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1 ♦ underground
♦ undergroundA avv. /ˈʌndəˈgraʊnd/1 sottoterra; nel sottosuolo: Moles live mainly underground, le talpe vivono principalmente sottoterra2 (ind. min.) in sotterraneo3 segretamente; nella clandestinità: The movement continued to operate underground, il movimento ha continuato ad agire nella clandestinità; (polit.) to go underground, entrare nella clandestinitàB a. attr. /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 sotterraneo: (geol.) underground stream, corso d'acqua sotterraneo; (autom.) underground car park, parcheggio sotterraneo; (ferr.) underground railway, ferrovia sotterranea; (mil.) underground shelter, rifugio sotterraneo2 segreto; clandestino: an underground resistance movement, un movimento di resistenza clandestino; underground music [press], musica [stampa] undergroundC n. [u] /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 ( anche Underground) ferrovia sotterranea; metropolitana (in GB; cfr. USA subway): the London Underground, la metropolitana di Londra3 (edil.) sottosuolo; sotterraneo● (econ.) underground economy, economia sommersa □ ( speleologia) underground passage, cunicolo □ underground pipes, tubazioni interrate □ (bot.) underground stem, rizoma □ (edil.) underground utilities, condutture sotterranee.
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