I.below [βρετ bɪˈləʊ, αμερικ bəˈloʊ] ΠΡΌΘ When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien; below the knee = au-dessous du genou.
The most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surface.
For other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below.
1. below (under):
2. below (less than: in quantity, degree etc):
3. below (inferior in rank to):
- a lieutenant is below a captain