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1. comparative adjective1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang
have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen
2) (in rank) ober...the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee
upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die
2. nounthe upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend
Oberteil, das‘leather uppers’ — "Obermaterial Leder"
* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) ober2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) das Oberleder- academic.ru/79317/uppermost">uppermost3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) zuoberst- upper class- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *up·per[ˈʌpəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj attr, inv\upper part of the body Oberkörper m\upper tooth oberer Zahn, Zahn m des Oberkiefers2. importance, rank obere(r, s), höhere(r, s)to reach the \upper ranks of the Civil Service in die höhere Beamtenlaufbahn vorstoßenthe \upper echelons of society die oberen Schichten der Gesellschaftthe \upper middle class die gehobene Mittelschicht3. location höher gelegenU\upper Egypt Oberägypten ntthe U\upper Rhine der Oberrheinthe \upper reaches of a river der Oberlauf eines FlussesII. nleather \uppers Obermaterial Leder3.* * *['ʌpə(r)]1. adj1) obere(r, s); (ANAT, GEOG) Ober-upper body — Oberkörper m
Upper Rhine — Oberrhein m
2) (in importance, rank) höhere(r, s), obere(r, s)the upper middle class( es) — die gehobene Mittelschicht
See:→ hand2. n1) pl (of shoe) Obermaterial nt;3) (US RAIL) oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen)* * *upper [ˈʌpə(r)]A adjupper edge Oberkante f;2. a) höhergelegenb) im Inland gelegen:3. höherstehend, übergeordnetB s1. von Schuhen:a) Oberleder nb) Obermaterial n:“upper real leather”;be (down) on one’s uppers umg die Schuhe durchgelaufen haben, fig total abgebrannt oder auf dem Hund sein2. umg oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen etc)3. umga) oberer Zahnb) pl obere Zahnprothese4. sl Aufputschmittel nu. abk1. uncle2. unit Einh.3. upper ob.up. abk1. under proof2. upper ob.* * *1. comparative adjective1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang
have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen
2) (in rank) ober...the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee
upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die
2. nounthe upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend
Oberteil, das‘leather uppers’ — "Obermaterial Leder"
* * *adj.Ober- präfix.höher adj.ober adj.
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