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upper [ˈʌpər]1. adjective2. nouna. [of shoe] empeigne f3. compounds► the Upper House noun la Chambre haute ; (in Britain) la Chambre des lords ; (in France, in the US) le Sénat* * *['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) ( of shoe) empeigne f2.‘leather upper’ — ‘dessus en cuir’
1) ( in location) [shelf] du haut; [deck] supérieur; [jaw, lip] supérieur; [teeth] du haut2) ( in rank) supérieur3) ( on scale) [register, scale] supérieurthe upper limit — la limite maximale (on de)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — les températures dépassent 25°
••to be on one's uppers — (colloq) être dans la dèche (colloq)
to have/get the upper hand — avoir/prendre le dessus. stiff
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upper ['ʌpə(r)]∎ temperatures are in the upper 30s la température dépasse 30 degrés;∎ the upper atmosphere les couches supérieures de l'atmosphère;∎ companies operating at the upper end of the market sociétés spécialisées dans le haut de gamme;∎ models at the upper end of the range modèles haut de gamme;∎ to have the upper hand avoir le dessus;∎ to get or to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus ou l'avantage;∎ to let sb get the upper hand laisser qn prendre le dessus, laisser qn dominer(b) (higher in order, rank) supérieur;∎ the upper echelons of the civil service les plus hauts échelons de l'administration∎ the upper valley of the Nile la haute vallée du Nil;∎ the upper Rhine le haut Rhin2 noun►► Upper Canada le haut Canada;upper case Typography haut m de casse; Computing majuscule f;upper class, the upper classes = l'aristocratie et la haute bourgeoisie;Upper Egypt la Haute-Égypte;upper limit plafond m;upper lip lèvre f supérieure;upper middle class = classe sociale réunissant les professions libérales, les universitaires, les cadres de l'industrie et les hauts fonctionnaires;upper reaches (of river) amont m;British the upper school les grandes classes fpl;Upper Volta Haute-Volta f;∎ in Upper Volta en Haute-Volta -
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A nB adj1 ( in location) [shelf, cupboard] du haut ; [floor, deck] supérieur ; [jaw, eyelid, lip] supérieur ; [teeth] du haut ; the upper body la partie supérieure du corps ;2 ( in rank) supérieur ;3 ( on scale) [register, scale] supérieur ; the upper limit la limite maximale (on de) ; temperatures are in the upper twenties les températures dépassent 25° ;to be on one's uppers ○ être dans la dèche ○ ; to have the upper hand avoir le dessus ; to get the upper hand prendre le dessus. ⇒ stiff. -
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upper case haut m de casse, (lettres f pl) majuscules f pl;upper classes classes f pl supérieures;upper limit plafond m;upper price limit prix m limite -
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7 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) il n'y a pas de limites -
8 cut-off
['kʌtɒf] 1.noun ( upper limit) limite f2.cut-offs plural noun jean m coupé -
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ceiling n2 ( upper limit) plafond m ; to set a ceiling of 10% on wage rises fixer un plafond de 10% d'augmentation des salaires ; to set a ceiling on the number of shareholders imposer une limite sur le nombre d'actionnaires.to hit the ceiling US sortir de ses gonds. -
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