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1 orders from above

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > orders from above
2 on orders from above

auf höheren Befehl

English-German idiom dictionary > on orders from above
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above [əˈbʌv]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = overhead, higher up) en haut

• from above d'en haut

• the view from above la vue d'en haut

• the flat above l'appartement du dessus

• orders from above des ordres venant d'en haut

   b. ( = more) boys of 16 and above les garçons de 16 ans et plus

• seats are available at $10 and above il y a des places à partir de 10 dollars

   c. ( = earlier in book) ci-dessus

• as above comme ci-dessus

2. preposition

   a. ( = higher than) au-dessus de

• above the horizon au-dessus de l'horizon

• he values honesty above everything else il place l'honnêteté au-dessus de tout

• above all surtout

   b. ( = more than) children above seven years of age les enfants de plus de sept ans

• temperatures above 40 degrees des températures supérieures à 40 degrés

   c. ( = beyond) that is quite above me (inf) ça me dépasse

• this book is above me (inf) ce livre est trop compliqué pour moi

   d. ( = too proud, honest for) he is above such behaviour il est incapable de se conduire ainsi

• he's not above stealing/theft il irait jusqu'à voler/jusqu'au vol

• to get above o.s. avoir des idées de grandeur

   e. ( = over) I couldn't hear what she was saying above the barking les aboiements m'empêchaient d'entendre ce qu'elle disait

3. adjective

( = mentioned previously) mentionné ci-dessus

4. noun

• the above is a photo of... ci-dessus nous avons une photo de...

• please translate the above veuillez traduire le texte ci-dessus

5. compounds

► above board adjective [person, action] régulier

► above-mentioned adjective mentionné ci-dessus

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[ə'bʌv] 1.
pronoun

the above — ( people) les personnes susnommées
2.
preposition

1) ( vertically higher) au-dessus de

the mountains above Monte Carlo — la montagne qui surplombe Monte-Carlo

above it — au-dessus

2) ( north of) au nord de

3) ( upstream of) en amont de

4) ( morally)

he's above such petty behaviour — il n'est pas capable d'un comportement aussi mesquin

they're not above cheating — ils sont tout à fait capables de tricher

5) ( in preference to) par-dessus

above all others —

above all else — par-dessus tout

6) (superior in status, rank) au-dessus de

he thinks he's above us — il se croit supérieur à nous

7) ( greater than) au-dessus de

to rise above — dépasser [limit, average]

8) ( beyond)

above suspicion — au-dessus de tout soupçon

9) ( higher in pitch) au-dessus de

10) ( over)

above the shouting — par-dessus les cris
3.
adjective

the above items — les articles susmentionnés fml
4.
adverb

1) ( higher up)

the apartment above — l'appartement du dessus

the view from above — la vue d'en haut

2) ( earlier in the text) ci-dessus

3) ( more) plus

12 and above — 12 ans et plus

4) ( in the sky)

to look up at the stars above — lever les yeux vers les étoiles
5.
above all adverbial phrase surtout

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to get above oneself — ne plus se sentir (colloq)

English-French dictionary > above
4 ♦ above

♦ above /əˈbʌv/
A prep.

1 sopra, su ( senza contatto); al di sopra di; più in alto di; a monte di: the lamp above the table, la lampada (appesa) sopra il tavolo; to fly above the clouds, volare al di sopra delle (o sopra le) nuvole; I live above a bar, abito sopra un bar; above sea level, sopra il (o sul) livello del mare; I couldn't make myself heard above the noise, non riuscivo a farmi sentire al di sopra del chiasso; non riuscivo a sovrastare il chiasso; to keep one's head above water, tenere la testa fuori dell'acqua

2 superiore a; sopra; al di sopra di; al di là di: All prices were above $50, tutti i prezzi erano superiori ai 50 dollari; A general is above a colonel, un generale è superiore a un colonnello; children above six, i bambini sopra i sei anni; above average, al di sopra della media; sopra la media; above freezing point, sopra lo zero; above suspicion, al di sopra di ogni sospetto; insospettabile; above criticism, al di sopra di ogni critica; non criticabile; The results were above our expectations, i risultati sono andati al di là delle (o hanno superato le) nostre aspettative; to put safety above everything else, mettere la sicurezza al di sopra di ogni altra cosa (o innanzi tutto); He's above such things, lui è superiore a cose simili; lui disdegna cose simili

3 oltre; più di: There were above a hundred soldiers, c'erano più di cento soldati; I wanted it above all else, lo volevo più di ogni altra cosa

B avv.

1 sopra; di sopra: the flat above, il piano di sopra; from above, da sopra; dall'alto; seen from above, visto dall'alto; orders from above, ordini dall'alto

2 in cielo; in alto; lassù: in the heavens above, nell'alto dei cieli; (relig.) the things above, le cose celesti

3 oltre; più: women of 20 and above, le donne di 20 anni e oltre; 150m or above, 150 metri o più

4 (rif. a testo scritto) sopra; in precedenza: See above, vedi sopra; as stated above, come detto sopra; the fact mentioned above, i fatti menzionati sopra (o summenzionati)

5 (rif. a temperatura) sopra (lo zero): ten degrees above, dieci gradi sopra

C a. attr.

(rif. a testo scritto) riportato sopra; già menzionato; summenzionato; succitato: the above address, l'indirizzo riportato sopra; the above clause, la clausola sopra riportata

D n. – the above,

1 quanto (scritto o detto) sopra

2 (pl.) i summenzionati; i suddetti

● above all (else), soprattutto □ above board, (agg.) onesto, aperto, chiaro, in regola; (avv.) onestamente, apertamente, secondo le regole □ above and beyond the call of duty, (andando) al di là del proprio dovere; oltre il dovuto □ above-mentioned (o above-named), summenzionato; suddetto; di cui sopra □ (fin.) above the line ► line □ above-named, sunnominato □ above reproach, ineccepibile; irreprensibile □ as above, come sopra □ to be above sb., (di materia, ecc.) essere troppo difficile per q. □ to be above doing st., essere incapace di fare qc. ( che si considera indegno di sé); disdegnare di fare qc.; (al neg.) non farsi scrupolo di fare qc. ( di riprovevole): He's not above lying, non si fa scrupolo di mentire □ to get above oneself, montarsi la testa; darsi un sacco d'arie.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ above
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above [ə'bʌv]

au-dessus de ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (h) plus que ⇒ 1 (c) au-delà de ⇒ 1 (d) par-dessus ⇒ 1 (g) ci-dessus ⇒ 2 au-dessus ⇒ 3 (a) en haut ⇒ 3 (c) plus haut ⇒ 3 (d)

1 preposition

(a) (in a higher place or position than) au-dessus de;

∎ above our heads au-dessus de nos têtes;

∎ in the sky above us dans le ciel au-dessus de nous;

∎ smoke rose above the town de la fumée s'élevait au-dessus de la ville;

∎ above the equator au-dessus de l'équateur;

∎ above ground en surface;

∎ above sea level au-dessus du niveau de la mer;

∎ the water reached above their knees l'eau leur montait jusqu'au-dessus des genoux;

∎ skirts are above the knee this year les jupes se portent au-dessus du genou cette année;

∎ they live above the shop ils habitent au-dessus du magasin;

