below in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.below [Brit bɪˈləʊ, Am bəˈloʊ] PREP When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien; below the knee = au-dessous du genou.
The most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surface.
For other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below.

6. below (unworthy of) → beneath

II.below [Brit bɪˈləʊ, Am bəˈloʊ] ADV

See also beneath

I.beneath [Brit bɪˈniːθ, Am bəˈniθ] PREP When used as a preposition (= under), beneath is translated by au-dessous de: beneath his feet = au-dessous de ses pieds. When used as an adverb, beneath is translated by en dessous: the trees beneath = les arbres en dessous. For particular and figurative usages see below.

II.beneath [Brit bɪˈniːθ, Am bəˈniθ] ADV

go below VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (gen)

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below/near the poverty line
au-dessous du/presque au seuil de pauvreté

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below in the PONS Dictionary

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I.below [bɪˈləʊ, Am -ˈloʊ] PREP

II.below [bɪˈləʊ, Am -ˈloʊ] ADV

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to live below the poverty line
vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté
below par
en dessous de la moyenne
at/above/below par
au niveau/au-dessus/au-dessous du pair
to be above/below freezing
être au-dessus/au-dessous de zéro

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below Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be above/below freezing
être au-dessus/au-dessous de zéro
the sun sinks below the horizon
le soleil disparaît à l'horizon
my legs are giving way below me
mes jambes ne me portent plus
the river below the town
la rivière en aval de la ville
children below the age of twelve
les enfants de moins de douze ans
a blow below the belt
un coup bas
to live below the poverty line
vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté
to sit above/below the salt
être assis au bout de la table
to fall below a figure/level/standard
tomber en dessous d'un chiffre/niveau
to live on the floor below sb
habiter en dessous de chez qn
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The data allotments are shown below, but keep in mind you'll also need to factor in a device access charge for whatever devices you're using on the account.
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Stretching away below is a series of rigidly geometrical parterres, edged by towering cypresses, cloud-shaped crowns of umbrella pines and the blue-green of age-old cedars.
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The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08:00 a.m.
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Although infrequent, it may also be worn by bishops above the alb and below the chasuble.
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They are carinated below the carina towards the mouth slightly openly constricted and then tumid on the base.
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Its coloration is grey-brown above, light below, with no fin markings.
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In other words, below-the-line sales promotion is an immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration.
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Its foot is elongated, with a double-edged anterior margin and two short, white, metapodial tentacles projecting from below the operculum.
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The most successful tunnel started below the seats (above the excreta) of a multi-holed lavatory which was situated on the edge of the camp.
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It is fitted to the steering column usually below the steering wheel.
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