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1 upper class
((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) horná vrstva, aristokracia; aristokratický -
2 upper-class
• z hornej triedy• aristokratický -
3 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) horný2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) zvršok3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) v popredí, navrchu- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *• vrchný• vyšší• zvršok (topánky)• kabátik• horný• horný zub• horné lôžko -
4 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) trieda2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) trieda; triedny3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) trieda4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) trieda5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) hodina, prednáška6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) ročník, semester2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) považovať- class-room* * *• zaradit• triedit• trieda• hodina• rocník -
5 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) vybrať (si)2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) vybraný2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) výberový•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *• volit• vyberat• vyvolený• vybrat (si)• výberový• výber• výlucný• vybraný• vyberavý• zvolený• snobský• exkluzívny -
6 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) vrchol, vrcholec, vrch; horný2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) prvé miesto3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) povrch4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) vrchnák, veko5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) vrch, vršok2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) prvý3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) pokryť, dať navrch2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) prevýšiť3) (to remove the top of.) odrezať vrch / vršok•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) vĺčik* * *• vlk (hracka)• vrchol• velké zvieratá• utat• vrch• vrchný• vrcholný• vnat• vrcholce stromov• vršok• zaciatok• smotana• šlachta• šapitó• stát na vrchole• temeno• prekonat• prevýšit• predstihovat• prevyšovat• hladina• dosiahnut vrchol• horný• horná cast• byt vyšší než• byt na vrchole• povrch• pokrývat• pokryt• koruna• listy• najväcšia intenzita• najvyššia cast• najvyššie poschodie• maximum• maximálna výška• najvyšší stupen• odrezat vršok -
7 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) biely Američan anglosaského pôvodu USA- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *• osa
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