dessous
See also: Dessous
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian Romanian dedesubt.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dessous
Noun
dessous m (plural dessous)
- underside; bottom
- disadvantage
- (in the plural) (women's) underwear
- Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.
- She dared show her undies out in the open.
- Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.
- (in the plural) hidden agenda
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dessous
Further reading
- “dessous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.