∎ a village on the river above Oxford un village (situé) en amont d'Oxford;

∎ his name appeared three lines above mine son nom figurait trois lignes au-dessus du mien

(b) (greater in degree or quantity than) au-dessus de;

∎ above 40 kilos au-dessus de 40 kilos;

∎ above $100 plus de 100 dollars;

∎ it's above my price limit c'est au-dessus du prix ou ça dépasse le prix que je me suis fixé;

∎ his temperature is above normal sa température est supérieure à ou au-dessus de la normale;

∎ the temperature didn't rise above 10°C la température n'a pas dépassé 10°C;

∎ above average au-dessus de la moyenne

(c) (in preference to) plus que;

∎ he values friendship above success il accorde plus d'importance à l'amitié qu'à la réussite;

∎ he respected her above all others il la respectait entre toutes

(d) (beyond) au-delà de;

∎ the discussion was all rather above me la discussion me dépassait complètement

(e) (morally or intellectually superior to)

∎ she's above that sort of thing elle est au-dessus de ça;

∎ above suspicion/reproach au-dessus de tout soupçon/reproche;

∎ he's not above cheating il irait jusqu'à tricher;

∎ I'm not above asking for favours je ne répugne pas à demander des faveurs;

∎ she's not above telling the occasional lie il lui arrive de mentir de temps en temps

(f) (superior in rank, quality to) au-dessus de;

∎ to marry above one's station se marier au-dessus de son rang;

∎ she's ranked above the other athletes elle se classe devant les autres athlètes;

∎ to get above oneself ne pas se prendre pour n'importe qui

(g) (in volume, sound) par-dessus;

∎ it's difficult to make oneself heard above all this noise il est difficile de se faire entendre avec tout ce bruit;

∎ his voice was heard above the shouting on entendait sa voix par-dessus le tumulte;

∎ a scream rose above the noise of the engines un cri se fit entendre par-dessus le bruit des moteurs

(h) Music (in pitch) au-dessus de

2 adjective

formal ci-dessus; Administration précité;

∎ the above facts les faits cités plus haut;

∎ the names on the above list les noms qui figurent sur la liste ci-dessus

3 adverb

(a) (in a higher place or position) au-dessus;

∎ the stars above le ciel constellé;

∎ the people in the flat above les voisins du dessus;

∎ to fall from above tomber d'en haut;

∎ two lines above deux lignes plus haut

(b) (greater in degree or quantity)

∎ aged 20 and above âgé de 20 ans et plus;

∎ £5 and above 5 livres ou plus

(c) (a higher rank or authority) en haut;

∎ we've had orders from above nous avons reçu des ordres d'en haut

(d) (in book, document) plus haut;

∎ mentioned above cité plus haut ou ci-dessus;

∎ the paragraph above le paragraphe ci-dessus;

∎ as above comme ci-dessus

(e) Religion (in heaven) là-haut, au ciel;

∎ the angels above les anges du ciel

(f) Music (in pitch)

∎ the note above un ton plus haut ou au-dessus

4 noun

∎ formal the above (fact, item) ce qui se trouve ci-dessus; (person) le (la) susnommé(e); (persons) les susnommé(e)s;

∎ can you explain the above? pouvez-vous expliquer ce qui précède?;

∎ the above is a quotation from Hamlet le passage ci-dessus est une citation de Hamlet

5 above all adverb

avant tout, surtout

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > above
6 above

1. preposition
1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) encima (de)

2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) por encima (de)

3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) por encima (de)

2. adverb
1) (higher up: seen from above.) arriba

2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) arriba

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- above-board
- above all

above¹ adv de arriba

the flat above el piso de arriba

above² prep por encima de

above the clouds por encima de las nubes

above all sobre todo / especialmente

above

tr[ə'bʌv]

preposition

1 (higher than) por encima de

■ above our heads por encima de nuestras cabezas

■ she is above suspicion está por encima de toda sospecha

■ only the manager is above him sólo el gerente está por encima de él

■ a captain is above a sargeant un capitán manda más que un sargento

2 (more than) más de, más que

■ above 5,000 people más de 5.000 personas

■ those above the age of 65 los mayores de 65 años

■ the temperature is above 45 ºC la temperatura supera los 45 ºC

■ I value your friendship above all else valoro tu amistad ante todo

3 (too good for)

■ he can't have said that, he's above such things él no puede haberlo dicho, no es de ese tipo de gente

■ he's not above taking bribes es muy capaz de aceptar un soborno

4 (up river from) más arriba de

■ there's a mill above the waterfall hay un molino más arriba de la cascada

adverb

1 arriba, en lo alto

■ the palace, seen from above el palacio, visto desde arriba

■ she gazed at the stars above contemplaba las estrellas allá en lo alto

2 (in writing) arriba

■ see above véase arriba

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

above all sobre todo

above and beyond the call of duty más allá de lo que exige el deber

above [ə'bʌv] adv

1) overhead: por encima, arriba

2) : más arriba

as stated above: como se indica más arriba

above adj

: anterior, antedicho

for the above reasons: por las razones antedichas

above prep

1) over: encima de, arriba de, sobre

2) : superior a, por encima de

he's above those things: él está por encima de esas cosas

3) : más de, superior a

he earns above $50,000: gana más de $50,000

a number above 10: un número superior a 10

4)

above all : sobre todo

above

adv.

• arriba adv.

• en lo alto adv.

• encima adv.

• encima de adv.

• sobre adv.

prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

• superior a prep.

I ə'bʌv
preposition

1)

a) (on top of, over) encima de

the room above mine — la habitación encima de la mía

above sea level — sobre el nivel del mar

we were flying above the clouds — volábamos por encima de las nubes

her voice rose above the noise — su voz se elevó por encima del ruido

b) ( upstream of) más allá or más arriba de

2) ( superior to) por encima de

a lieutenant is above a sergeant — un teniente está por encima de un sargento

she went above me and complained to my boss — me pasó por encima y se quejó a mi jefe

she's not above telling a lie — es muy capaz de decir una mentira

he's above suspicion — está por encima de toda sospecha

to get above oneself — (pej) subirse a la parra

3) ( more than)

above average — por encima de la media

above and beyond — más allá de

II

adverb

1) (on top, higher up, overhead) arriba

the room above — la habitación de arriba

seen from above — visto desde arriba

orders from above — órdenes fpl superiores or (fam) de arriba

2) ( in text)

as shown above — como se demostró anteriormente or más arriba

see above, page 43 — véase página 43

III

adjective (frml) (before n)

for the above reasons — por dichas razones, por lo antedicho

IV

noun (frml)

the above — (facts, text) lo anterior (frml)

[ǝ'bʌv] When above is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get above, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (=overhead) arriba

seen from above — visto desde arriba

the flat above — el piso de arriba

2) (referring to heaven)

from above — del cielo, de lo alto

God, who is in heaven above — Dios en las alturas, Dios que vive en el reino de los cielos

the gods above — los dioses en las alturas

3) (in status) de más categoría

those above — los de más categoría

orders from above — órdenes fpl superiores or de arriba

4) (in text) arriba, más arriba

see above — véase (más) arriba

as set out above — según lo arriba expuesto

as I said above — como ya he dicho

5) (=more)

boys of five and above — los niños mayores de cinco años

seats are available at £5 and above — las entradas cuestan a partir de 5 libras

2. PREP

1) (=higher than, over) encima de

there was a picture above the fireplace — había un cuadro encima de la chimenea

above the clouds — encima de las nubes

above ground: they were trapped 150ft above ground — estaban atrapados a una altura de 150 pies sobre el nivel del suelo

vegetables that grow above ground — las verduras que crecen en la superficie

2,000 metres above sea level — 2.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar

