beneath

beneath
1. preposition
1) (unworthy of)

beneath somebody — jemandes unwürdig; unter jemandes Würde (Dat.)

beneath contempt — verachtenswert

2) (arch./literary): (under) unter (+ Dat.)
2. adverb
(arch./literary) darunter
* * *
[bi'ni:Ɵ] 1. preposition
1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) unter
2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) unter
2. adverb
(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) unterhalb
* * *
be·neath
[bɪˈni:θ]
I. prep
1. (at lower) unter +dat; (to lower) unter +akk
the sun had sunk \beneath the horizon die Sonne war hinter dem Horizont versunken
2. (quieter) unter +dat
they spoke \beneath a whisper sie flüsterten leise
3. (rank)
to be \beneath sb unter jdm stehen
4. (unworthy)
to be \beneath sb unter jds Würde sein
\beneath contempt verachtenswert
to marry \beneath oneself unter seinem Stand heiraten
II. adv inv (at low) unten; (to low) nach unten; (lower) darunter
* * *
[bɪ'niːɵ]
1. prep
1) unter (+dat or with motion +acc); (with line, level etc also) unterhalb (+gen)

to marry beneath one — unter seinem Stand heiraten

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2)

(= unworthy of) it is beneath him — das ist unter seiner Würde

he regarded the critics as beneath his notice — er fand es unter seiner Würde, von den Kritikern überhaupt Notiz zu nehmen

2. adv
unten → also below
See:
→ also below
* * *
beneath [bıˈniːθ]
A adv
1. unten:
on the earth beneath poet hienieden
2. darunter, unten drunter, (weiter) unten
B präp unter (dat oder akk), unterhalb (gen):
beneath the same roof unter demselben Dach;
beneath him (oder his dignity) fig unter seiner Würde;
people beneath him Leute, die nicht seinesgleichen sind;
he is beneath notice er verdient keine Beachtung; contempt 1
* * *
1. preposition
1) (unworthy of)

beneath somebody — jemandes unwürdig; unter jemandes Würde (Dat.)

beneath contempt — verachtenswert

2) (arch./literary): (under) unter (+ Dat.)
2. adverb
(arch./literary) darunter
* * *
adj.
unterhalb adj. adv.
darunter adv. prep.
neben präp.
unten präp.
unter präp.
unterhalb präp.

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