I.below [brit. angl. bɪˈləʊ, am. angl. bəˈloʊ] PREDL. When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by sotto (a) : the apartment below mine = l'appartamento sotto al/sotto il mio; below the knee = sotto al/sotto il ginocchio. - Note that sotto is the Italian translation of below, beneath and under. - For other prepositional uses of below see this entry.
1. below (under):
- sotto (a)
2. below (less than: in quantity, degree etc.):
- sotto (a)
3. below (inferior in rank to):
- a lieutenant is below a captain