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❢ When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien ; below the knee = au-dessous du genou.The most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surface. For other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below.A prep1 ( under) en dessous de ; the apartment below mine l'appartement au-dessous du mien ; below the knee/the waist au-dessous du genou/de la taille ; below the surface sous la surface ; below (the) ground sous le sol ; one kilometre below the surface à un kilomètre de profondeur ; below sea level au-dessous du niveau de la mer ; his name was below mine on the list son nom était au-dessous du or sous le mien sur la liste ; in the field below the castle dans le champ en contrebas du château ; the valley/river below them/you etc la vallée/rivière en contrebas ;2 (less than: in quantity, degree etc) en dessous de, inférieur à ; below the average/10% en dessous de or inférieur à la moyenne/10% ; below the age of 12 en dessous de 12 ans ; 10° below (freezing) 10° en dessous de zéro ; below target/expectations/inflation inférieur aux objectifs/aux prévisions/à l'inflation ; his performance was below his usual standard sa prestation était bien moins bonne que d'habitude ; your behaviour was (well) below the standard expected of a manager ta conduite n'était pas (du tout) à la hauteur du poste de directeur ;3 ( inferior in rank to) the people below him in the department les gens du service au-dessous de lui ; those below the rank of Major Mil les militaires qui sont au-dessous du grade de major ; a lieutenant is below a captain lieutenant est un grade inférieur à capitaine ; those employees below management level les employés qui ne font pas partie de la direction ; the teams below them in the table ( Sport etc) les équipes moins bien classées qu'eux ;4 ( south of) au sud de, au-dessous de ; below Liverpool/London au sud de Liverpool/de Londres ;5 ( downstream from) en aval de ;6 ( unworthy of) ⇒ beneath A 2.B adv1 ( lower down) 100 metres below 100 mètres plus bas ; the village/the river below le village/la rivière en contrebas ; the people/cars (down) below les gens/voitures en bas ; the apartment below l'appartement en dessous ; seen from below vu d'en bas ; the miners working below les mineurs qui travaillent sous terre ;2 (later on page, in book etc) ci-dessous ; see below voir ci-dessous ; the information below les données ci-dessous ; -
3 weapon
weapon ['wepən]also figurative arme f;∎ weapons of mass destruction armes fpl de destruction massive;∎ carrying a weapon is illegal le port d'armes est illégal;∎ figurative patience is your best weapon in this situation la patience est votre meilleure arme dans cette situation;∎ high interest rates are seen as a weapon against inflation des taux d'intérêt élevés sont considérés comme une arme contre l'inflation►► weapons grade uranium = uranium utilisé dans l'armement;weapon system dispositif m ou système m militaire
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