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on+one's+uppers

  • 1 be down on one's uppers

    expr.
    expr.
    = am Hungertuch nagen expr.
    ausdr.

    English-german dictionary > be down on one's uppers

  • 2 upper

    1. comparative adjective
    1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]

    upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang

    have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen

    2) (in rank) ober...

    the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee

    upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die

    the upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend

    2. noun
    Oberteil, das

    ‘leather uppers’ — "Obermaterial Leder"

    * * *
    1. adjective
    (higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) ober
    2. noun
    ((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) das Oberleder
    - academic.ru/79317/uppermost">uppermost
    3. adverb
    (in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) zuoberst
    - upper class
    - get/have the upper hand of/over someone
    - get/have the upper hand
    * * *
    up·per
    [ˈʌpəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. adj attr, inv
    1. (higher, further up) obere(r, s); ANAT abdomen, arm, jaw, lip Ober-
    \upper part of the body Oberkörper m
    \upper tooth oberer Zahn, Zahn m des Oberkiefers
    2. importance, rank obere(r, s), höhere(r, s)
    to reach the \upper ranks of the Civil Service in die höhere Beamtenlaufbahn vorstoßen
    the \upper echelons of society die oberen Schichten der Gesellschaft
    the \upper middle class die gehobene Mittelschicht
    3. location höher gelegen
    U\upper Egypt Oberägypten nt
    the U\upper Rhine der Oberrhein
    the \upper reaches of a river der Oberlauf eines Flusses
    II. n
    1. (part of shoe) Obermaterial nt
    leather \uppers Obermaterial Leder
    2. (sl: drug) Aufputschmittel nt
    3.
    ▶ to be on one's \uppers ( fam or dated) [völlig] abgebrannt sein fam, auf dem Trockenen sitzen fam
    * * *
    ['ʌpə(r)]
    1. adj
    1) obere(r, s); (ANAT, GEOG) Ober-
    2) (in importance, rank) höhere(r, s), obere(r, s)

    the upper middle class( es) — die gehobene Mittelschicht

    See:
    → hand
    2. n
    1) pl (of shoe) Obermaterial nt;
    2) (inf: drug) Aufputschmittel nt, Muntermacher m (inf)
    3) (US RAIL) oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen)
    * * *
    upper [ˈʌpə(r)]
    A adj
    1. ober(er, e, es), Ober…, höher(er, e, es) (auch fig):
    upper edge Oberkante f;
    upper part Oberteil n; → circle A 4, jaw A 1, lip A 1, storey
    2. a) höhergelegen
    b) im Inland gelegen:
    3. höherstehend, übergeordnet
    B s
    a) Oberleder n
    b) Obermaterial n:
    “upper real leather”;
    be (down) on one’s uppers umg die Schuhe durchgelaufen haben, fig total abgebrannt oder auf dem Hund sein
    2. umg oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen etc)
    3. umg
    a) oberer Zahn
    b) pl obere Zahnprothese
    4. sl Aufputschmittel n
    u. abk
    2. unit Einh.
    3. upper ob.
    up. abk
    2. upper ob.
    * * *
    1. comparative adjective
    1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]

    upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang

    have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen

    2) (in rank) ober...

    the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee

    upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die

    the upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend

    2. noun
    Oberteil, das

    ‘leather uppers’ — "Obermaterial Leder"

    * * *
    adj.
    Ober- präfix.
    höher adj.
    ober adj.

    English-german dictionary > upper

  • 3 toprongyos

    (EN) be down on one's uppers; be on one's uppers; dilapidated; tatterdemalion

    Magyar-német-angol szótár > toprongyos

  • 4 upper

    up·per [ʼʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] adj
    attr, inv
    1) (higher, further up) obere(r, s) anat; abdomen, arm, jaw, lip Ober-;
    \upper part of the body Oberkörper m;
    \upper tooth oberer Zahn, Zahn m des Oberkiefers
    2) importance, rank obere(r, s), höhere(r, s);
    to reach the \upper ranks of the Civil Service in die höhere Beamtenlaufbahn vorstoßen;
    the \upper echelons of society die oberen Schichten der Gesellschaft;
    the \upper middle class die gehobene Mittelschicht
    3) location höher gelegen;
    U\upper Egypt Oberägypten nt;
    the U\upper Rhine der Oberrhein;
    the \upper reaches of a river der Oberlauf eines Flusses n
    1) ( part of shoe) Obermaterial nt;
    leather \uppers Obermaterial Leder
    2) (sl: drug) Aufputschmittel nt
    PHRASES:
    to be on one's \uppers ( fam) (dated) [völlig] abgebrannt sein ( fam), auf dem Trockenen sitzen ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > upper

См. также в других словарях:

  • on one's uppers — phrasal : in straitened circumstances : at the end of one s means doing his own laundry, and that … indicates he was on his uppers Hal White * * * on one s uppers 1. With soles worn off one s shoes 2. Very short of money • • • Main Entry: ↑up * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • on one's uppers — idi inf on one s uppers, Informal. poor; without means …   From formal English to slang

  • on one's uppers — ► on one s uppers informal extremely short of money. Main Entry: ↑upper …   English terms dictionary

  • on one's uppers —    Someone who is on their uppers has very little money or not enough to cover their needs.     Because he was clearly on his uppers when he was hired, he was given an advance in salary …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • on one's uppers — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on one's uppers — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on\ one's\ uppers — adj. phr. informal Very poor. Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers. Compare: down on one s luck …   Словарь американских идиом

  • on one's uppers — phrasal in straitened circumstances ; destitute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • on one's uppers — adjective destitute; poor …   Wiktionary

  • on one's uppers — informal extremely short of money. → upper …   English new terms dictionary

  • down on one's luck — {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. * /Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck./ * /The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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