debajo

debajo(
deh
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bah
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (below)
a. underneath
Antes de poner la carne en la parrilla, pon un plato debajo para colectar el aceite.Before you put the meat on the grill, put a dish underneath to catch the grease.
b. beneath
El océano es grande y nadie sabe lo que hay debajo.The ocean is vast and nobody knows what lies beneath.
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debajo
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (general)
a. underneath
el de debajothe one underneath
debajo vive un pianistaa pianist lives downstairs
el vecino/la oficina de debajothe neighbor/office downstairs
debajo deunderneath, under
debajo de la mesa/las escalerasunder the table/the stairs
¿qué llevas debajo del abrigo?what have you got on under your coat?
llevo una camiseta por debajoI've got a vest on underneath
por debajo de lo normalbelow normal
pasamos por debajo del puentewe went under the bridge
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debajo
adverb
1 (en la parte de abajo) underneath
antes de pintar la silla, pon un periódico debajo before you paint the chair, put some newspaper underneath; el libro que está debajo the book underneath; solo lleva una camiseta (por) debajo he's only got a T-shirt on underneath
debajo coloca la fruta y luego añade el hojaldre
ahí debajo down there
ahí debajo hay un árbol there's a tree down there
de debajo
la capa de debajo no se ve you can't see the layer underneath o beneath; el piso de debajo the flat below
2
debajo de under; debajo de este árbol under o beneath this tree; vive en el piso debajo del nuestro he lives in the flat below ours
(por) debajo de la mesa
pasamos (por) debajo del puente we went under o underneath the bridge
no limpió (por) debajo de la alfombra Ana no llevaba nada (por) debajo del jersey
me gusta nadar (por) debajo del agua I like swimming underwater o under the water; el Barcelona sigue por debajo del Atlético Barcelona is still (trailing) behind Atlético; el rango por debajo del de capitán the rank below that of captain; por debajo de la media below average; trabajan por debajo de sus posibilidades they are working below their capabilities
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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