I couldn't hear above the din — no podía oír con tanto ruido

2) (=upstream of)

the Thames above London — el Támesis más arriba de Londres

3) (of rank)

he is above me in rank — tiene una categoría superior a la mía, tiene un rango superior al mío (of priority)

above all — sobre todo

he values honesty above all else — ante todo valora la honestidad

he was, above all else, a musician — era, ante todo, un músico
station 1., 4)
4) (=morally superior)

he's above that sort of thing — está muy por encima de esas cosas

he's not above a bit of blackmail — es capaz hasta del chantaje

to get above o.s. — pasarse (de listo)

5) (=beyond)

it's above me — es demasiado complicado para mí

6) (numbers) más de, superior a

there were not above 40 people — no había más de 40 personas

any number above 12 — cualquier número superior a 12

she can't count above ten — no sabe contar más allá de diez

children above seven years of age — los niños mayores de siete años

temperatures above 40 degrees — temperaturas fpl por encima de los 40 grados

temperatures well above normal — temperaturas fpl muy superiores a las normales

wage rises of 3% above inflation — aumentos mpl de sueldo de un 3% por encima del nivel de inflación
average 2.
3.

ADJ [fact, place] sobredicho, arriba mencionado; [photo, illustration] de arriba

4.

N

the above is a photo of... — lo anterior or lo que se ve arriba es una foto de...

please translate the above — por favor traduzca lo anterior

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I [ə'bʌv]
preposition

1)

a) (on top of, over) encima de

the room above mine — la habitación encima de la mía

above sea level — sobre el nivel del mar

we were flying above the clouds — volábamos por encima de las nubes

her voice rose above the noise — su voz se elevó por encima del ruido

b) ( upstream of) más allá or más arriba de

2) ( superior to) por encima de

a lieutenant is above a sergeant — un teniente está por encima de un sargento

she went above me and complained to my boss — me pasó por encima y se quejó a mi jefe

she's not above telling a lie — es muy capaz de decir una mentira

he's above suspicion — está por encima de toda sospecha

to get above oneself — (pej) subirse a la parra

3) ( more than)

above average — por encima de la media

above and beyond — más allá de

II

adverb

1) (on top, higher up, overhead) arriba

the room above — la habitación de arriba

seen from above — visto desde arriba

orders from above — órdenes fpl superiores or (fam) de arriba

2) ( in text)

as shown above — como se demostró anteriormente or más arriba

see above, page 43 — véase página 43

III

adjective (frml) (before n)

for the above reasons — por dichas razones, por lo antedicho

IV

noun (frml)

the above — (facts, text) lo anterior (frml)

English-spanish dictionary > above
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1. adverb
1) (position) oben; oberhalb; (higher up) darüber

up above — oben

from above — von oben [herab]

above right — rechts oben; oben rechts

the flat/floor above — die Wohnung/das Stockwerk darüber

2) (direction) nach oben; hinauf; (upstream) stromauf[wärts]

3) (earlier in text) weiter oben

see above, p. 123 — siehe oben, S. 123
2. preposition
1) (position) über (+ Dat.); (upstream from) oberhalb (+ Gen.)

above oneself — (conceited) größenwahnsinnig (ugs.)

2) (direction) über (+ Akk.)

3) (more than) über (+ Akk.)

will anyone go above £2,000? — bietet jemand mehr als 2 000 Pfund?

be above criticism/suspicion — über jede Kritik/jeden Verdacht erhaben sein

above all [else] — vor allem; insbesondere

4) (ranking higher than) über (+ Dat.)

she's in the class above me — sie ist eine Klasse über mir
3. adjective
obig [Erklärung, Aufzählung, Ziffern]; (above-mentioned) obengenannt
4. noun
the above — das Obige; (person[s]) der/die Obengenannte/die Obengenannten

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1. preposition
1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) über

2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) über

3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) erhaben über
2. adverb
1) (higher up: seen from above.) oben

2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) oben

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- academic.ru/114993/above-board">above-board
- above all
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above

[əˈbʌv]

I. prep

1. (over) über + dat

the room \above mine das Zimmer über mir

▪ up \above sb/sth hoch über jdm/etw

2. (more than) über + akk

banquets \above 50 people Bankette mit mehr als 50 Personen

\above average/freezing über dem Durchschnitt/Gefrierpunkt

\above [and beyond] all expectations [weit] über allen Erwartungen

3. (superior to)

he thinks he's \above everyone else er hält sich für was Besseres

▪ to be \above sth quality über etw akk erhaben sein; person also über etw dat stehen

his behaviour is \above criticism sein Verhalten ist über jede Kritik erhaben

▪ to feel \above sth sich akk über etw akk erhaben fühlen

to get \above oneself größenwahnsinnig werden pej fam

to have ideas \above one's station BRIT ( dated) sich akk für etwas Besseres halten

4. (more important)

she values her job \above her family sie stellt ihre Arbeit über ihre Familie

they value freedom \above all else für sie ist die Freiheit wichtiger als alles andere

\above all [else] vor allem

5. (louder than)

we couldn't hear each other speak \above the music die Musik war so laut, dass wir uns nicht mehr verstehen konnten

she couldn't speak \above a whisper sie konnte nur noch flüstern

6.

▶ to be \above sb/one's head jdm/einem zu hoch sein fam

▶ to not be \above sth/doing sth zu etw bereit sein/bereit sein, etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (higher) oberhalb, darüber

the flat \above die Wohnung über uns

from \above von oben

the sky \above der Himmel über uns/ihnen etc.

2. (more) darüber

planks of 1 m and \above Bretter von 1 Meter und länger

3. (overhead)

from \above von oben

seen from \above von oben betrachtet

4. (in the sky) am Himmel

he looked up to the stars \above er blickte hinauf zu den Sternen

5. (in heaven) im Himmel

the Lord \above der Herr im Himmel

He came from \above Er stieg vom Himmel herab

6. (higher ranks)

[orders] from \above [Anweisungen pl] von oben fam

7. (in text) oben

the address given \above die oben genannte Adresse

as mentioned \above wie oben erwähnt

see \above siehe oben

III. adj attr, inv ( form) obige(r, s)

the \above address die oben genannte Adresse

in the \above diagram/paragraph im obigen Diagramm/Absatz

IV. n

▪ the \above

1. (things) das Obengenannte; (person) der/die Obengenannte; (several) die Obengenannten pl

2. (in text) das Obenerwähnte [o Obige]

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[ə'bʌv]
1. adv

1) (= overhead) oben; (= in a higher position) darüber

from above — von oben

look above — schau nach oben

the apartment above — die Wohnung oben or( above that one) darüber

2) (in text) oben

2. prep
über (+dat); (with motion) über (+acc); (= upstream of) oberhalb (+gen)
above all — vor allem, vor allen Dingen

