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dessous

/də.su/

adverb/də.su/

underneath; beneath

From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt.

noun, masculine/də.su/

underside; bottom; disadvantage; (women's) underwear; hidden agenda

Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.She dared show her undies out in the open.

Antonyms: dessus

From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt.

preposition/də.su/

under; beneath

From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt.