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above [ə'bʌv]au-dessus de ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (h) plus que ⇒ 1 (c) au-delà de ⇒ 1 (d) par-dessus ⇒ 1 (g) ci-dessus ⇒ 2 au-dessus ⇒ 3 (a) en haut ⇒ 3 (c) plus haut ⇒ 3 (d)(a) (in a higher place or position than) au-dessus de;∎ above our heads au-dessus de nos têtes;∎ in the sky above us dans le ciel au-dessus de nous;∎ smoke rose above the town de la fumée s'élevait au-dessus de la ville;∎ above the equator au-dessus de l'équateur;∎ above ground en surface;∎ above sea level au-dessus du niveau de la mer;∎ the water reached above their knees l'eau leur montait jusqu'au-dessus des genoux;∎ skirts are above the knee this year les jupes se portent au-dessus du genou cette année;∎ they live above the shop ils habitent au-dessus du magasin;∎ a village on the river above Oxford un village (situé) en amont d'Oxford;∎ his name appeared three lines above mine son nom figurait trois lignes au-dessus du mien(b) (greater in degree or quantity than) au-dessus de;∎ above 40 kilos au-dessus de 40 kilos;∎ above $100 plus de 100 dollars;∎ it's above my price limit c'est au-dessus du prix ou ça dépasse le prix que je me suis fixé;∎ his temperature is above normal sa température est supérieure à ou au-dessus de la normale;∎ the temperature didn't rise above 10°C la température n'a pas dépassé 10°C;∎ above average au-dessus de la moyenne(c) (in preference to) plus que;∎ he values friendship above success il accorde plus d'importance à l'amitié qu'à la réussite;∎ he respected her above all others il la respectait entre toutes∎ the discussion was all rather above me la discussion me dépassait complètement∎ she's above that sort of thing elle est au-dessus de ça;∎ above suspicion/reproach au-dessus de tout soupçon/reproche;∎ he's not above cheating il irait jusqu'à tricher;∎ I'm not above asking for favours je ne répugne pas à demander des faveurs;∎ she's not above telling the occasional lie il lui arrive de mentir de temps en temps(f) (superior in rank, quality to) au-dessus de;∎ to marry above one's station se marier au-dessus de son rang;∎ she's ranked above the other athletes elle se classe devant les autres athlètes;∎ to get above oneself ne pas se prendre pour n'importe qui(g) (in volume, sound) par-dessus;∎ it's difficult to make oneself heard above all this noise il est difficile de se faire entendre avec tout ce bruit;∎ his voice was heard above the shouting on entendait sa voix par-dessus le tumulte;∎ a scream rose above the noise of the engines un cri se fit entendre par-dessus le bruit des moteursformal ci-dessus; Administration précité;∎ the above facts les faits cités plus haut;∎ the names on the above list les noms qui figurent sur la liste ci-dessus3 adverb(a) (in a higher place or position) au-dessus;∎ the stars above le ciel constellé;∎ the people in the flat above les voisins du dessus;∎ to fall from above tomber d'en haut;∎ two lines above deux lignes plus haut∎ aged 20 and above âgé de 20 ans et plus;∎ £5 and above 5 livres ou plus(c) (a higher rank or authority) en haut;∎ we've had orders from above nous avons reçu des ordres d'en haut(d) (in book, document) plus haut;∎ mentioned above cité plus haut ou ci-dessus;∎ the paragraph above le paragraphe ci-dessus;∎ as above comme ci-dessus∎ the angels above les anges du ciel∎ the note above un ton plus haut ou au-dessus4 noun∎ formal the above (fact, item) ce qui se trouve ci-dessus; (person) le (la) susnommé(e); (persons) les susnommé(e)s;∎ can you explain the above? pouvez-vous expliquer ce qui précède?;∎ the above is a quotation from Hamlet le passage ci-dessus est une citation de Hamletavant tout, surtout -
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1 nounci-dessus, précité(e);∎ please contact me at the above address veuillez me contacter à l'adresse ci-dessus3 adverbplus haut;∎ mentioned above cité(e) plus haut ou ci-dessus;∎ as above comme ci-dessus -
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above [əˈbʌv]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = overhead, higher up) en hautb. ( = more) boys of 16 and above les garçons de 16 ans et plus• seats are available at $10 and above il y a des places à partir de 10 dollarsc. ( = earlier in book) ci-dessus2. prepositiona. ( = higher than) au-dessus deb. ( = more than) children above seven years of age les enfants de plus de sept ansd. ( = too proud, honest for) he is above such behaviour il est incapable de se conduire ainsi• he's not above stealing/theft il irait jusqu'à voler/jusqu'au vol• to get above o.s. avoir des idées de grandeure. ( = over) I couldn't hear what she was saying above the barking les aboiements m'empêchaient d'entendre ce qu'elle disait3. adjective( = mentioned previously) mentionné ci-dessus4. noun• the above is a photo of... ci-dessus nous avons une photo de...5. compounds* * *[ə'bʌv] 1. 2.1) ( vertically higher) au-dessus de2) ( north of) au nord de3) ( upstream of) en amont de4) ( morally)5) ( in preference to) par-dessusabove all others —
6) (superior in status, rank) au-dessus de7) ( greater than) au-dessus deto rise above — dépasser [limit, average]