I couldn't hear above the din — ich konnte bei dem Lärm nichts hören

he valued money above his family — er schätzte Geld mehr als seine Familie

to be above sb/sth — über jdm/etw stehen

he's above that sort of thing — er ist über so etwas erhaben

he's not above a bit of blackmail — er ist sich (dat) nicht zu gut für eine kleine Erpressung

it's above my head or me — das ist mir zu hoch

to get above oneself (inf) — größenwahnsinnig werden (inf)

3. adj attr

the above persons/figures — die oben genannten or oben erwähnten Personen/Zahlen

the above paragraph — der vorangehende or obige Abschnitt

4. n

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above [əˈbʌv]

A adv

1. (dr)oben, oberhalb, darüber:

from above von oben (a. fig Befehl etc)( → A 2);

I heard a shout from the flat above aus der Wohnung über mir

2. REL (dr)oben, im Himmel:

from above von oben (her), vom Himmel ( → A 1);

the powers above die himmlischen Mächte

3. darüber (hinaus):

the court above JUR die höhere Instanz;

the rank above der nächsthöhere Rang

4. weiter oben:

the facts (mentioned) above die oben erwähnten Fakten;

as stated above wie oben angeführt oder angegeben

5. nach oben, hinauf:

a staircase leading above

B präp

1. a) über (dat oder akk), oberhalb (gen):

above the earth über der Erde, oberirdisch;

fly above the clouds über den Wolken fliegen

b) über (dat), nördlich von

2. fig über (dat oder akk), mehr als, stärker als, erhaben über (akk):

be above and beyond weit hinausgehen über (akk);

above all (else) vor allem, vor allen Dingen;

he loves her above all others er liebt sie mehr als alle anderen;

he is above that er steht über der Sache, er ist darüber erhaben;

she was above taking advice sie war zu stolz, Rat anzunehmen; sie ließ sich nichts sagen;

not be above doing sth sich nicht zu schade sein, etwas zu tun;

he is not above accepting bribes er scheut sich nicht, Bestechungsgelder anzunehmen;

be above sb

a) jemandem überlegen sein,

b) (rangmäßig) über jemandem stehen;

get above sb jemanden überflügeln;

that is above me das ist mir zu hoch, das geht über meinen Horizont oder Verstand

C adj obig, oben erwähnt

D s the above

a) der oder die Obengenannte, das Obige,

b) die Obengenannten pl

sup. abk

1. superior

2. superlative Superl.

3. supplement

4. supplementary zusätzl.

5. supply

6. supra, above

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1. adverb
1) (position) oben; oberhalb; (higher up) darüber

up above — oben

from above — von oben [herab]

above right — rechts oben; oben rechts

the flat/floor above — die Wohnung/das Stockwerk darüber

2) (direction) nach oben; hinauf; (upstream) stromauf[wärts]

3) (earlier in text) weiter oben

see above, p. 123 — siehe oben, S. 123
2. preposition
1) (position) über (+ Dat.); (upstream from) oberhalb (+ Gen.)

above oneself — (conceited) größenwahnsinnig (ugs.)

2) (direction) über (+ Akk.)

3) (more than) über (+ Akk.)

will anyone go above £2,000? — bietet jemand mehr als 2 000 Pfund?

be above criticism/suspicion — über jede Kritik/jeden Verdacht erhaben sein

above all [else] — vor allem; insbesondere

4) (ranking higher than) über (+ Dat.)

she's in the class above me — sie ist eine Klasse über mir
3. adjective
obig [Erklärung, Aufzählung, Ziffern]; (above-mentioned) obengenannt
4. noun
the above — das Obige; (person[s]) der/die Obengenannte/die Obengenannten

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adv.

oben adv.

oberhalb adv.

obig adv. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > above
8 above

[əʼbʌv] prep

1) ( over) über +dat;

the helicopter was hovering \above the building der Hubschrauber schwebte über dem Gebäude;

my sister lives in the room \above mine meine Schwester wohnt im Zimmer über mir;

up \above sth/sb hoch über etw/jdm

2) ( greater than) über +akk;

we can't handle banquets \above 50 people Bankette mit mehr als 50 Personen können wir nicht ausrichten;

to be \above sth über etw dat sein;

the temperature is barely \above freezing die Temperatur ist kaum über dem Gefrierpunkt;

our rates of pay are \above average unsere Bezahlung liegt über dem Durchschnitt;

\above [and beyond] sth [weit] über etw dat;

buying a new car is \above our financial limits right now ein neues Auto zu kaufen geht im Augenblick über unsere finanziellen Verhältnisse;

profits this year were \above and beyond all expectation die Profite lagen dieses Jahr weit über allen Erwartungen

3) ( superior to)

to be/feel \above sb über jdm stehen/sich akk über jdn erhaben fühlen;

he thinks he's \above everyone else er hält sich für besser als alle anderen;

to be/feel \above sth über etw dat stehen/sich akk über etw akk erhaben fühlen;

to get \above oneself größenwahnsinnig werden ( fam)

to have ideas \above one's station ( Brit) ( form) ( hum) sich akk für etwas Besseres halten;

to be \above sth über etw akk erhaben sein;

his behaviour is \above criticism sein Verhalten ist über jede Kritik erhaben

4) ( more importantly than)

she values her job \above her family sie stellt ihre Arbeit über ihre Familie;

they value freedom \above all else für sie ist die Freiheit wichtiger als alles andere;

\above all vor allem

5) ( louder than)

we could hardly hear each other speak \above the music wir konnten einander bei der Musik kaum verstehen

PHRASES:

to be \above one's head/sb einem/jdm zu hoch sein ( fam) adv

1) ( on higher level) oberhalb, darüber;

they live in the flat \above sie wohnen in der Wohnung darüber;

( above oneself) sie wohnen in der Wohnung über mir/uns;

the sky \above der Himmel über uns/ihnen etc.;

from \above von oben

2) ( overhead)

from \above von oben;

seen from \above von oben betrachtet

3) ( in the sky) am Himmel;

he looked up to the stars \above er blickte hinauf zu den Sternen

4) ( in heaven) im Himmel;

the Lord \above der Herr im Himmel;

He came from \above Er stieg vom Himmel herab

5) ( higher-ranking)

[orders] from \above [Anweisungen fpl] von oben ( fam)

6) ( earlier in text) oben;

the address given \above die oben genannte Adresse;

as mentioned \above wie oben erwähnt;

see \above siehe oben adj

attr, inv ( form) obige(r, s) attr;

the \above address die oben genannte Adresse;

in the \above diagram/ paragraph im obigen Diagramm/Absatz n

1) the \above ( things) das Obengenannte;

( person) der/die Obengenannte;

( several) die Obengenannten pl

2) ( in text)

the \above das Obenerwähnte [o Obige]

