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1 noun[sə'bɔ:dɪnət] subordonné(e) m,f, subalterne mf(a) (in rank, hierarchy) subalterne;∎ he is subordinate to the duty officer son grade est inférieur à celui de l'officier de permanence;∎ of subordinate rank de rang subalterne;∎ she had a very subordinate position in the company elle occupait un poste tout à fait subalterne dans l'entreprise(b) (secondary) subordonné, accessoire;∎ but that is subordinate to the main problem mais c'est secondaire par rapport au problème principal[sə'bɔ:dɪneɪt] subordonner►► Grammar subordinate clause (proposition f) subordonnée fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > subordinate
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1. adjective[officer, position] subalterne (to à)2. nounsubordonner (to à)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque subordinate est un adjectif ou un nom, la fin se prononce comme it: səˈbɔ:dɪnɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: səˈbɔ:dɪneɪt.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *1. [sə'bɔːdɪnət], US [-dənət]noun subalterne mf2. [sə'bɔːdɪnət]adjective [officer, rank, position] subalterne; [issue, matter, question] secondaire (to par rapport à)3. [sə'bɔːdɪneɪt]transitive verb gen, Linguistics subordonner (to à) -
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A, US [transcription][-d\@n\@t] n subalterne mf.B adj [officer, rank, position] subalterne ; [issue, matter, question] secondaire (to par rapport à) ; to be subordinate to sb être le subalterne de qn. -
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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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❢ 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 titre. under 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 undercooked, underfunded, underprivileged and undergrowth, underpass, underskirt. These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary. For particular usages, see the entry below.A prep1 ( physically beneath or below) sous ; under the bed/chair sous le lit/la chaise ; under it en dessous ; it's under there c'est là-dessous ; to come out from under sth sortir de dessous qch ;2 ( less than) under £10/two hours moins de 10 livres sterling/deux heures ; children under five les enfants de moins de cinq ans or en dessous de cinq ans ; a number under ten un nombre inférieur à dix ; temperatures under 10°C des températures inférieures à 10°C ; those under the rank of ceux qui ont un rang inférieur à celui de ;3 ( according to) under the law/clause 5 selon la loi/l'article 5 ; fined under a rule condamné à une amende en vertu d'une règle ;4 ( subordinate to) sous ; I have 50 people under me j'ai 50 employés sous mes ordres ;5 ( in classification) do I look for Le Corbusier under ‘le’ or ‘Corbusier’? est-ce que je dois chercher Le Corbusier sous ‘le’ ou ‘Corbusier’? ; you'll find it under ‘Problems’ tu le trouveras à la rubrique ‘Problèmes’.B adv1 ( physically beneath or below something) [crawl, sit, hide] en dessous ; to go/stay under [diver, swimmer] disparaître/rester sous l'eau ;2 ( less) moins ; £10 and under 10 livres sterling et moins ; children of six and under des enfants de six ans et moins ; to run five minutes under [event, programme] durer cinq minutes de moins que prévu ;3 ( anaesthetized) to put sb under endormir qn ; to stay under for three minutes être endormi pendant trois minutes ;4 ( subjugated) to keep sb under opprimer qn ;5 (below, later in text) see under voir ci-dessous. -
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junior ['dʒu:njə(r)]1 noun(a) (younger person) cadet(ette) m,f;∎ he is five years her junior il est de cinq ans son cadet, il a cinq ans de moins qu'elle(b) (subordinate) subordonné(e) m,f, subalterne mf∎ she teaches juniors elle est institutrice(d) American School élève mf de troisième année; American University étudiant(e) m,f de troisième année∎ to be junior to sb être plus jeune que qn(b) (lower in rank) subordonné, subalterne;∎ a junior member of staff un employé subalterne;∎ he's junior to her in the department il est son subalterne dans le service(c) (juvenile) jeune∎ bring Junior with you next time amène ton fiston la prochaine fois►► Junior Chamber of Commerce (in US) = chambre de commerce pour jeunes entrepreneurs;Junior College (in US) = établissement d'enseignement supérieur où l'on obtient un diplôme en deux ans;British University junior common room salle f des étudiants;junior doctor interne mf;junior executive cadre m débutant, jeune cadre m;American University the junior faculty les enseignants mpl non titulaires;American junior high school ≃ collège m d'enseignement secondaire;British junior hospital doctor ≃ interne mf;Junior League = association américaine de jeunes femmes de droite;junior minister sous-secrétaire m d'État;junior miss (clothes size) fillette f;junior partner associé(e) m,f adjoint(e);junior portion (in restaurant) portion f enfants;British junior school école f élémentaire (pour les enfants de 7 à 11 ans);Commerce junior sizes petites tailles fpl;American School & University junior year avant-dernière année f
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