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Meaning of sub- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. under, sub-
  2. Attached to verbs, may denote the position or direction of an action
  3. In compounds, may stand for sub in a prepositional phrase
  4. Attached to adjectives, creates new adjectives of lesser intensity, having a sense like "somewhat", "slightly", "rather", "-ish"

Equivalents

العربية تابع
Bosanski pod-
Català sub-
Čeština necelý pod pod- sub-
Cymraeg is-
Deutsch after- sub- unter unter-
English sub- sub- under under under under
Español bajo bajo bajo bajo so- sota- soto- sub-
فارسی زیرـ
Français dessous sous sous- sub-
Galego sub-
עברית למטה תת תת־
Hrvatski pod-
Magyar szub-
Հայերեն ենթա- ստոր-
Bahasa Indonesia bawah
Italiano sotto sotto sotto- sub-
日本語 サブ
Latina substituo
Bahasa Melayu sub-
Nederlands deel- onder onder- sub-
Polski pod pod- podkładać spod sub-
Português debaixo so- sob sub-
Русский нижний под под- при суб-
Српски pod-
Svenska under-
Türkçe altında
Українська під-
Tiếng Việt dưới

Examples

“sub- (“under, below”) + scrībō (“write”) → subscrībō (“to write underneath, to write below”)”
“sub- (“under”) + terra (“earth”) + -āneus (adjective-forming suffix) → subterrāneus (“subterranean, underground”)”
“sub- (“under”) + lūna (“moon”) + -āris (adjective-forming suffix) → sublūnāris (“sublunar, sublunary”)”
“sub- (“somewhat”) + amārus (“bitter”) → subamārus (“somewhat bitter, bitterish”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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