UNDER - Translation from English into German

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I. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] PREP

1. under (below):

under: unter +dat

under with verbs of motion: unter +acc

he hid under the bed: er versteckte sich unterm Bett

she put the thermometer under my tongue: sie steckte mir das Thermometer unter die Zunge

under water: unter Wasser

2. under (supporting):

under: unter +dat

it felt good to have the earth under my feet again: es war schön, wieder festen Boden unter meinen Füßen zu haben

3. under (covered by):

under: unter +dat

he wore a white shirt under his jacket: unter seiner Jacke trug er ein weißes Hemd

4. under (one side to other):

under: unter +dat

a cold draught blew under the door: ein kalter Zug blies unter der Tür durch

5. under (less than):

under: unter +dat

all items cost under a pound: alle Artikel kosten weniger als ein Pfund

under a minute: weniger als eine Minute

6. under (inferior to):

to be under sb: unter jdm sein [o. stehen]

7. under (governed by):

under: unter +dat

the Colonel has hundreds of soldiers under him: dem Oberst unterstehen Hunderte von Soldaten

they are under strict orders: sie haben strenge Anweisungen

to be under sb's influence: unter jds Einfluss stehen

under the Romans: unter römischer Herrschaft

under the supervision of sb: unter jds Aufsicht

8. under (in condition/state of):

under: unter +dat

under anaesthetic: unter Betäubung [o. Narkose]

under arrest/control/quarantine: unter Arrest/Kontrolle/Quarantäne

under [no] circumstances: unter [keinen] Umständen

under oath: unter Eid

under pressure/stress: unter Druck/Stress

under repair: in Reparatur

under suspicion: unter Verdacht

9. under (in accordance to):

under: gemäß +dat

under our agreement: gemäß unserer Vereinbarung

10. under (referred to as):

under: unter +dat

he writes under a pseudonym: er schreibt unter einem Pseudonym

11. under (in the category of):

under: unter +dat

you'll find that under Goethe: das finden Sie unter Goethe

12. under (during time of):

under Pisces/Virgo/Aries: im Sternzeichen Fische/Jungfrau/Widder

Phrases:

[already] under way: [bereits [o. schon]] im Gange

to get under way: anfangen

to get under way: beginnen <beginnt, begann, begonnen>

II. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADV inv

1. under also fig (sink):

to go under: untergehen <geht unter, ging unter, untergegangen> a. fig

thousands of companies went under during the recession: tausende Firmen machten während der Rezession Pleite

2. under (below specified age, amount):

suitable for kids of five and under: geeignet für Kinder von fünf Jahren und darunter

£30 and under: 30 Pfund und weniger

Phrases:

to get out from under: sich acc aufrappeln inf

III. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ pred, inv

to be under: unter Narkose stehen

under- [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] COMP

1. under- (done insufficiently):

under- (feed, appreciate): zu wenig

to under-bill sb: jdm zu wenig verrechnen

under-investment: zu geringe Investitionen

2. under- (of lower rank):

under- (classman, sheriff): Unter-

under- (classman, sheriff): Vize-

buckle under VB intr

to buckle under [to sb/sth]: [jdm/etw] nachgeben

to buckle under pressure/to sb's demands: dem Druck/jds Forderungen nachgeben

come under VB intr

1. come under (be listed under):

to come under sth: unter etw dat stehen

soups come under ‘starters’: Suppen sind als Vorspeisen aufgeführt

what exactly comes under ‘printed matter’?: was fällt eigentlich alles unter den Begriff ‚Gedrucktes‘?

