underground

souterrain

Situé sous la surface de la terre.

En anglais simple : Located below the surface of the earth.

• The house has an underground garage.
• Workers repaired the underground pipes.
• Many animals live in underground tunnels.

Synonymes : subterranean

Contraires : aboveground

Expressions courantes : underground tunnel, underground water, underground station

clandestin, secret

Gardé caché ou connu seulement d’un petit groupe de personnes.

En anglais simple : Kept secret or known only to a small group of people.

• They joined an underground resistance group.
• The police discovered an underground network.
• Their underground meetings took place in a cellar.

Synonymes : secret, clandestine, covert

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : underground movement, underground network, underground activity

underground, alternatif

Lié à un art ou à une culture en dehors de ce que la majorité connaît ou accepte.

En anglais simple : Belonging to art or culture outside what most people know or accept.

• She enjoys underground music.
• The club became a centre for underground artists.
• His underground films rarely appeared in large cinemas.

Synonymes : alternative, nonmainstream

Contraires : mainstream

Expressions courantes : underground music, underground scene, underground film

sous terre

Dans un endroit sous la surface de la terre, ou vers cet endroit.

En anglais simple : Under the surface of the earth.

• The train travels underground here.
• They buried the cable underground.
• How far underground do the roots grow?

Synonymes : below ground

Contraires : aboveground

Expressions courantes : go underground, buried underground, deep underground

métro

Réseau de trains urbains circulant principalement sous les rues.

En anglais simple : A city train system that runs mostly below the streets.

• We took the underground to the museum.
• The nearest underground station is five minutes away.
• Does the underground run all night?

Synonymes : metro, subway, tube

Expressions courantes : the underground, underground station, take the underground

résistance, mouvement clandestin

Groupe ou mouvement secret qui s’oppose aux autorités ou aux idées politiques admises.

En anglais simple : A secret group or movement that opposes the authorities or accepted political ideas.

• She joined the underground during the war.
• The underground printed leaflets against the government.
• Members of the underground carried messages across the border.

Synonymes : resistance

Expressions courantes : join the underground, the political underground, underground members