Betydning av under På norsk

• 0 in or to a position below sth -- under

  • The cat is under the bed. Katten er under sengen.

  • oil reserves under the ocean oljereserver under havet

• 1 below the surface of a liquid -- under

  • He dived under the water. Han dykket under vannet.

• 2 less or younger than -- under

  • She ran the course in under 10 minutes. Hun løp strekningen på under ti minutter.

  • prices under $2 priser under to dollar

  • children under six barn under seks år

• 3 experiencing or being affected by -- under

  • The matter is under investigation. Saken er under etterforskning.

  • students under a lot of pressure/stress studenter under mye press/stress

  • a city under attack en by under angrep

• 4 indicates the law or rule that governs sth -- under

  • Under the new law, oil companies would be taxed more heavily. Under den nye loven ville oljeselskaper skattlegges hardere.

  • The region was divided up under the treaty. Regionen ble delt opp i henhold til avtalen.

• 5 indicates the person or group who controls sth -- under

  • a restaurant under new management en restaurant under ny ledelse

  • The country flourished under its new government. Landet blomstret under den nye regjeringen.

• 6 indicates where sth can be found in a particular system -- under

  • You’ll find it under ’C’ for “committees.” Du vil finne det under “C” for “committees”.

• 7 lower or younger -- under

  • kids who are six and under barn som er seks år eller mindre

  • no tax on items priced at $3 and under ingen avgift på varer som koster tre dollar eller mindre

• 8 below the surface of a liquid -- under

  • She dived in and stayed under for a long time. Hun dykket og ble under en lang stund.

• 9 in or to a position lower than, or covered by -- under

  • Your pencil is under the chair

  • Strange plants grow under the sea.

• 10 less than, or lower in rank than -- under, mindre enn

  • Children under five should not cross the street alone

  • You can do the job in under an hour.

• 11 subject to the authority of -- under

  • As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.

• 12 used to express various states -- under

  • The fort was under attack

  • The business improved under the new management

  • The matter is under consideration/discussion.

• 13 in or to a lower position, rank etc -- under, ned(e)

  • The swimmer surfaced and went under again

  • Children aged seven and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

• 14 beneath -- under-

  • underline.

• 15 too little -- under-

  • underpay

• 16 lower in rank -- underordnet

  • the under-manager.

• 17 less in age than -- under, mindre enn

  • a nursery for under-fives (= children aged four and under).