underworld

milieu criminel, pègre

Ensemble des personnes et des groupes impliqués dans des crimes graves, souvent organisés.

En anglais simple : The people and groups involved in serious, often organized crime.

• He had friends in the underworld.
• Police investigated her links to the criminal underworld.
• The reporter interviewed several underworld figures.

Synonymes : criminal world

Expressions courantes : criminal underworld, underworld connections

monde des morts, enfers

Lieu où l’on croit que vont les morts, souvent imaginé sous la terre.

En anglais simple : The place where dead people are believed to go, often imagined below the earth.

• The hero entered the underworld.
• The story describes souls travelling to the underworld.
• Which god ruled the underworld in this myth?

Synonymes : realm of the dead

Expressions courantes : enter the underworld, god of underworld

monde souterrain

Partie de l’univers d’un jeu située sous terre.

En anglais simple : The part of a game’s world located below the ground.

• The next level takes place in the underworld.
• Players can find rare treasures in the underworld.
• We entered the underworld through a hidden tunnel.

Expressions courantes : underworld level, explore the underworld