under

under
1. preposition
1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) debaixo de
2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) com/em menos de
3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) às ordens de
4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) sob
2. adverb
(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) abaixo
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un.der
['∧ndə] adj inferior. • adv 1 inferiormente. 2 embaixo, por baixo. 3 em estado de inferioridade, em sujeição a, sob as ordens de. • prep 1 debaixo, embaixo, por baixo, sob, abaixo de. 2 inferior, menor. 3 mais novo. 4 protegido ou dominado por. 5 durante. 6 de acordo com. 7 em, dentro de, incluído em. 8 designado, indicado ou representado por. 9 sujeito à regra ou orientação de. 10 autorizado ou atestado por. 11 na classe de, na categoria de. as under conforme indicação abaixo. to be under a cloud ter má reputação. to be under discussion estar em estudos, sob discussão. to be under oath estar sob juramento. to be under one’s care estar sob cuidados, sob supervisão. to be under one’s head and seal estar firmado, assinado de próprio punho. to bring under dominar, subjugar. to go under sucumbir, ser vencido, fracassar. under these circunstances... nestas circunstâncias..., nestas condições...

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