Grammatical class

Adverb

dessous

underneath; beneath

Details

Syllables

des-sous

Phonetics

də.su

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

1821

Freq. (movies)

2391

Freq. (news)

3657

Sentences

Tout est sens dessus dessous.

Everything is in a shambles.

A1

Ma maison est sens dessus dessous.

My house is in disarray.

A1

Je les ai vus marcher bras dessus bras dessous.

I saw them walking arm in arm.

A1

Alice pourra te dire qu'au Pays des merveilles, tout est sens dessus dessous.

Alice will tell you that in Wonderland everything is topsy-turvy.

A1

Ils marchent bras dessus, bras dessous.

They walk arm in arm with each other.

A2

Elle a marché, bras dessus bras dessous, avec son père.

She walked arm in arm with her father.

A2