below
adverb
1 adverb in or to lower place► (of position)
thíos taobh thíos laistíos the rooms below na seomraí thíos, na seomraí taobh thíosthey were standing on the street below bhí siad ina seasamh thíos ar an tsráidwe could see the river far below bhí an abhainn le feiceáil againn i bhfad síos uainnshe's waiting for you down below tá sí ag fanacht leat thíos staighre► (of movement)
síos he went below chuaigh sé síos 2 adverb underneaththíos faoi laistíos the kitchen is directly below tá an chistin díreach thíos faoia tunnel was built below rinneadh tollán laistíos, rinneadh tollán thíos faoiShow full entry
3 adverb in text, displaythíos in the cases set out below sna cásanna a áirítear anseo thíosthe link below an nasc thíos 4 adverb NAUT of shipfaoin deic he went below chuaigh sé síos faoin deic 5 adverb REL not in heavenar an talamhhere below ar an saol seo
preposition
6 preposition lower thanfaoi prep taobh thíos delaistíos desíos óbelow the knee faoin nglúin, taobh thíos den ghlúin, laistíos den ghlúinbelow sea level faoi leibhéal na marabelow the equator taobh ó dheas den mheánchiorcal 7 preposition underneath sthfaoi prep below the surface of the water faoi dhromchla an uiscehe noticed them from below the bridge thug sé faoi deara iad agus é istigh faoin droichead 8 preposition in age, level, etcfaoi prep faoi bhun the temperature fell to below zero thit an teocht faoi nialaschildren aged below eight years of age leanaí faoi bhun ocht mbliana d'aoisbelow the national average faoin meán náisiúnta, faoi bhun an mheáin náisiúntabelow cost selling díol faoi bhun costais 9 preposition MUS lower in pitch thanfaoi prep two octaves below ... dhá ochtach níos ísle ná ... 10 preposition in grade, rankníos ísle náall officers below the rank of captain gach oifigeach atá níos ísle i gcéim ná captaen 11 preposition too low in status forhe thought secretarial work was below him cheap sé go raibh sé rómhaith don obair rúnaíochta 12 preposition GEOG downstream fromtaobh thíos delaistíos desíos ótwo miles below the dam dhá mhíle taobh thíos den dambaadjective
13 adjective following in textthíos adj