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lower-level apartment

[LOH-er LEV-ul uh-PART-munt]
nounpl: lower-level apartments
apartamento no andar térreo / apartamento no piso inferior
1. An apartment situated on a lower floor of a building, typically close to ground level or basement level
The lower-level apartment has direct access to the garden.
O apartamento no andar térreo tem acesso direto ao jardim.
2. A residential unit below street level or partially below ground
They rented a lower-level apartment in the basement for an affordable price.
Eles alugaram um apartamento no subsolo por um preço acessível.
NYC Slang
garden apartment (when referring to a basement unit with outdoor access); basement pad
Synonyms
basement apartmentground-floor apartmentlower-floor apartmentsunken apartment
Antonyms
upper-level apartmentpenthousehigh-rise apartment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apartamento no andar térreo / apartamento no piso inferior
Common in urban areas; 'andar térreo' typically refers to ground floor
Rio de Janeiro
apartamento no andar térreo / apartamento baixo
'Apartamento baixo' is colloquially used
São Paulo
apartamento no andar térreo / apartamento no subsolo
Usage varies; 'subsolo' emphasizes below-ground positioning
Portugal
apartamento no rés-do-chão / apartamento no piso inferior
'Rés-do-chão' is the standard Portuguese term for ground floor

Related Idioms & Phrases

live below street level
ground-level living
basement dwelling
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