Usage examples of "dessous" in French with translation to English

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Une touffe de cheveux apparaissait du dessous de sa casquette. A tuft of hair showed from underneath her cap.
Tom se cacha en dessous de la table. Tom hid under the table.
Je collectionnais les dessous de verre. I used to collect coasters.
Un chat apparut d'en dessous du bureau. A cat appeared from under the desk.
Il y a une pomme en dessous du bureau. There is an apple under the desk.
Papa était dans son bureau en dessous de notre appartement. Daddy was in his office, under our flat.
Les gens en dessous de dix-huit ans ne se marient pas. People under 18 do not marry.
Les enfants en dessous de l'âge de huit ans n'ont pas un lobe frontal assez développé, ce qui pourrait être la cause du fait qu'il ne leur soit pas possible de distinguer la réalité de la fantaisie. Certains d'entre eux peuvent par exemple croire qu'il y a des monstres dans leur armoire ou sous leur lit. Ils ne peuvent aussi parfois pas distinguer les rêves de la réalité. Children below the age of 8 have an underdeveloped frontal lobe that might cause them to be unable to separate reality from fantasy. Some of them might believe that there are monsters in their closet or under the bed for example. They are also sometimes unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
Je déteste avoir le dessous. I hate losing.
Je regardai la mer en dessous. I looked down at the sea.
Il a reçu des dessous de table. He got paid under the table.
Qui vit dans la chambre du dessous ? Who lives in the room below?
Il le prit de dessous son manteau. He took it from beneath his coat.
Le thermomètre descend souvent en dessous de zéro. Thermometers often go below zero.
Ton travail est en dessous de la moyenne. Your work is below average.
Son travail est en dessous de la moyenne. His work is below average.
Je les ai vus marcher bras dessus bras dessous. I saw them walking arm in arm.
Elle a marché, bras dessus bras dessous, avec son père. She walked arm in arm with her father.
Ce matin, la température est descendue en dessous de zéro. The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.
La température a été en dessous de zéro depuis plusieurs jours. The temperature has been below freezing for several days.
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