under the table

sotto il tavolo

Nello spazio tra il piano di un tavolo e il pavimento.

In inglese semplice: Below a table, in the space between its top and the floor.

• The cat is under the table.
• I found my keys under the table.
• Why are your shoes under the table?

Sinonimi: beneath the table

Espressioni comuni: hide under the table, look under the table

in nero, sottobanco

Pagando o facendo affari in segreto, spesso per evitare regole o tasse.

In inglese semplice: If you pay or do business this way, you keep it secret, often to avoid rules or taxes.

• He paid me under the table.
• The workers received cash under the table.
• Did the official accept money under the table?

Sinonimi: secretly, unofficially

Contrari: openly

Espressioni comuni: pay under the table, under the table dealings

clandestino, non dichiarato

Descrive un pagamento o accordo tenuto nascosto, spesso perché viola le regole.

In inglese semplice: A payment or agreement described this way is kept secret, often because it breaks rules.

• It was an under the table deal.
• The company offered an under the table payment.
• They rejected the under the table arrangement.

Sinonimi: secret, unofficial, covert

Contrari: open

Espressioni comuni: under the table payment, under the table deal

ubriaco fradicio

Talmente ubriaco da non riuscire a comportarsi normalmente o restare sveglio.

In inglese semplice: You have drunk so much alcohol that you cannot behave normally or stay awake.

• By midnight, he was under the table.
• His brother drank him under the table.
• You cannot drink everyone under the table and expect to feel well.

Come si usa: drink someone under the table (She could drink all her friends under the table.)

Sinonimi: very drunk, wasted

Contrari: sober

Espressioni comuni: drink under the table, already under the table

morto di noia, intontito

Così annoiato o mentalmente sopraffatto da non riuscire a prestare attenzione o pensare chiaramente.

In inglese semplice: You become too bored or mentally overwhelmed to pay attention or think clearly.

• That lecture bored me under the table.
• Her endless statistics bored everyone under the table.
• Another hour of speeches would bore us under the table.

Come si usa: bore someone under the table (His endless stories bored us under the table.)

Sinonimi: bored stiff, dazed

Espressioni comuni: bore under the table, under the table already