English-German students dictionary > above
9 above ****

[ə'bʌv]
1. adv

di sopra, al di sopra, (in text) prima, sopra

mentioned above — summenzionato (-a)

from above — dall'alto

the flat above — l'appartamento di sopra or al piano di sopra

the clouds above — le nuvole sovrastanti

children of 7 years or above — ragazzi dai 7 anni in su or a partire dai 7 anni

orders from above — ordini superiori or (che vengono) dall'alto

the address above — l'indirizzo di cui sopra

2. prep

sopra

above all — soprattutto

he raised his hands above his head — ha sollevato le mani sopra la testa

above the clouds — al di sopra delle nuvole

the Thames above London — il Tamigi a monte di Londra

2,000 metres above sea level — 2.000 metri sopra il livello del mare

he is above me in rank — ha un grado superiore al mio

I couldn't hear above the din — non riuscivo a sentire in mezzo a or attraverso tutto quel frastuono

she's above that sort of thing — è superiore a queste cose

he's not above a bit of blackmail — non rifuggirebbe dal ricatto

it's above me — è troppo complicato per me, è al di sopra delle mie possibilità

to get above o.s. — montarsi la testa

children above 7 years of age — ragazzi al di sopra dei 7 anni (di età)

costing above £10 — più caro di 10 sterline

English-Italian dictionary > above ****
10 above

on orders from above

shown above

English-German idiom dictionary > above
11 Befehl

m; -(e)s, -e

1. allg. und MIL.: order; jemandem einen Befehl geben oder erteilen give s.o. an order, issue an order to s.o.; einen Befehl ausführen oder befolgen obey ( oder carry out) an order; einen Befehl verweigern flout ( oder refuse to obey) an order; Befehl zum Angriff order to attack; auf Befehl des Generals on the orders of ( oder by order of) the general; wie auf Befehl (mechanisch) like clockwork; (als ob es so verabredet wäre) as if on cue; auf Befehl handeln act on orders; auf höheren Befehl on orders from above; bis auf weiteren Befehl until further orders; den Befehl haben, etw. zu tun have ( oder be under) orders to do s.th.; Befehl vom Chef! boss’s orders!; Befehl ist Befehl! orders are orders; zu Befehl! yes, sir!; dein Wunsch ist oder sei mir Befehl umg., hum. your wish is my command

2. EDV command, instruction

3. nur Sg.; (Befehlsgewalt) command; den Befehl über jemanden / etw. haben / übernehmen be in / take ( oder assume) command of s.o. / s.th.; jemandes Befehl unterstellt sein be under s.o.’s command

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der Befehl

order; command; captaincy; mandamus; imperative; fiat

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Be|fehl [bə'feːl]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Anordnung) order, command (
an +acc to, von from); (COMPUT, PHYSIOL) command
einen Beféhl verweigern — to refuse to obey an order etc

er gab ( uns) den Beféhl,... — he ordered us to...

wir hatten den Beféhl,... — we had orders to..., we were ordered to...

wir haben Beféhl, Sie festzunehmen — we have orders or have been ordered to arrest you

auf seinen Beféhl (hin) — on his orders, at his command

auf Beféhl — to order

auf Beféhl handeln — to act under or according to orders

auf höheren Beféhl — on orders from above

zu Beféhl, Herr Hauptmann (Mil) — yes, sir; (nach erhaltenem Befehl auch) very good, sir

zu Beféhl, Herr Kapitän — aye aye, sir

Beféhl ausgeführt! — mission accomplished

Beféhl ist Beféhl — orders are orders

Beféhl von oben — orders from above

Beféhl vom Chef! — boss's orders

dein Wunsch ist mir Beféhl (hum) — your wish is my command

2) (= Befehlsgewalt) command

den Beféhl haben or führen — to have command, to be in command (
über +acc of)

den Beféhl übernehmen — to take or assume command

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der

(an order: We obeyed his commands.) command

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Be·fehl

<-[e]s, -e>

[bəˈfe:l]

m

1. (Anweisung) order

\Befehl vom Chef! boss's orders!

\Befehl ist \Befehl orders are orders

einen \Befehl ausführen to carry out [or execute] an order

\Befehl ausgeführt! MIL mission accomplished!

einen \Befehl befolgen to obey [or follow] an order [or pl orders]

einen \Befehl erhalten to receive an order

einen \Befehl erlassen to issue [or hand down] an order

jdm einen \Befehl geben [o erteilen], etw zu tun to order sb [or issue sb with an order] to do sth

einen \Befehl geben, etw zu tun to order [or issue an order] that sth be done

Sie haben mir hier überhaupt keine \Befehle zu geben! I won't take orders from you!

den \Befehl haben, etw zu tun to have orders [or to have been ordered] to do sth

den \Befehl [über etw akk] haben [o führen] to have [or be in] command [of sth]

auf \Befehl handeln to act under orders

unter jds dat \Befehl stehen to be under sb's command

den \Befehl übernehmen to take [or assume] command

einen \Befehl verweigern to disobey an order

auf \Befehl under orders, to order

auf höheren \Befehl on orders from above

auf jds akk \Befehl [hin] on sb's order

\Befehl von oben orders from above

zu \Befehl (veraltend) yes, sir, aye, aye, sir

2. INFORM, MED command

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der; Befehl[e]s, Befehle

1) order; command

jemandem den Befehl geben, etwas zu tun — order or command somebody to do something

den Befehl haben, etwas zu tun — be under orders or have been ordered to do something

auf jemandes Befehl — (Akk.) on somebody's orders

auf Befehl (Akk.) handeln — act under orders

Befehl ist Befehl — orders are orders

zu Befehl! — yes, sir!; aye, aye, sir! (Navy)

dein Wunsch ist mir Befehl — (ugs. scherzh.) your wish is my command

2) (Befehlsgewalt) command

den Befehl über jemanden/etwas haben — have command of or be in command of somebody/something

3) (DV) instruction; command

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Befehl m; -(e)s, -e

1. allg und MIL order;

jemandem einen Befehl geben oder

erteilen give sb an order, issue an order to sb;

einen Befehl ausführen oder

befolgen obey ( oder carry out) an order;

einen Befehl verweigern flout ( oder refuse to obey) an order;

Befehl zum Angriff order to attack;

auf Befehl des Generals on the orders of ( oder by order of) the general;

wie auf Befehl (mechanisch) like clockwork; (als ob es so verabredet wäre) as if on cue;

auf Befehl handeln act on orders;

auf höheren Befehl on orders from above;

bis auf weiteren Befehl until further orders;

den Befehl haben, etwas zu tun have ( oder be under) orders to do sth;

Befehl vom Chef! boss’s orders!;

Befehl ist Befehl! orders are orders;

zu Befehl! yes, sir!;

dein Wunsch ist oder

sei mir Befehl umg, hum your wish is my command

2. IT command, instruction

3. nur sg; (Befehlsgewalt) command;

den Befehl über jemanden/etwas haben/übernehmen be in/take ( oder assume) command of sb/sth;

jemandes Befehl unterstellt sein be under sb’s command

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der; Befehl[e]s, Befehle

1) order; command

jemandem den Befehl geben, etwas zu tun — order or command somebody to do something

den Befehl haben, etwas zu tun — be under orders or have been ordered to do something

auf jemandes Befehl — (Akk.) on somebody's orders

auf Befehl (Akk.) handeln — act under orders

Befehl ist Befehl — orders are orders

zu Befehl! — yes, sir!; aye, aye, sir! (Navy)

dein Wunsch ist mir Befehl — (ugs. scherzh.) your wish is my command

2) (Befehlsgewalt) command

den Befehl über jemanden/etwas haben — have command of or be in command of somebody/something

3) (DV) instruction; command

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-e m.

command n.

dictate n.

dictates n.

instruction n.

mandate n.

order n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Befehl
12 arriba

adv.

