under in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for under in the English»French Dictionary

I.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] PREP 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.

1. under (physically beneath or below):

under

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 qc

2. under (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. under (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. under (subordinate to):

under

sous

I have 50 people under me

j'ai 50 employés sous mes ordres

5. under (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’

II.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] ADV

1. under (physically beneath or below something):

under crawl, sit, hide

en dessous

to go/stay under diver, swimmer:

disparaître/rester sous l'eau

2. under (less):

under

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. under (anaesthetized):

to put sb under

endormir qn

to stay under for three minutes

être endormi pendant trois minutes

4. under (subjugated):

to keep sb under

opprimer qn

5. under (below, later in text):

see under

voir ci-dessous

See also review, oath, fire, control

I.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] N

1. review:

review (gen) ADMIN, LAW, POL (reconsideration)

révision f (of de)

review (report)

rapport m (of sur)

policy review

révision de la politique

to be under review policy:

être en train d'être réexaminé

to be under review pay, salaries:

être en train d'être révisé

to come under review

être réexaminé

to keep sth under review

réviser qc régulièrement

to set up a review

établir une révision

to be subject to review

pouvoir être reconsidéré

the week in review RADIO, TV

la semaine passée en revue

2. review (critical assessment):

review JOURN, LIT

critique f (of de)

music review

critique musicale

rave review inf

revue f excellente

to get a good/bad review

avoir une bonne/mauvaise critique

to write a review

faire une critique

to send a book for review

envoyer un livre pour la critique

3. review JOURN (magazine):

review

revue f

the Saturday Review

la Revue du Samedi

4. review MIL:

review

revue f

to hold a review

passer les troupes en revue

5. review Am (of lesson):

review SCHOOL, UNIV

révision f

II.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] VB trans

1. review (re-examine):

review facts, question, situation

reconsidérer

review attitude, case, pension, policy, sentence

réviser

review performance, progress, success, troops

passer [qc] en revue

2. review:

review JOURN, LIT book, film, play etc

faire la critique de

to be well/badly reviewed

se faire bien/mal accueillir par la critique

3. review Am:

review SCHOOL, UNIV subject, lesson

réviser

III.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] VB intr JOURN

review

rédiger des critiques (for sb pour qn, in sth pour qc)

oath [Brit əʊθ, Am oʊθ] N

1. oath LAW:

oath

serment m

under oath , on oath Brit

sous serment

to take the oath , to swear an oath

prêter serment (to do de faire, that que)

to administer the oath to sb, to put sb under oath

faire prêter serment à qn

she swore on or under oath

elle a juré sous la foi du serment

I'll take my oath on it

j'en jurerais

oath of office

serment

oath of allegiance

serment d'allégeance

2. oath (swearword):

oath

juron m

a stream or torrent of oaths

un torrent de jurons

to let out an oath

lâcher un juron

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

feu m

to set fire to sth to set sth on fire

mettre le feu à qc

to be on fire

être en feu

to be destroyed by fire

être détruit par le feu

to catch fire

prendre feu

to be on fire with love/desire

brûler d'amour/de désir

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendie m

to start a fire

provoquer un incendie

a fire broke out

un incendie s'est déclaré

the fire is out

l'incendie est éteint

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

feu m

to make or build a fire

faire un feu

to sit by the fire

s'asseoir au coin du feu

a lovely or roaring fire

une belle flambée

4. fire U (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn

to exchange fire

échanger des coups de feu

to be or come under enemy fire

essuyer le feu de l'ennemi

the police/passers-by came under fire

on a tiré sur la police/les passants

to be under fire fig

être vivement critiqué (from par)

to draw sb's fire

offrir une cible au tir ennemi

to hold one's fire (refrain)

ne pas tirer

to hold one's fire (stop)

arrêter de tirer

to return sb's fire

riposter

a burst of machine-gun fire

une rafale de mitraillette

5. fire (verve):

fire

fougue f

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

au feu!

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire

feu!

