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♦ 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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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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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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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 [ˊʌpə]1. a1) ве́рхний; вы́сший;the U. House ве́рхняя пала́та
;the upper servants ста́ршая прислу́га ( дворецкий и т.п.)
;the upper ten (thousand) верху́шка о́бщества
;а) ве́рхняя ко́рка ( буханки);б) разг. верху́шка о́бщества, аристокра́тия;а) ве́рхний эта́ж;б) разг. башка́, «черда́к»;he is a little wrong in the upper storey ≅ у него́ не все до́ма
2) горн. восстаю́щий ( о шпуре)2. n1) передо́к боти́нка2) pl ге́тры; гама́ши3) разг. ве́рхняя по́лка ( в вагоне)4) ве́рхний зуб5) горн. восстаю́щий шпура) быть без гроша́; быть в стеснённых обстоя́тельствах;б) ходи́ть в сто́птанных башмака́х -
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B upper-class adj [accent, background, person] distingué ; in upper class circles dans la haute société. -
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tr[ʌpə'klɑːs]1 de (la) clase altaadj.• de la clase alta adj.'ʌpər'klæs, ˌʌpə'klɑːsadjective de clase alta['ʌpǝ'klɑːs]ADJ de clase alta* * *['ʌpər'klæs, ˌʌpə'klɑːs]adjective de clase alta -
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upper boom1 BERGB, UMSCHL Auslegeroberteil n, AOTupper boom2 STB Obergurt m (Fachwerkträger) -
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upper deck1 BAU obenliegende Fahrbahn fupper deck2 STB Oberdeck n -
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English-german engineering dictionary > upper part of casing
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1 ( school) établissement scolaire de second degré (pour élèves de 13 à 18 ans) ; -
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