1 above (posición) (en general).

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top

el estante de arriba the top shelf

el apartamento de arriba the upstairs (el siguiente) flat o (British) apartment; (United States) the top (elúltimo) flat o (British) apartment (United States)

vive arriba she lives upstairs

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there

arriba del todo right at the top

más arriba further up

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up

2 up (direction).

ve arriba go upstairs (en edificio)

hacia o para arriba up, upward

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs

3 above.

el arriba mencionado… the above-mentioned…

intj.

up, up with you.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arribar.

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arriba

► adverbio

1 up (encima) on (the) top

■ ponlo más arriba put it higher up

2 (piso) upstairs

■ vive arriba he/she lives upstairs

3 (en escritos) above

■ véase más arriba see above

► interjección

1 up!

■ ¡arriba la República! long live the Republic!, up the Republic!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

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1. adv.
1) above

2) up, upward

3) upstairs

•

- cuesta arriba
- de arriba abajo
- hacia arriba 2. interj.
long live!

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1. ADV

1) [indicando situación] above

los platos y las tazas están arriba — the cups and saucers are above

• allí arriba — up there

• aquí arriba — up here

• de arriba, el botón de arriba — the top button

los dientes de arriba — my top o upper row of teeth

la parte de arriba — the top

la parte de arriba del biquini — the bikini top

los de arriba — those above; (=los que mandan) the people o those at the top

estos azulejos hacen juego con los de arriba — these tiles match those above

órdenes (que vienen) de arriba — orders from above

• desde arriba — from above

visto desde arriba parece más pequeño — seen from above it looks smaller

• está más arriba — it's higher o further up

pon esos libros arriba del todo — put those books right at the top

2) [indicando dirección]

escaparon (por la) calle arriba — they escaped up the street

de arriba abajo — from top to bottom, from head to foot

rasgó el cuadro de arriba abajo — he slashed the painting from top to bottom

me dio un masaje de arriba abajo — he massaged me from head to foot

vestida de negro de arriba abajo — dressed completely in black, dressed in black from head to foot

esa ley debe cambiar de arriba abajo — this act must be completely revised

se puede mirar el catálogo de arriba abajo — you can read the catalogue through from beginning to end

mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

andar para arriba y para abajo, ir de arriba para abajo — to run back and forth

hacia arriba — up(wards)

mire hacia arriba — look up

• hasta arriba, subí hasta arriba — I climbed to the top

llenar la copa hasta arriba — to fill the glass to the brim

el estadio está lleno hasta arriba — the stadium is chock-a-block

está hasta arriba de trabajo — * he's up to his eyes in work *

• llegar arriba — to get to the top

• "este lado para arriba" — "this side up"

de la cintura para arriba — from the waist up

un juego para niños de ocho años para arriba — a game for children of eight and over

de diez dólares para arriba — from ten dollars upwards
agua, cuesta, patas
3) [en casa] upstairs

arriba están los dormitorios — the bedrooms are upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — our upstairs neighbours

grité de tal manera que los de arriba lo oyeron — I shouted so loud that the people upstairs heard me

4) [en texto] above

lo escrito arriba — what has been written above

como hemos dicho más arriba — as has been said above

la persona arriba mencionada — the abovementioned o aforementioned person

5)

• arriba de — esp LAm (=encima de) on top of; (=por encima de) above, over; (=más alto que) higher than, further up than; (=más de) more than

lo dejé arriba del refrigerador — I left it on top of the fridge

viven en el departamento arriba del mío — they live in the flat above mine

el río arriba de la ciudad — the river above the town

• arriba mío — esp Cono Sur over me, above me, on top of me

2.

EXCL (=a levantarse) up you get!

¡arriba ese ánimo! — cheer o chin up!

¡manos arriba! — hands up!

¡arriba el telón! — raise the curtain!

¡arriba el Depor! — (Dep) up (with) Depor!

¡arriba el socialismo! — long live socialism!

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

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= upstairs.

Ex. He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

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* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

* * *

= upstairs.

Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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arriba

adverb

A

1

(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí arriba it's up there/up here

en el estante de arriba (el siguiente) on the next shelf up, on the shelf above; (el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba put it (up) a little higher, put it a little further o higher up

tal como se dijo más arriba as stated above

la parte de arriba es de vidrio the top (part) is made of glass

de arriba ( RPl fam); free

entramos de arriba we got in free

vive de arriba, la mujer lo mantiene he doesn't work for a living, his wife keeps him

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down

tengo que limpiar la casa de arriba abajo I have to clean the house from top to bottom

me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe

para tirar para arriba ( AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn ( colloq), they have loads of money ( colloq)

hay hoteles para tirar para arriba there are hotels galore, there are any number of hotels, there are loads of hotels ( colloq)

2 (en un edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs o above us

en la calle hace frío, así que te espero arriba it's cold outside, I'll wait for you in the apartment ( o office etc)

3 (en una escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba orders from above

los de arriba opinan que … the people at the top believe that …

sólo había gente de 50 para arriba everyone there was 50 or over

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over o of 80 or more

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba Lakers 13 points up o ahead

B

(expresando dirección, movimiento): corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs

calle arriba up the street

río arriba upstream, upriver

miró hacia arriba he looked up

para arriba y para abajo ( fam); to and fro, back and forth

me tuvo todo el día para arriba y para abajo he had me running back and forth o to and fro all day

C

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60

con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than o with over 50 pupils

arriba del ropero ( AmL); on top of the wardrobe

arriba de la cocina está el baño ( AmL); the bathroom is above the kitchen

D (en interjecciones)

1

(expresando aprobación): ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

2 (expresando estímulo) come on!

3 (llamando a levantarse) get up!

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Del verbo arribar: ( conjugate arribar)

arriba es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arriba
arribar
arriba adverbio
1
a) (lugar, parte):

◊ ahí/aquí arriba up there/here;

en el estante de arriba ( el siguiente) on the shelf above;

( el último) on the top shelf;
◊ ponlo un poco más arriba put it a little higher up;

la parte de arriba the top (part);
arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe;
arriba de la cocina está el baño (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen;
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down;
limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom
b) ( en edificio) upstairs;

◊ los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above;

◊ órdenes de arriba orders from above;

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento):
◊ corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs;

calle arriba up the street;
miró hacia arriba he looked up
3 ( en interjecciones)
a) ( expresando aprobación):

◊ ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!;

( llamando a levantarse) get up!
arriba
I adverbio up
(encima) on the top: arriba del todo hay un reloj, there is a clock right at the top
está ahí arriba, it's up there
vive en el piso de arriba, he lives upstairs
registraron la casa de arriba abajo, they searched the house from top to bottom
familiar me miró de arriba abajo, he looked me up and down
de treinta para arriba, from thirty upwards
desde arriba, from above
hacia/para arriba, upwards
más arriba, higher up, further up
véase más arriba, see above
la parte de arriba, the top (part)
II exclamación get up!, up you get!
¡arriba la Constitución!, long live the Constitution!
¡arriba las manos!, hands up!
III prep Lam arriba de, on top of: encontrará el pueblo arriba de la montaña, you will find the town at the top of the mountain
arribar verbo intransitivo to reach port, arrive
' arriba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- allá
- allí
- aquí
- boca
- cuesta
- gorgotear
- hacia
- mano
- pata
- río
- subir
- ahí
- bajar
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- para
- parar
- revés
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
above
- aloft
- bikini
- boost
- disarray
- do
- eye
- face
- glance up
- higher-up
- inundate
- labour
- reach
- river
- round up
- scroll
- shake down
- spectacular
- take up
- there
- top
- topsy-turvy
- up
- uphill
- upstairs
- upstream
- upward
- upwards
- way
- disgrace
- from
- hand
- head
- high
- it
- look
- plus
- ransack
- roll
- upper
- upside down

