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2 ♦ upper
♦ upper /ˈʌpə(r)/A a.superiore; più alto; più elevato ( anche in grado, ecc.): the upper lip, il labbro superiore; The bedrooms are on the upper floor, le camere da letto sono al piano superiore; the upper storey, il piano di sopra; the upper branches of a tree, i rami più alti di un albero; the upper floors of the building, i piani più alti dell'edificio; the upper classes, le classi elevate (o alte); l'aristocrazia; the upper middle class, l'alta borghesia; the upper echelons of the party, i gradi più alti del partito; the upper body, la parte alta del corpo; the upper reaches of the Thames, i tratti superiori del Tamigi; upper limit, limite massimoB n.● upper-bracket, dello scaglione più elevato: (fisc.) upper-bracket taxpayers, i contribuenti che pagano più tasse □ upper case, (tipogr.) maiuscolo, maiuscole; (comput.) lettere maiuscole □ (tipogr.) an upper-case letter, una lettera maiuscola □ the Upper Chamber = the Upper House ► sotto □ (teatr.) upper circle, balconata; seconda galleria □ upper-class, dell'alta borghesia; aristocratico □ (fam.) the upper crust, l'aristocrazia; la nobiltà; la crema □ (naut.) upper deck, ponte superiore (o di manovra); ponte di coperta □ (naut.) upper-deck personnel, personale di coperta □ the Upper House, la Camera Alta; la Camera dei Lord (in GB); il Senato (in USA) □ upper school, corso superiore ( di scuola secondaria) □ upper shell, ( pattinaggio) gambetto ( di scarpa per pattini a rotelle); ( sci) gambaletto ( di scarpone) □ ( sci) upper strap, fascia di chiusura ( di uno scarpone) □ (fig. arc.) the upper ten ( thousand), l'aristocrazia; il gran mondo (nel XIX secolo) □ to have [to get] the upper hand of sb., avere [prendere] il sopravvento su q. □ (fam. antiq.) on one's uppers, in bolletta; al verde. -
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♦ chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/n.1 (form.) camera; sala; aula: council chamber, camera di consiglio; burial chamber, camera mortuaria; decompression chamber, camera di decompressione2 (polit.) camera (legislativa): the lower [upper] chamber, la camera bassa [alta]5 (arc. o poet.) camera privata; camera da letto6 (tecn.) camera8 caverna; camera sotterranea9 (anat., bot., zool.) camera; cavità10 (ind. min.) camera d'abbattimento sotterranea● (leg.) chamber counsel, avvocato che tiene ufficio di consulente, ma non esercita in tribunale □ (mus.) chamber music, musica da camera □ Chamber of Commerce, Camera di Commercio □ (polit.) Chamber of Deputies, Camera dei deputati □ chamber of horrors, camera degli orrori □ Chamber of Trade, Associazione dei commercianti □ (mus.) chamber orchestra, orchestra da camera □ chamber pot, vaso da notte □ (leg.) in chambers, a porte chiuse.(to) chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/v. t.1 alloggiare; ospitare -
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['tʃeɪmbə(r)] 1.1) (room) camera f.council chamber — BE camera di consiglio
2) GB pol.2.the upper, lower chamber — la Camera Alta, Bassa
* * *[' eimbə]1) (a room.) camera2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) Camera3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) camera4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) camera•- chamber music* * *['tʃeɪmbə(r)] 1.1) (room) camera f.council chamber — BE camera di consiglio
2) GB pol.2.the upper, lower chamber — la Camera Alta, Bassa
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