under

below, beneath, during, miracle, over, in the process of, under, under-, underneath, wonder

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I. (et -e) wonder ( fx it is a wonder that he escaped),

(stærkere) marvel ( fx the marvels of nature; a marvel of beauty);

(mirakel) miracle ( fx it is a miracle that he escaped);

[et Guds under] a miracle;

[det er intet under] that is no wonder;

[ved et under] by a miracle.

II. (en -e)

(af krydder etc) bottom (part).

III. præp

a) (dækket af, bevægende sig under, underkastet) under ( fx the bed, a tree, the water; wear a sweater under one's jacket; hide something under a pillow; the river flows under a bridge; England under the Tudors; under control; he has 50 men under him);

(dækket af, også) underneath ( fx the bed; one's jacket);

b) (neden for, lavere nede end) below ( fx below the level of the sea; the sun sank below the horizon; below them in the valley; wounded below the knee; hit him below the belt);

c) (lavere i værdi, dygtighed etc end) below ( fx below me in

intelligence; below the average; below par),

(i rang) under, below ( fx nobody under (el. below) the rank of captain; a colonel is under (el. below) a general in rank);

d) (mindre end) under ( fx children under six years of age; I won't do it under £5; I can't do it in under 2 hours), below ( fx below six years of age), less than ( fx in less than two hours);

e) (om tid: i løbet af) during ( fx during my stay in London; during the war);

f) (F: ved datobetegnelse) bearing the date of ( fx a decree bearing the date of April 12);

g) (genstand for behandling etc) under ( fx under repair; under construction), in process of;

h) (omgivet af) amid(st) ( fx he sat down amidst a painful silence, amid cheers);

i) (ved rubrikbetegnelse) under ( fx this is dealt with under the head of chemistry; the book is listed under biology);

j) [ Udtryk]

[under dronning Victorias regering] during (el. in) the reign of Queen Victoria;

[under dronning Victoria] under Queen Victoria;

(se også de ord hvormed "under" forbindes).

IV. adv,

[neden under] below, underneath;

(se også de verber, hvormed "under" forbindes).