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arriba

♦ adv

1. [posición] [en general] above;
[en edificio] upstairs;
me he dejado el paraguas arriba I've left my umbrella up in the Br flat o US apartment;

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top;

de arriba top;

el estante de arriba the top shelf;

el apartamento de arriba [el siguiente] the upstairs Br flat o US apartment;
[el último] the top Br flat o US apartment;
vive arriba she lives upstairs;

los vecinos de arriba the upstairs neighbours;

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there;

arriba del todo right at the top;

más arriba further up;

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up;

el Estudiantes va dos puntos arriba Estudiantes are two points up, Estudiantes are winning by two points;

2. [dirección] up;

ve arriba [en edificio] go upstairs;

hacia o [m5] para arriba up, upwards;

empujar hacia arriba to push upwards;

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs;

cuesta arriba uphill;

río arriba upstream;

tres bloques más arriba three blocks further along o up

3. [en una escala]
los de arriba [los que mandan] those at the top;

personas de metro y medio para arriba people of one and a half metres or over, people taller than one and a half metres;

de sargentos para arriba everyone above the rank of sergeant;

4. [en un texto] above;

más arriba above;

el arriba mencionado the above-mentioned

5. Comp
Fam
estar hasta arriba de trabajo to be up to one's neck in work;

de arriba abajo [cosa] from top to bottom;
[persona] from head to toe;
inspeccionar algo de arriba abajo to inspect sth thoroughly;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo [con desdén] to look sb up and down;
RP Fam
tener algo para tirar para arriba to have loads of sth

♦ arriba de loc prep
Am [sobre, en] on (top of); [en lugar más alto que] above; [más de] more than
♦ de arriba loc adv
RP Fam free;
a esa disco siempre entro de arriba I always get into that disco for free;

suele fumar de arriba she's always scrounging cigarettes off people

♦ interj

up you get!;

¡arriba, que se hace tarde! come on, get up, it's getting late!;

¡arriba….! up (with)…!;

¡arriba la república! long live the republic!;

¡arriba los mineros! long live the miners!, Br up the miners!;

¡arriba las manos! hands up!

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arriba

I adv

1 situación up;

ponlo ahí arriba put it up there;

el cajón de arriba siguiente the next drawer up, the drawer above; último the top drawer;

más arriba higher (up), further up;

arriba del todo right at the top;

las plantas de arriba the top floors;

los de arriba the ones on top;

arriba mencionado above-mentioned;

véase arriba see above;

de o

desde arriba from above;

arriba de above; ( encima de) on top of;

volver lo de arriba abajo turn everything upside down

2 en edificio upstairs;

vete arriba go upstairs

3 dirección up;

sigan hacia arriba keep going up;

me miró de arriba abajo fig she looked me up and down

4 con cantidades

:

de diez para arriba ten or above;

de cincuenta (años) para arriba over 50, 50 and over

II prp

:

arriba de L.Am. on, on top of

III interj

:

¡arriba! long live …!

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arriba adv

1) : up, upwards

2) : above, overhead

3) : upstairs

4)

arriba de : more than

5)

de arriba abajo : from top to bottom, from head to foot

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arriba¹ adv

1. (en general) up

ven aquí arriba come up here

lo puse más arriba I put it higher up

arriba del todo right at the top

2. (en un edificio) upstairs

voy arriba I'm going upstairs

vivo en el piso de arriba I live in the flat upstairs

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

arriba² interj come on!

Spanish-English dictionary > arriba
13 oben

Adv.

1. at the top; (obenauf) on (the) top; oben! als Aufschrift: this side up!; oben links at the top left; im Bild: in the top left-hand corner; oben am Tisch at the head of the table; da oben up there; hier oben up here; nach oben up(wards); von oben from above; ( mit dem) Gesicht / Bauch etc. nach oben face / belly etc. up; von oben bis unten from top to bottom; Person: from top to toe, from head to foot; oben ohne umg. topless; mir steht es bis hier oben umg., fig. I’m fed up to the back teeth (with it); nicht ( mehr) wissen, wo oben und unten ist umg., fig. not know whether one is coming or going; von oben herab fig. condescendingly

2. im Text: siehe oben see above; oben erwähnt oder genannt above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: mentioned above; oben stehend above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: above; oben zitiert quoted above

3. im Haus: upstairs; nach oben upstairs; von oben from upstairs; der Lift fährt nach oben the lift (Am. elevator) is going up; mit dem Lift nach oben fahren go up in the lift (Am. elevator)

4. umg. (im Norden) up north; oben in den Highlands up in the Highlands; er kommt von da oben he’s from up north

5. umg., in einer Hierarchie oder Rangordnung: at the top; jetzt ist er ganz oben he’s made it to the top now; die da oben the top people, the powers that be; das ist ein Befehl von ganz oben the order came from the very top; ganz oben stehen in einer Tabelle etc.: be in top spot; in der Hitliste: be at number one; sich oben halten stay at the top

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at the head; up; at the top; on top; above; upstairs; overhead

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['oːbn]
adv

1) (= am oberen Ende) at the top; (= an der Oberfläche) on the surface; (im Hause) upstairs; (= in der Höhe) up

(hier) óben! (auf Kisten etc) — this way up!, this side up!

so ist das Leben, mal bist du óben, mal bist du unten — that's life, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down

óben und unten (von etw) verwechseln — to get sth upside down

wo ist óben (bei dem Bild)? — which is the top (of the picture)?, which is the right way up (for the picture)?

die Leute, die óben wohnen — the people on the floor above us/you etc, the people (who live) upstairs

wir möchten lieber óben wohnen — we'd rather live high(er) up

möchten Sie lieber óben schlafen? (im oberen Bett) — would you like the top bunk?, would you like to sleep on top?

wir wohnen rechts óben or óben rechts — we live on the top floor to the right

óben rechts or rechts óben (in der Ecke) — in the top right-hand corner

die Abbildung óben links or links óben auf der Schautafel — the illustration on the top left corner or in the top left-hand corner of the diagram

der ist óben nicht ganz richtig (inf) — he's not quite right up top (inf)

óben ohne gehen or tragen (inf) — to be topless

ganz óben — right at the top

ganz óben auf dem Stapel/in der Rangordnung — right at the top of the pile/of the hierarchy

hier/dort óben — up here/there

die ganze Sache steht mir bis hier óben (inf) — I'm sick to death of the whole thing (inf), I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whole thing (Brit inf)

bis óben (hin) — to the top

hoch óben — high (up) above

beim Festessen saß er weiter óben an der Tafel — at the banquet he sat nearer the top of the table