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire gun, weapon

décharger

fire shot

tirer

fire arrow, rock, missile

lancer

to fire a shot at sb/sth

tirer sur qn/qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon)

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombarder qn de questions

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

s'enthousiasmer (for pour)

to fire sb's imagination

enflammer l'imagination de qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire

renvoyer, licencier, virer inf

person you're fired!

vous êtes renvoyé or viré inf

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuire

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire

tirer (at, on sur)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

démarrer

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

fire away!

allez-y!

to hang fire MIL

faire long feu

to hang fire fig plans, project, person:

traîner

to hold fire

attendre

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

he'll never set the world on fire inf

il ne fera jamais de miracles

to go through fire and water for sb

faire n'importe quoi pour qn

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)

contrôle m (of de)

control (of investigation, operation, project)

direction f (of de)

control (of others' behaviour)

influence f (over sur)

control (of life, fate)

maîtrise f (of, over de)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

lutte f (of contre)

to be in control of territory, town

contrôler

to be in control of operation, organization, project

diriger

to be in control of problem

maîtriser

to have control over territory, town

contrôler

to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour

avoir du pouvoir sur

to have control over fate, life

maîtriser

to take control of territory, town

prendre le contrôle de

to take control of operation, organization, project

prendre la direction de

to take control of situation

prendre [qc] en main

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:

être sous la direction de qn

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:

être sous le contrôle de qn

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

être maîtrisé

is the situation under control?

est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?

everything's under control

tout va bien

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot

maîtriser

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair

discipliner

to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:

être déchaîné

to be out of control fire:

ne plus être maîtrisable

the situation is out of control

la situation est devenue incontrôlable

to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:

échapper au contrôle de qn

the situation is beyond control

la situation échappe à tout contrôle

due to circumstances beyond our control

pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

2. control U (restraint):

control (of self, appetite, bodily function, emotion, urge)

maîtrise f

to have or exercise control over sth

maîtriser qc

to keep control of oneself, to be in control of oneself

se maîtriser

to lose control (of oneself)

perdre le contrôle (de soi)

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)

contrôle m

control (of body, process, system)

maîtrise f

to be in control of

avoir le contrôle de

to keep/lose control of a car

garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture

to take control (of car)

prendre le volant

to take control (of plane)

prendre les commandes

his car went out of control

il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule

4. control souvent pl:

control (lever, switch etc) (on vehicle, equipment)

commande f

control (on TV)

bouton m de réglage

brightness/volume control TV

bouton m de réglage de luminosité/du son

to be at the controls

être aux commandes

to be at the controls attr button, knob, switch

de commande

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ECON

contrôle m (on de)

cost/immigration control

contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration

6. control (in experiment):

control

contrôle m

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (dominate):

control council, government, market, organization, situation

dominer

control territory, town

contrôler

control air traffic, investigation, operation, project

diriger

control road traffic

régler

control mind

s'emparer de

control FIN shareholder: company

être majoritaire dans

2. control (discipline):

control person, animal, crowd, urge, bodily function, temper, voice, pain, inflation, unemployment, riot, fire, pests

maîtriser

control disease, epidemic

endiguer

control emotion, nerves, impulse

dominer

control laughter, tears

retenir

control limbs

commander à

control hair

discipliner

3. control (operate):

control machine, equipment, lever, cursor, movement, process, system

commander

control boat, vehicle

manœuvrer

control plane

piloter

control ball

contrôler

4. control (regulate):

control speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature

régler

control trade, import, export

réglementer

control immigration, prices, wages

contrôler

control blood pressure

régulariser

5. control (check):

control quality

contrôler

control accounts

vérifier

6. control (in an experiment):

control experimental material

comparer (against à)

III.to control oneself VB refl

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself

se contrôler

under way [Brit ˌʌndə ˈweɪ, Am ˌəndərˈweɪ] ADJ

to be under way vehicle:

être en route

to be under way filming, rehearsals, talks, work:

être en cours

to get under way vehicle:

se mettre en route

to get under way preparation, show, season, work:

commencer

to get sth under way

mettre qc en route

I.come under VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come under [sth])

1. come under (be subjected to):

to come under scrutiny

faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux

to come under suspicion

être soupçonné

to come under threat

être menacé

we're coming under pressure to do

on fait pression sur nous pour faire

2. come under (be classified under) (in library, shop):

come under reference, history

être classé dans le rayon

Dali comes under Surrealism

Dali fait partie des surréalistes

I.down under inf N

down under (Australia)

Australie f

down under (New Zealand)

Nouvelle-Zélande f

II.down under inf ADV

to go down under

aller en Australie (or en Nouvelle-Zélande)

