Ici-bas (en. Down here)

/isi ba/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates a place in contrast to the beyond.

We live here below and must enjoy every moment.

Nous vivons ici-bas et devons profiter de chaque instant.

Refers to earthly life in relation to the beyond.

Beliefs differ on what happens here below.

Les croyances diffèrent sur ce qui arrive ici-bas.

Can also mean at the material or tangible level.

Concerns here below are sometimes too materialistic.

Les préoccupations ici-bas sont parfois trop matérielles.

Originating from the Latin 'hic' (here) and 'basso' (below), referring to a terrestrial place.

here below and beyond

Contrast between earthly life and life after death.

ici-bas et au-delà

to live here below

To coexist in harmony on this earth.

vivre ici-bas

beyond

That which is after death or outside of our world.

au-delà

earth

The planet on which we live.

terre

In real life.

Dreams are beautiful, but here below, you have to pay the bills.

Les rêves, c'est beau, mais ici-bas, il faut payer les factures.

On this earth, facing reality.

Here below, things are not always rosy.

Ici-bas, les choses ne sont pas toujours roses.