8) ( beyond)9) ( higher in pitch) au-dessus de10) ( over)3. 4.1) ( higher up)2) ( earlier in the text) ci-dessus3) ( more) plus4) ( in the sky)5.above all adverbial phrase surtout••to get above oneself — ne plus se sentir (colloq)
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cité plus haut, susmentionné; Administration précité2 noun∎ the above-mentioned (person) le susmentionné, la susmentionnéeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > above-mentioned
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1 noun∎ the above-mentioned le (la) susmentionné(e)sus-mentionné(e), cité(e) plus haut, précité(e);∎ this applies to the above-mentioned employees ceci concerne les employés susnommés -
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adj.susmentionné; précité; pf. susditEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > above-mentioned
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A n1 gen, Advertg ( reference) mention f (of de) ; to get a media ou a promotional mention être mentionné dans les médias à des fins publicitaires ; the mere mention of my name la seule évocation de mon nom ; to make no mention of [report, person] ne pas faire mention de ; there was no mention of the hostages il n'a pas été fait mention des otages ; the book got a mention on the radio on a parlé du livre à la radio ;B vtr1 ( allude to) faire mention de [person, name, topic, event, fact] ; he didn't mention money il n'a fait aucune mention d'argent ; please don't mention my name ne mentionnez pas mon nom ; she never mentions her work elle ne parle jamais de son travail ; to mention sb/sth to sb parler de qn/qch à qn ; to mention that dire (en passant) que ; she mentioned (that) you were coming elle a dit que vous veniez ; I hardly need to mention that inutile de signaler que ; not to mention sans parler de ; it's difficult getting there, not to mention finding parking space c'est difficile d'y aller, sans parler des problèmes de stationnement ; without mentioning any names sans nommer personne ; ‘as mentioned above’ ‘comme il a été dit plus haut’ ; the countries mentioned above les pays déjà cités ; too numerous to mention trop nombreux pour être cités ; to be mentioned in a will figurer sur un testament ; just mention my name dis-leur que tu viens de ma part ; don't mention it! je vous en or je t'en prie! ;
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above — [ə buv′] adv. [ME above(n) < OE abūfan, onbūfan, overhead, above < on , intens. + bufan < be, BY + ufan, over, on high] 1. in, at, or to a higher place; overhead; up 2. in or to heaven 3. at a previous place (in a piece of writing):… … English World dictionary
Above — A*bove , adv. 1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above. [1913 Webster] 2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page. That was said above. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Higher in rank or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
as mentioned above — as previously mention, as already stated … English contemporary dictionary
above-mentioned — adjective mentioned or named earlier in the same text (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑above named • Similar to: ↑preceding * * * aboveˈ mentioned adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑above * * * … Useful english dictionary
above — a|bove1 W1S2 [əˈbʌv] adv, prep 1.) in a higher position than something else = ↑over ≠ ↑below ▪ Our office is above the hairdresser s. ▪ He had a bruise just above his left eye. ▪ I heard a strange noise coming from the room above. ▪ The great… … Dictionary of contemporary English
above — adv 1. overhead, over one s head, on a higher place, at a higher place, in a higher place; atop, at the top, on the top; aloft, high up, up in the air or sky, far above the ground; skyward or skywards, toward the sky; in or to heaven, on high, in … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
above */*/*/ — UK [əˈbʌv] / US adjective, adverb, preposition Summary: Above can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The birds were flying high above the trees. as an adverb (without a following noun): She stared up at the… … English dictionary
above — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) than; over the surface of (head above water; above the din). 2 more than (above twenty people; above average). 3 higher in rank, position,… … Useful english dictionary
above — a|bove [ ə bʌv ] function word *** Above can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The birds were flying high above the trees. as an adverb (without a following noun): She stared up at the stars above. as an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
above*/*/*/ — [əˈbʌv] grammar word summary: Above can be: ■ a preposition: The birds were flying high above the trees. ■ an adverb: She stared up at the stars above. ■ an adjective: Please reply to the above address. 1) in a higher position at a higher level… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Above the line (filmmaking) — See Above the line for other meanings and uses of the phrase. In the movie industry, above the line expenditures are those that are negotiated or spent before filming begins. These costs can include rights for the material on which the screenplay … Wikipedia