Meaning of under the table | Babel Free
Definitions
- Secret; covert; undisclosed.
- Secretly; covertly; undisclosedly.
- In or into a state of stupification or boredom.
- In or into a state of drunkenness.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, table.
Equivalents
Dansk
sort
Español
bajo cuerda
Suomi
pimeästi
Polski
na czarno
Svenska
bakom kulisserna
Tiếng Việt
lậu
Examples
“I was paid under the table, so I didn't have to pay taxes on the income but I couldn't complain when I was cheated.”
“2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text The men tie up their dogs, retrieve what’s left of the lion’s kill, and sprinkle it with a generic form of Furadan, a cheap, fast-acting pesticide that’s readily available under the table.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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