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underground [ˈʌndəgraʊnd]1. adjectivea. [work, explosion, cable] souterrain2. adverb3. noun* * *1. ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) GB ( subway) métro m2) ( secret movement) mouvement m clandestin3) Art, Music, Theatre underground m2. ['ʌndəgraʊnd] 3. ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) ( below ground) souterrain2) ( secret) clandestin3) Art, Music, Theatre [art, film, movement] underground inv4. [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) ( below ground) sous terre2) ( secretly) -
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∎ they joined an underground movement (clandestine) ils sont entrés dans un mouvement clandestin; (resistance) ils sont entrés dans un mouvement de résistance;∎ the underground press la presse clandestine(d) (illegal → methods) illégal∎ to go by underground aller en métro;∎ the London/Glasgow underground le métro de Londres ou londonien/de Glasgow(a) (below surface) sous (la) terre∎ to go underground passer dans la clandestinité, prendre le maquis►► underground economy économie f souterraine;History the Underground Railroad = réseau clandestin qui permettait aux fugitifs noirs des États esclavagistes de rejoindre le nord des États-Unis ou le Canada;underground railway métro m;underground station station f de métro;underground train rame f de métroUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > underground
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1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) souterrain2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sous (la) terre2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) dans la clandestinité3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) métro -
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1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) passage souterrain2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) métro -
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subway [ˈsʌbweɪ]* * *['sʌbweɪ] 1.1) GB ( for pedestrians) passage m souterrain2) US ( underground railway) métro m2. -
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[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tube, tuyau2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) tube3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) (de) métro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tube•- tubing- tubular -
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A n1 (of field, level crossing) barrière f ; ( in underground railway) portillon m automatique ; (of town, prison, garden) porte f ; (of courtyard, palace) portail m ; ( at airport) porte f ; please proceed to gate 12 veuillez vous rendre à la porte 12 ; at the gate à l'entrée ;2 Sport there was a good gate at the match ( money) le match a fait une grosse recette ; there was a gate of 29,000 il y a eu 29 000 spectateurs ;3 ( in skiing) porte f ;4 Comput porte f.to give sb/get the gate ○ US mettre qn/être mis à la porte.-gate Depuis l'affaire des écoutes de l'immeuble du Watergate qui entraîna la démission du président Nixon, le suffixe - gate est employé pour parler d'un scandale dans les milieux politiques américains et britanniques ( Irangate, Monicagate). -
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train [treɪn]1 noun∎ to go by train prendre le train, aller en train;∎ the 5 o'clock train le train de 5 heures;∎ the Cardiff train, the train to Cardiff le train de Cardiff;∎ I met a friend on the train j'ai rencontré un ami dans le train;∎ to transport goods by train transporter des marchandises par voie ferrée ou rail;∎ to the trains (sign) accès aux quais(b) (procession → of vehicles) file f, cortège m; (→ of mules) file f; (→ of camels) caravane f; Military convoi m; (retinue) suite f, équipage m; Military équipage m;∎ the famine brought disease in its train la maladie succéda à la famine;∎ the evils that follow in the train of war les maux que la guerre engendre(c) (of dress) traîne f(d) (connected sequence) suite f, série f;∎ in an unbroken train en succession ininterrompue;∎ a train of events une suite d'événements;∎ a train of thought un enchaînement d'idées;∎ my remark interrupted her train of thought ma remarque a interrompu le fil de sa pensée ou ses pensées;∎ to follow sb's train of thought suivre le raisonnement de qn(e) Technology train m;∎ train of gears train m d'engrenage∎ in train en marche;∎ to set sth in train mettre qch en marche(dispute, strike) des cheminots, des chemins de fer; (reservation, ticket) de train;∎ there is a good train service to the city la ville est bien desservie par le train;∎ there is an hourly train service il y a des trains toutes les heures(a) (employee, soldier) former; (voice) travailler; (ear) exercer; (animal) dresser; (mind) former; Sport entraîner;∎ he is training sb to take over from him il forme son successeur;∎ to train sb in a trade apprendre un métier à qn, préparer qn à un métier;∎ she was trained in economics elle a reçu une formation d'économiste;∎ he was trained at Sandhurst il a fait ses classes à Sandhurst;∎ to train sb to use sth apprendre à qn à utiliser qch;∎ he has been trained in the use of explosives il a été formé au maniement des explosifs;∎ the dogs have been trained to detect explosives les chiens ont été dressés pour détecter les explosifs(b) (direct, aim) braquer;∎ he trained his gun on us il a braqué son arme sur nous∎ we trained it down to the South of France nous sommes allés en train jusque dans le Midi de la France□(a) (do professional training) recevoir une formation;∎ I trained as a translator j'ai reçu une formation de traducteur;∎ she's training as a teacher elle suit une formation pédagogique;∎ where did you train? où avez-vous reçu votre formation?►► train set train m électrique;train station gare f (de chemin de fer);train surfing = pratique dangereuse qui consiste pour des jeunes à sauter sur le marche-pied d'un train qui démarre et sauter à nouveau sur le quai quand le train arrive au bout du quaiformer
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Underground Railway — noun see Underground Railroad … New Collegiate Dictionary
underground railway — noun A subway system for the movement of trollies or trains … Wiktionary
underground railway — subway, train that travels beneath the land … English contemporary dictionary
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Underground — Un der*ground , a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment. [1913 Webster] 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Underground railroad} or {Underground railway}. See under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
