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Detailed Translations for underground from English to French

underground:

underground adj

  1. underground (subterranean)
    – under the level of the ground 1

underground [the ~] noun

  1. the underground (Resistance; illegality)
    – a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 1
    le maquis; la Résistance; le mouvement de résistance
  2. the underground (subway; tube; subway system; metro)
    – an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) 1
    le métro

Translation Matrix for underground:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Résistance Resistance; illegality; underground
clandestin person in hiding
maquis Resistance; illegality; underground resistance
mouvement de résistance Resistance; illegality; underground
métro metro; subway; subway system; tube; underground underground railway
secret concealment; confidentiality; mysteriousness; mystery; privacy; secrecy; secret; secretiveness; stealth
- metro; resistance; subway; subway system; tube
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- belowground; clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; surreptitious; undercover
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
clandestin subterranean; underground bad; behind one's back; behind someone's back; clandestine; concealed; covert; covertly; disguised; falsely; foul; furtive; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; in disguise; in secret; indecent; jarring; low; malicious; mean; nasty; offensive; on the quiet; on the sly; quietly; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretive; secretly; silently; sneakily; sneaking; sneaky; softly; stealthily; stealthy; surreptitiously; underhand; undisclosed; unnoticed; unobserved; unperceived; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
clandestinement subterranean; underground bad; behind one's back; behind someone's back; clandestine; concealed; covert; disguised; falsely; foul; furtive; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; in disguise; indecent; jarring; low; malicious; mean; nasty; offensive; on the sly; privately; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; sneaky; stealthily; stealthy; underhand; undisclosed; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
en cachette subterranean; underground bad; behind one's back; behind someone's back; clandestine; concealed; covert; disguised; falsely; foul; in disguise; indecent; jarring; low; malicious; mean; nasty; offensive; on the sly; privately; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; stealthily; stealthy; underhand; undisclosed; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
secret subterranean; underground behind someone's back; clandestine; concealed; covert; covertly; cryptic; disguised; enigmatic; furtive; hidden; in disguise; in secret; malicious; mean; mysterious; nasty; not saying much; on the quiet; on the sly; quietly; reserved; secret; secretive; secretly; silently; sneakily; sneaking; sneaky; softly; stealthily; stealthy; surreptitiously; taciturn; tight-lipped; underhand; undisclosed; unobserved; unperceived; unseen; veiled
souterrain subterranean; underground

Related Words for "underground":

  • undergrounds

Synonyms for "underground":


Related Definitions for "underground":

  1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods1
    • underground resistance1
  2. under the level of the ground1
    • underground caverns1
  3. beneath the surface of the earth1
    • water flowing underground1
  4. in or into hiding or secret operation1
    • the organization was driven underground1
  5. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)1
    • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'1
  6. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force1

Wiktionary Translations for underground:

underground
adjective
  1. below the ground
  2. hidden, furtive
  3. outside the mainstream
noun
  1. movement or organisation of people who resist political convention
  2. movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention
underground
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
underground métro U-Bahn — (meist) unter der Erdoberfläche geführte Nahverkehrslinie, Eisenbahn
underground souterrain; sous-terrain unterirdisch — sich unter der Erde befindend

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