see|Underground
English

Etymology
under + ground

Adjective
en-adj

1. not comparable Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

#:There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.

1. Hidden, furtive, secretive.

#:These criminals operate through an underground network.

1. Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

Synonyms

i-c|below the ground subterranean
i-c|hidden clandestine, hidden, hush-hush, secret
i-c|outside the mainstream avant-garde, unconventional

Translations

trans-top|below the ground
Dutch: ondergronds
Finnish: maanalainen
French: sousterrain m, sousterraine f
German: unterirdisch, Untergrund-
Italian: sotterraneo m, sotterranea f
trans-mid
Portuguese: subterrâneo m, subterrânea f
Russian: подземн�й m, подземна� f
Spanish: subterráneo m, subterránea f
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trans-top|hidden, furtive
Dutch: ondergronds
Finnish: maanalainen
French: sousterrain m, sousterraine f, clandestin m, clandestine f
trans-mid
Russian: подпол�н�й m, подпол�на� f
trans-bottom

trans-top|outside the mainstream
Finnish: underground
French: underground m, f and plural
trans-mid
German: Untergrund-
Russian: анде�г�а�нд
trans-bottom

Adverb
en-adv

1. Below the ground.

#:The tunnel goes underground at this point.

1. Secretly.

Synonyms

i-c|below the ground below ground
i-c|secretly clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet

Translations

trans-top|below the ground
Finnish: maa|maan alla
French: sous terre, sous la terre
trans-mid
German: unter der Erde, unterirdisch
Italian: sottoterra
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. An underground railway.
2. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
3. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

Synonyms

i-c|underground railway metro, métro (the underground railway of Paris), subway (US), Tube (British - the underground railway of London)
i-c|movement or organisation of people who resist political convention resistance
i-c|movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention avant-garde, counter-culture

Translations

underground railway
See underground railway

trans-top|movement or organisation of people who resist political convention
Finnish: vastarintaliike
French: résistance f, mouvement clandestin m, organisation#French|organisation clandestine f
German: Untergrundorganisation f
Italian: resistenza f, movimento clandestino#Italian|clandestino m, organizzazione clandestina f
trans-mid
Portuguese: organização clandestina#Portuguese|clandestina f
Spanish: movimiento clandestino#Spanish|clandestino m, organización clandestina f
trans-bottom

trans-top|movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention
French: l'underground m, mouvement d'avant-garde m
trans-mid
Italian: l'underground m
trans-bottom

See also
underground railway
go underground

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /��.d��.ɡ�awnd/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /9~.dER.gRawnd/

Adjective
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underground

1. underground (outside the mainstream)

Noun
l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

Italian

Noun
l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

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