underneath

underneath
[ˌʌndə'niːθ] 1.
nome parte f. inferiore, sotto m.
2.
aggettivo di sotto, sotto
3.
avverbio sotto (anche fig.)
4.
preposizione sotto, al di sotto di (anche fig.)

he took out some papers from underneath a pile of books — tirò fuori alcuni fogli da sotto una pila di libri

* * *
1. preposition, adverb
(at or to a lower position (than); beneath: She was standing underneath the light; Have you looked underneath the bed?) sotto
2. noun
(the part or side beneath: Have you ever seen the underneath of a bus?) disotto
* * *
[ˌʌndə'niːθ] 1.
nome parte f. inferiore, sotto m.
2.
aggettivo di sotto, sotto
3.
avverbio sotto (anche fig.)
4.
preposizione sotto, al di sotto di (anche fig.)

he took out some papers from underneath a pile of books — tirò fuori alcuni fogli da sotto una pila di libri


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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