Under - Sous (The 122nd Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Under is Sous. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 122nd most common word in French. It can be used as preposition. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, location & place, numbers & quantity. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: under

French: sous

Examples


I won't go under any circumstances.	Je n'irai sous aucun prétexte.
He was underwater for three minutes.	Il était sous l'eau pendant trois minutes.
Nothing new under the sun.	Rien de nouveau sous le soleil.
There's no new thing under the sun.	Rien n'est nouveau sous le soleil.
Everything's under control.	Tout est sous contrôle.
I've got everything under control.	J'ai tout sous contrôle.
We've got it under control.	Nous l'avons sous contrôle.
The Colonel said the situation is under control.	Le colonel a déclaré que la situation était sous contrôle.

We are under his command.	Nous sommes sous son commandement.
Under no circumstances should you go away today.	Tu ne dois aujourd'hui sortir sous aucun prétexte.
We should keep this information under wraps for the time being.	Nous devrions garder cette information sous le coude pour l'instant.
I thought that we had that under control.	Je pensais que c’était sous notre contrôle.
I'm wearing my swimsuit under my clothes.	Je porte mon maillot de bain sous mes vêtements.
I found this under your bed.	J'ai trouvé ceci sous votre lit.
There's something under the bed.	Il y a quelque chose sous le lit.
The cat is under the chair.	Le chat est sous la chaise.
There's a monster under the bed.	Il y a un monstre sous mon lit.
He dozed off under the tree.	Il s'est endormi sous l'arbre.
I can walk for a week under the rain.	Je peux marcher une semaine sous la pluie.
The two families live under one roof.	Les deux familles vivent sous le même toit.
I wouldn't go under any circumstances.	Je n'irais sous aucun prétexte.