Underground

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

under + ground

Adjective

underground (comparative more underground; superlative most underground except as indicated)

1. (no comparative or superlative') Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

   There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.

2. Hidden, furtive, secretive.

   These criminals operate through an underground network.

3. Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

Synonyms

• (below the ground): subterranean
• (hidden): clandestine, hidden, hush-hush, secret
• (outside the mainstream): avant-garde, unconventional

Translations

below the ground

Finnish: maanalainen French: sousterrain m, sousterraine f German: unterirdisch Italian: sotterraneo m, sotterranea f

Portuguese: subterrâneo m, subterrânea f Russian: подземный m, подземная f Spanish: subterráneo m, subterránea f

hidden, furtive

Finnish: maanalainen French: sousterrain m, sousterraine f, clandestin m, clandestine f

Russian: подпольный m, подпольная f

outside the mainstream

Finnish: underground French: underground m, f and plural

German: Untergrund- Russian: андерграунд

Adverb

underground

1. Below the ground.

   The tunnel goes underground at this point.

2. Secretly.

Synonyms

• (below the ground): below ground
• (secretly): clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet

Translations

below the ground

Finnish: maan alla French: sous terre, sous la terre

German: unter der Erde Italian: sottoterra

Noun

underground

1. An underground railway.
2. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
3. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

Synonyms

• (underground railway): metro, métro (the underground railway of Paris), subway (US), Tube (British - the underground railway of London)
• (movement or organisation of people who resist political convention): resistance
• (movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention): avant-garde, counter-culture

Translations

underground railway See underground railway

movement or organisation of people who resist political convention

Finnish: vastarintaliike French: résistance f, mouvement clandestin m, organisation clandestine f Italian: resistenza f, movimento clandestino m, organizzazione clandestina f

Portuguese: organização clandestina f Spanish: movimiento clandestino m, organización clandestina f

movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention

French: l'underground m, mouvement d'avant-garde m

Italian: l'underground m

See also

• underground railway
• go underground

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/
• SAMPA: /9~.dER.gRawnd/

Adjective

	Singular	Plural
Male	underground /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/	underground /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/
Female	underground /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/	underground /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/

underground

1. underground (outside the mainstream)

Noun

l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

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Italian

Noun

l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

fr:underground it:underground hu:underground ja:underground fi:underground zh:underground