underground

subterráneo

Situado debajo de la superficie de la tierra.

En inglés sencillo: Located below the surface of the earth.

• The house has an underground garage.
• Workers repaired the underground pipes.
• Many animals live in underground tunnels.

Sinónimos: subterranean

Antónimos: aboveground

Expresiones frecuentes: underground tunnel, underground water, underground station

clandestino, secreto

Que se mantiene oculto o que solo conoce un grupo pequeño de personas.

En inglés sencillo: Kept secret or known only to a small group of people.

• They joined an underground resistance group.
• The police discovered an underground network.
• Their underground meetings took place in a cellar.

Sinónimos: secret, clandestine, covert

Antónimos: open

Expresiones frecuentes: underground movement, underground network, underground activity

underground, alternativo

Relacionado con un arte o una cultura que queda fuera de lo que la mayoría conoce o acepta.

En inglés sencillo: Belonging to art or culture outside what most people know or accept.

• She enjoys underground music.
• The club became a centre for underground artists.
• His underground films rarely appeared in large cinemas.

Sinónimos: alternative, nonmainstream

Antónimos: mainstream

Expresiones frecuentes: underground music, underground scene, underground film

bajo tierra

En un lugar situado debajo de la superficie de la tierra, o hacia ese lugar.

En inglés sencillo: Under the surface of the earth.

• The train travels underground here.
• They buried the cable underground.
• How far underground do the roots grow?

Sinónimos: below ground

Antónimos: aboveground

Expresiones frecuentes: go underground, buried underground, deep underground

metro

Sistema de trenes urbanos que circulan principalmente por debajo de las calles.

En inglés sencillo: A city train system that runs mostly below the streets.

• We took the underground to the museum.
• The nearest underground station is five minutes away.
• Does the underground run all night?

Sinónimos: metro, subway, tube

Expresiones frecuentes: the underground, underground station, take the underground

resistencia, movimiento clandestino

Grupo o movimiento secreto que se opone a las autoridades o a las ideas políticas aceptadas.

En inglés sencillo: A secret group or movement that opposes the authorities or accepted political ideas.

• She joined the underground during the war.
• The underground printed leaflets against the government.
• Members of the underground carried messages across the border.

Sinónimos: resistance

Expresiones frecuentes: join the underground, the political underground, underground members