ( = beneath) sous• under the table/umbrella sous la table/le parapluie• under the command of... sous les ordres de...b. ( = less than) moins de ; (in rank, scale) au-dessous de• it sells at under £10 cela se vend à moins de 10 livresc. (with names) sousd. ( = according to) selon2. adverba. ( = beneath) en dessousb. ( = less) moins3. prefix( = insufficiently) sous-* * *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 titreunder 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 dictionaryFor particular usages, see the entry below['ʌndə(r)] 1.1) ( physically beneath or below) sous2) ( 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
temperatures under 10°C — des températures inférieures à 10°C
3) ( according to)4) ( subordinate to) sous5) ( in classification) sous2.do I look for Le Corbusier under ‘le’ or ‘Corbusier’? — est-ce que je dois chercher Le Corbusier sous ‘le’ ou ‘Corbusier’?
1) ( physically beneath or below something) [crawl, sit, hide] en dessousto go under — [diver, swimmer] disparaître sous l'eau
2) ( less) moins£10 and under — 10 livres sterling et moins
to run five minutes under — [event, programme] durer cinq minutes de moins que prévu
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I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) mien, mienne, les miens, les miennesII 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) mine2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mine2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) extraire2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) miner3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) miner•- miner- mining - minefield -
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17 torpedo
[to:'pi:dəu] 1. plural - torpedoes; noun(an underwater missile fired at ships: an enemy torpedo.) torpille2. verb(3rd person singular present tense torpedoes: past tense, past participle torpedoed - to attack, damage or destroy with torpedoes: The ship was torpedoed.) torpiller -
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B vi faire de la spéléologie.■ cave in:▶ cave in1 lit [tunnel, roof, building] s'effondrer ; [beam] s'infléchir ; his ribs caved in under the impact il a eu les côtes enfoncées par l'impact ;2 fig [person] céder ;▶ cave [sth] in, cave in [sth] défoncer [roof] ; enfoncer [skull, rib cage]. -
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