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1 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) augšējais; virsējais2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) (apava) virsa3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) pirmām kārtām; visaugstāk- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *virsa; getras; stimulants, narkotika; augstākais, augšējais, virsējais -
2 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.) augstākā (sabiedrības) šķira; augšslānis -
3 upper arm
augšdelms -
4 upper case
lielie burti -
5 upper circle
otrais, trešais balkons -
6 upper crust
krējums -
7 upper extremities
rokas -
8 upper middle class
lielburžuāzija -
9 upper reaches
augštece -
10 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) gūt virsrokuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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11 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) gūt virsrokuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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12 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) gūt virsroku -
13 between the upper and the nether millstone
bezizejas stāvoklīEnglish-Latvian dictionary > between the upper and the nether millstone
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14 bracer-upper
spēcinošs dzēriens -
15 checker-upper
kritizētājs, pretinieks -
16 papper-upper
kaut kas pacilājošs -
17 picker-upper
stimulants, tonizējošs līdzeklis -
18 the upper echelons of economic management
augšējie saimniecības pārvaldes posmiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the upper echelons of economic management
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19 the upper House
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20 the upper regions
debesis
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Upper — Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upper — [up′ər] adj. [ME, compar. of up,UP1] 1. in a place or on a level above another [upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor] 2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity [the upper classes] 3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of… … English World dictionary
upper — (adj.) c.1300, originally comparative of UP (Cf. up). Cf. M.Du. upper, Du. opper, Low Ger. upper, Norw. yppare. Noun meaning part of a shoe above the sole is recorded from 1789; sense of stimulant drug is from 1968. Upper crust is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
upper — ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated above another part. 2) higher in position or status. 3) situated on higher ground. 4) (in place names ) situated to the north. ► NOUN 1) the part of a boot or shoe above the sole. 2) informal … English terms dictionary
Upper 10 — is a caffeinated lemon lime soft drink, similar to Sprite, 7 Up, or Sierra Mist. It was bottled by RC Cola.However, now that RC Cola is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, bottlers are discontinuing it in favor of the similar and more popular 7… … Wikipedia
Upper — Up per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upper — may refer to: * Stimulant drugs * Vamp the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * The top part of some other object or device (gun, etc.) * The more elevated, upstream, or northern part of a town, river, or other geographical feature (e.g., the… … Wikipedia
Upper — (von engl. to upload sth., „etwas hochladen“) ist eine Bezeichnung aus der FXP Szene für jemanden, der Dateien auf einen Server lädt und diese sogenannten Leechern zur Verfügung stellt. Upper verfügen normalerweise über eine leistungsstarke… … Deutsch Wikipedia
upper — [adj1] above high, higher, loftier, more elevated, overhead, top, topmost, uppermost, upward; concept 583 Ant. below, lower, under upper [adj2] superior beautiful, elevated, elite, eminent, greater, important, more important; concept 555 Ant.… … New thesaurus
Upper [1] — Upper, (engl., spr. Öpper), ober, höher; bes. in Zusammensetzungen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Upper [2] — Upper, Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Lawrence des Staates Ohio (Nordamerika), am Ohio River; 3000 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon