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under1

UK: /ˈʌn.dər/ US: /-də`/

Translation

prep
debajo de
The dog is under the table
El perro está debajo de la mesa
bajo
We found a wreck under the water
Encontramos restos de un barco bajo el agua
bajo
She's under a lot of pressure
Está bajo mucha presión
That country is under a the control of a dictator
Ese país está bajo un régimen dictatorial
(edad)
menor de
People under eighteen aren't allowed in here
Prohibida la entrada a menores de dieciocho años
menos de
The bicycle you bought now costs under a hundred pounds
La bicicleta que compraste ahora cuesta menos de cien libras
con
I write under the name of Wara
Escribo con el seudónimo de Wara
en el apartado
That book comes under «English Contemporary Literature»
Ese libro está en el apartado «English Contemporary Literature»
My aunt has about twenty people working under her
Mi tía tiene a unos veinte trabajadores a su cargo
(Definition of under prep from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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