I.plough under VB [Brit plaʊ -, Am plaʊ -] (plough [sth] under, plough under [sth])

plough under crop, manure:

plough under

faire disparaître [qc] en labourant

II.plough under VB [Brit plaʊ -, Am plaʊ -] (plough [sb] under) inf Am (thrash)

plough under

démolir inf

go under VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -]

1. go under:

go under boat, ship:

couler, sombrer

go under drowning person:

couler, disparaître sous les flots

2. go under (succumb) fig:

go under person:

succomber

go under business, company:

faire faillite

I.get under VB (get under)

get under

passer en-dessous

II.get under VB (get under [sth])

get under barrier, floorboards etc:

get under

passer sous

I.keep under VB [Brit kiːp -, Am kip -] (keep [sb] under)

1. keep under (dominate):

keep under race, slaves, inhabitants

assujettir, soumettre

2. keep under (cause to remain unconscious):

keep under

maintenir [qn] inconscient

knuckle under VB [Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l -, Am ˈnək(ə)l -] inf

knuckle under

se soumettre, céder

under-equipped [ˌʌndərɪˈkwɪpt] ADJ

under-equipped

sous-équipé

under in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for under in the English»French Dictionary

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

1. under (below):

under

sous

under the table/water

sous la table/l'eau

under it

dessous

to live under sb

habiter au-dessous de qn

under there

là-dessous

2. under (supporting):

under

sous

to break under the weight

céder sous le poids

3. under (less than):

under

moins de

under £10/the age of 30

moins de 10 livres/trente ans

4. under (governed by):

under

sous

under Henry II

sous Henri II

I am under orders to say nothing

j'ai reçu l'ordre de ne rien dire

5. under (in state of):

under these conditions

dans ces conditions

under the circumstances

vu les circonstances

under repair/observation

en réparation/observation

6. under (in category of):

under

par

to classify the books under author

classer les livres par auteur

7. under (according to):

under

d'après

under the treaty

conformément au traité

Phrases:

to be under sb's influence

subir l'influence de qn

to put sth under the microscope

regarder qc à la loupe

to be under way

être en route

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

under

au-dessous

under

en dessous

as under

comme ci-dessous

to get out from under a. fig

remonter à la surface

See also over

I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

1. over (above):

over

sur

to hang the picture over the desk

accrocher le tableau au-dessus du bureau

the bridge over the motorway

le pont traversant l'autoroute

to fly over the sea

survoler la mer

4 over 12 equals a third MATH

4 sur 12 équivalent à un tiers

2. over (on):

to hit sb over the head

frapper qn à la tête

to drive over sth

écraser qc (en voiture)

to spread a cloth over it/the table

mettre une nappe dessus/sur la table

3. over (across):

view over the valley

vue sur la vallée

to go over the bridge

traverser le pont

to live over the road

vivre de l'autre côté de la route

it rained all over England

il a plu sur toute l'Angleterre

famous all over the world

connu dans le monde entier

to look over a house

visiter une maison

over the page

sur la page suivante

to look over sb's shoulder

regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn

to jump over the fence

sauter la barrière

over the dune

de l'autre côté de la dune

4. over (during):

over the winter

pendant l'hiver

over the years

au fil des années

over time

avec le temps

over a two-year period

sur une période de deux ans

to stay over the weekend

rester tout le week-end

5. over (more than):

over 40°

au-dessus de 40°

over $50

plus de 50$

to speak for over an hour

parler plus d'une heure

to be over an amount/a point

dépasser une somme/un point

over and above that

en plus de ça

children over 14

les enfants de plus de 14 ans

to value sth over money

préférer qc à l'argent

6. over (through):

I heard it over the radio

je l'ai entendu à la radio

to hear sth over the noise

entendre qc par-dessus le bruit

what came over him?

qu'est-ce qui lui a pris?