2. come under (subject to):

to come under fire/sb's influence: unter Beschuss/jds Einfluss geraten

to have come under new management shop: unter neuer Leitung stehen

3. come under (be responsibility of):

sth comes under the department of ...: für etw acc ist die Abteilung für ... zuständig

complaints don't come under our department: für Beschwerden ist unsere Abteilung nicht zuständig

I. down ˈun·der Brit, Am ADV inf

down under (Australia): in [o. nach] Australien

down under (New Zealand): in [o. nach] Neuseeland

II. down ˈun·der Brit, Am N

down under: Australien nt <-s>

down under (New Zealand): Neuseeland nt <-s>

go under VB intr

1. go under (sink):

go under: untergehen <geht unter, ging unter, untergegangen>

2. go under (fail):

go under person: scheitern

go under business: eingehen

3. go under (be known by):

she went under the name of Cora Whiplash: sie war unter dem Namen Cora Whiplash bekannt

the campaign goes under the slogan ‘ ... ’: die Kampagne läuft unter dem Motto ‚ ... ‘

4. go under (move below):

to go under sth: unter etw acc druntergehen inf

we went under an awning until the rain had abated a little: wir suchten unter einem Vordach Unterschlupf, bis der Regen ein wenig nachgelassen hatte

they went under the English Channel: sie fuhren unter dem Ärmelkanal durch

the old road goes under the railway bridge: die alte Straße führt unter der Eisenbahnbrücke durch

Phrases:

to go under the hammer: unter den Hammer kommen

pull under VB trans

to pull sb under: jdn herunterziehen [o. inf runterziehen]

sit under VB intr Am

to sit under sb: etw von jdm lernen

to sit under a teacher: jds Schüler/Schülerin sein

snow under VB trans usu passive

to be snowed under with work: mit Arbeit eingedeckt sein

I. under ˈway ADJ pred, inv

to be under way: in Gang sein

to be under way NAUT: Fahrt machen

to be under way NAUT: unterwegs sein

II. under ˈway ADV

to get under way: anfangen

to get under way NAUT: den Kurs aufnehmen

under-nourished

under-nourished: unterernährt

under side N

under side: Unterseite

I. under-the-ˈcount·er ADJ attr

under-the-counter: illegal

II. under-the-ˈcount·er ADV

under-the-counter: unter der Hand

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under way ADV

to get under way: in Gang kommen

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keep under VB

to keep sb under: jdn unter Narkose halten

Present
I	buckle under
you	buckle under
he/she/it	buckles under
we	buckle under
you	buckle under
they	buckle under

Past
I	buckled under
you	buckled under
he/she/it	buckled under
we	buckled under
you	buckled under
they	buckled under

Present Perfect
I	have	buckled under
you	have	buckled under
he/she/it	has	buckled under
we	have	buckled under
you	have	buckled under
they	have	buckled under

Past Perfect
I	had	buckled under
you	had	buckled under
he/she/it	had	buckled under
we	had	buckled under
you	had	buckled under
they	had	buckled under

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

under floodlights: bei Flutlicht

under water: unter Wasser

under glass: im Gewächshaus

under repair: in Reparatur

under sufferance dated: widerwillig

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I. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] PREP

1. under (below):

2. under (supporting):

3. under (covered by):

4. under (one side to other):

5. under (less than):

6. under (inferior to):

7. under (governed by):

8. under (in condition/state of):

9. under (in accordance to):

10. under (referred to as):

11. under (in the category of):

12. under (during time of):

Phrases:

II. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADV inv

1. under also fig (sink):

2. under (below specified age, amount):

Phrases:

III. un·der [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ pred, inv

under- [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -ɚ] COMP

1. under- (done insufficiently):

2. under- (of lower rank):

buckle under VB intr

come under VB intr

1. come under (be listed under):

2. come under (subject to):

3. come under (be responsibility of):

I. down ˈun·der Brit, Am ADV inf

II. down ˈun·der Brit, Am N

go under VB intr

1. go under (sink):

2. go under (fail):

3. go under (be known by):

4. go under (move below):

Phrases:

pull under VB trans

sit under VB intr Am

snow under VB trans usu passive

I. under ˈway ADJ pred, inv

II. under ˈway ADV

under-nourished

under side N

I. under-the-ˈcount·er ADJ attr

II. under-the-ˈcount·er ADV

assets under management N INV-FIN

period under review N ACCOUNT

preferred claim under bankruptcy N ECON LAW

quarter under review N ACCOUNT

under way ADV

keep under VB

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