underground

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Underground': /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/; 'underground': noun, adverb: /ˌʌndəˈgraʊnd/, noun, adjective: /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/adv. ˈʌndɚˈgraʊnd; adj., n. -ˌgraʊnd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adv., un′dər ground′; adj., n., v. un′dər ground′)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
underground adv (below ground)bajo tierra loc adv
 Moles tunnel underground.
 Los topos viven bajo tierra.
underground adj (below ground)subterráneo/a adj
 There is a network of underground tunnels below the city.
 Hay una red de túneles subterráneos debajo de la ciudad.
underground adj figurative (concealed)clandestino/a adj
  oculto/a adj
 The police suspected Glenn of being involved in underground activities.
 La policía sospechaba que Glenn estaba envuelto en actividades clandestinas.
underground,
the underground n		 (London underground trains)metro nm
  (AR)subte nm
 Rachel took the underground to Liverpool Street.
 I always travel by underground when I'm in London; it's the easiest way to get around.
 Rachel tomó el metro en Liverpool Street. // Yo siempre viajo en metro cuando estoy en Londres; es la formal más fácil de moverse.
underground n (secret fighters) (luchador, activista)clandestino/a adj
  oculto/a adj
 Members of the underground risk severe punishment, even death.
 Los activistas clandestinos se arriesgan a castigos severos, incluyendo la muerte.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
underground adj (subcultural)clandestino/a adj
 That journalist writes for an underground paper.
 El periodista escribe para un periódico clandestino.
underground adv (into hiding)a la clandestinidad loc adv
 The resistance fighters were driven underground.
 Los luchadores de la resistencia fueron conducidos a la clandestinidad.
underground n (subculture, alternative movement)cultura alternativa nf + adj
  (AR, coloquial, voz inglesa)under nm
 The rebellious teenager wanted to belong to the underground.
 El adolescente rebelde quería pertenecer a la cultura alternativa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
underground cable n (large pipe running under the earth)cable subterráneo nm + adj
 Electric power is transmitted via underground cables.
 La electricidad se transmite mediante cables subterráneos.
underground newspaper n (print press: clandestine publication)publicación clandestina nf
  periódico clandestino nm
underground newspaper n (alternative print media)periódico independiente nm
underground railroad,
Underground Railroad,
underground railway,
Underground Railway n		 historical, figurative (system for helping slaves escape)red clandestina de escape para los esclavos loc nom f
underground railroad,
underground railway n		 (rail system underground, subway)ferrocarril subterráneo loc nom m
underground river n (stream running under the earth)río subterráneo nm
 The underground river flows through caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites.
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'underground' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
air-raid shelter - ant colony - burrower - catacomb - cavern - crypt - dungeon - fossil water - hydrothermal - hypogeum - land mining - manhole - metro - mind the gap - mine shaft - salt dome - sandhog - sewer system - silver mining - spring water - storm cellar - storm shelter - subdrain - subterranean - tube - tuber - tunnel - undercroft - underground railroad - water table - wine cellar
Spanish:
clandestinamente - metropolitano - soterrado - underground - enterrado - metro - aparcamiento subterráneo - clandestino - economía sumergida - galería - línea de metro - maquis - radio pirata - sibil - subte - subterráneo - tren subterráneo

Collocations: an underground [train, station, line, railroad], take the underground line to [work, the city, the center], the underground railroad to [the north, safety], more...

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