7. over (in superiority to):

he's over me

il est mon supérieur

to rule over the Romans

régner sur les Romains

to have command over sth

avoir le commandement de qc

to have an advantage over sb

avoir un avantage sur qn

8. over (about):

over sth

au sujet de qc

to puzzle over this question

tenter de résoudre cette question

they'll be a long time over it

ça va leur prendre longtemps

9. over (for checking):

to watch over a child

surveiller un enfant

to look/go over a text

jeter un coup d'œil sur/parcourir un texte

10. over (past):

to be over the worst

avoir le pire derrière soi

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

1. over (at a distance):

it's over here/there

c'est ici/là-bas

2. over (moving across):

to come over here

venir (par) ici

to go over there

aller là-bas

to pass/hand sth over

faire passer/remettre qc

he has gone over to France

il est allé en France

he swam over to me

il a traversé à la nage pour me rejoindre

call her over

appelle-la

he went over to the enemy fig

il est passé à l'ennemi

3. over (on a visit):

come over tonight

passe(z) ce soir

4. over (moving above):

over go, jump

par-dessus

to fly over

passer dans le ciel

5. over (downwards):

to fall over

tomber

to knock sth over

faire tomber qc

6. over (another way up):

to turn the page/pancake over

tourner la page/crêpe

7. over (completely):

that's her all over

c'est bien d'elle

to look for sb all over

chercher qn partout

to turn sth over and over

tourner et retourner qc en tous sens

to talk/think sth over

discuter de/bien réfléchir à qc

8. over (again):

to count them over again

les recompter encore une fois

I repeated it over and over

je n'ai cessé de le répéter

to do sth all over Am

refaire qc entièrement

9. over (more):

children of 14 and over

les enfants de 14 ans et plus

7 into 30 goes 4 and 2 over

30 divisé par 7 font 4, reste 2

there are two (left) over

il en reste deux de plus

if there's any over

s'il en reste

10. over (too):

over

trop

that's a bit over optimistic

c'est un peu trop optimiste

11. over (sb's turn):

it's over to him

c'est son tour

“over” RADIO, AVIAT

“à vous”

over and out

terminé

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

1. over (finished):

over

fini

it's all over

tout est fini

the snow is over

il a cessé de neiger

2. over (remaining):

over

de reste

there are three left over

il en reste trois

come under VB trans

1. come under (be listed under):

come under

être classé sous

the case came under his care

l'affaire lui incombait

2. come under (be subjected to):

come under

subir

to come under criticism

être sujet aux critiques

to come under suspicion

commencer à être soupçonné

knuckle under VB intr inf

knuckle under

céder

snow under VB trans

to be snowed under with sth

être submergé de qc

hold under VB trans

hold under

opprimer

go under VB intr

1. go under NAUT (sink):

go under

sombrer

2. go under (move below):

to go under sth

aller sous qc

3. go under ECON (fail):

go under

chuter

4. go under (be known by):

to go under sth

être inscrit sous qc

underage, under age [ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ, Am -dɚˈ-] ADJ

underage

mineur(e)

Translations for under in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sous-développement

under-development

sous-développé(e)

under-developed

par-dessous

under(neath)

under Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do/try everything under the sun

faire/essayer tout ce qui est possible d'imaginer

to be under a lot of strain

être mis à rude épreuve

to be born under a lucky star

être né sous une bonne étoile

to give sb a chuck under the chin

donner une tape amicale sous le menton de qn

to sweep sth under the carpet [or a. Am rug] [or a. Aus mat]

faire comme si qc n'existait pas

to examine/look at sth under a microscope

examiner/regarder qc à la loupe

table mat (to go under hot dishes)

dessous-de-plat

forbidden to people under 18 years old

interdit aux mineurs

to cut the ground from under sb's feet

couper l'herbe sous le(s) pied(s) de qn

to call sb every name under the sun

traiter qn de tous les noms

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I confirm these donations under my present writing, to be by them to be possessed for ever.

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Under his leadership, however, the party was entirely shut out of the legislature in the 1982 election.

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The drugs, stashed in a holdall, were found hidden under the bath.

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The twosome, who have attempted to keep their not-so-secret relationship under wraps, are rumored to have been dating for the past few years.

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This arrangement allows the water displaced by the passage of a narrow boat to flow easily under the towpath and around the boat, enabling relatively free passage.

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His fantasy fiction is described under the fantasy sub-genres urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction.

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Subjects who were preselected as being self-differentiated or undifferentiated were observed under conditions of high or low anonymity.

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Under these conditions, for a constant rate of titrant addition the temperature increase is constant and the curve is essentially linear until the endpoint is approached.

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When the bishop is fully vested he wears the epitrachil over the stikhar and under the zone, the sakkos and the omophor.

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Under the government's cover, outrageous financial manipulations were performed that enriched a narrow group of individuals at key positions of business and government.

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