óben auf dem Berg/der Leiter/dem Dach — on top of the mountain/ladder/roof

óben am Himmel — up in the sky

óben im Himmel — up in heaven, in heaven above (liter)

óben in Schottland — up in Scotland

óben im Norden — up (in the) north

óben herum — (a)round the top; (von Frau) up top; (von Jacke) (a)round the chest

nach óben — up, upwards; (im Hause) upstairs

der Fahrstuhl fährt nach óben — the lift (Brit) or elevator (US) is going up

wir sind mit dem Fahrstuhl nach óben gefahren — we went up in the lift (Brit) or elevator (US)

die Bergsteiger sind auf dem Weg nach óben — the climbers are on their way up

der Weg nach óben (fig) — the road to the top

endlich hat sie den Weg nach óben geschafft (fig) — she finally got to the top or made it (to the top)

nach óben zu or hin — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the top

von óben (her) — down; (im Hause) down(stairs)

ich komme gerade von óben (am Berg) — I've just come from the top; (im Hause) I've just been upstairs

von óben (aus) hat man eine schöne Aussicht — there's a nice view from the top

von óben bis unten — from top to bottom; (von Mensch) from top to toe

jdn von óben bis unten mustern — to look sb up and down

jdn von óben herab behandeln — to be condescending to sb, to treat sb condescendingly

jdn von óben herab ansehen — to look down on sb

weiter óben — further up

das Gehöft liegt weiter óben (am Berg/im Tal) — the farm is further or higher up (the mountain/valley)

2) (inf = die Vorgesetzten)

die da óben — the powers that be (inf), the top brass (inf)

das wird óben entschieden — that's decided higher up

er will sich nur óben beliebt machen — he's just sucking up to the management (inf)

etw nach óben (weiter)melden/weitergeben — to report sth/to pass sth on to a superior

der Befehl kommt von óben — it's orders from above

3) (= vorher) above

siehe óben — see above

óben genannt attr — above-mentioned

wie óben erwähnt or genannt — as mentioned above

der óben schon erwähnte Herr — the above-mentioned or aforementioned gentleman

der weiter óben erwähnte Fall — the case referred to before or above

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1) (higher up: seen from above.) above

2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) above

3) (above; over one's head: The plane flew overhead; an overhead bridge.) overhead

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oben

[ˈo:bn̩]

adv

1. (in der Höhe) up

\oben auf dem Dach up on the roof

[hoch] \oben am Himmel [high] up in the sky

\oben im Himmel up in heavens, in heavens above

nach \oben zu wird der Weg steiler further up the path becomes steeper

\oben bleiben to stay up

dort/hier \oben up there/here

wo ist er? — da \oben! where is he? — up there!

nach \oben up[wards]

der Weg nach \oben the way up

warme Luft steigt nach \oben warm air rises

der Wagen blieb mit den Rädern nach \oben liegen the car came to rest upside down

nach \oben kommen to come up

von \oben from above

er kommt gerade von \oben (am Berg) he's just come from the top

von \oben hat man eine tolle Aussicht there's a great view from the top

2. (am oberen Ende) at the top

\oben im Schrank at the top of the cupboard

\oben auf der Seite on the top of the page

\oben an der Tafel at the head of the table

auf Seite 30 \oben at the top of page 30

wo [o was] ist \oben [bei dem Bild]? which is the top [of the picture]?, which is the right way up [for the picture]?

▪ \oben auf etw dat on top of sth

\oben auf dem Berg/dem Dach/der Leiter on top of the mountain/the roof/the ladder

bis \oben [hin] up to the top

ich bin voll bis \oben hin (fam) I'm full to the top

der Keller steht bis \oben hin unter Wasser the cellar is full up with water

ganz \oben right at the top, at the very top

die Singdrossel sitzt ganz \oben auf dem Baum the song-thrush is sitting right at the top of the tree

\oben links/rechts, links/rechts \oben at the top of the left/right

ich möchte das Buch \oben rechts I'd like the book on the top right

\oben links in der Ecke in the top left-hand corner

der Weisheitszahn \oben rechts the upper right wisdom tooth

die Abbildung rechts \oben auf der Seite the illustration on the top right of the page

nach \oben [hin] towards the top

\oben und unten von etw dat verwechseln to get sth upside down

weit \oben near the top

von \oben from the top

die sechste Zeile von \oben the sixth line down [or from the top

3. (im oberen Stockwerk) upstairs

das Paar, das \oben wohnt the couple on the floor above us

ich möchte lieber \oben wohnen I'd rather live high[er] up

wir wohnen links \oben [o \oben links] we live on the top floor to the left

du bleibst heute besser \oben (in der Wohnung) you'd better stay at home today

[im Bett] \oben schlafen to sleep in the upper bunk

nach \oben upstairs

gehst du nach \oben? are you going upstairs?

der Aufzug fährt nach \oben the lift is going up

ich bin mit dem Aufzug nach \oben gefahren I went up in the lift

von \oben from upstairs

ich komme gerade von \oben I've just been upstairs, I've just come down

der Aufzug kommt von \oben the lift is coming down

4. (fam: in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the top

wir haben keine Ahnung von dem, was \oben geschieht we have no idea what happens among the powers that be

solche Dinge werden \oben entschieden these things are decided by the powers that be

sie will sich einfach nur \oben beliebt machen she's just sucking up to the management pej fam

er ist jetzt ganz \oben he is now riding high

die da \oben the powers that be, the top brass esp AM fam, the high-ups fam

ich gebe Ihren Antrag dann weiter, die \oben sollen sich damit beschäftigen I'll pass your application on, the powers that be can deal with it

sich akk \oben halten to stay at the top

nach \oben to the powers that be, to the top fam

sie wollte nach \oben she wanted to get [or make it] to the top

der Weg nach \oben the road to the top

jetzt hat er den Weg nach \oben geschafft he finally got to the top [or made it [to the top]]

etw nach \oben weitergeben to pass sth on to a superior

von \oben from the powers that be, from the top

die Anordnung kommt von \oben it's orders from above

5. (im Norden) up north

\oben in Schweden ist es kälter als hier up in Sweden it's colder than here

dort/hier \oben up there/here [in the north]

\oben im Norden up [in the] north

weiter \oben further up [north]

das Dorf liegt weiter \oben [am Berg/im Tal] the village is further [or higher] up [the mountain/valley]

6. (vorher) above

\oben erwähnt [o genannt] above-mentioned attr, mentioned above pred

der [weiter] \oben erwähnte Fall the case referred to above

die \oben schon erwähnte Person the above-mentioned [or form aforementioned] person

wie \oben erwähnt as mentioned above

das \oben Genannte/Stehende the above

siehe \oben see above; s.a. Obenstehende

7. (an der Oberfläche) on the surface

Fett schwimmt \oben fat floats on the top [or surface]; (fig) there are always people who do all right

8. (auf der Oberseite) on top

der Stoff ist \oben glänzend, unten matt the upper part of the material is shiny, the lower part matt

9.

▶ [hier] \oben! (auf Kisten etc.) this way [or side] up!

▶ etw nach \oben aufrunden to round sth up

▶ nach \oben buckeln, nach unten treten (prov) to be servile to those higher in the hierarchy and arrogant to those lower

▶ von \oben herab condescendingly

jdn von \oben herab ansehen to look down on sb

jdn von \oben herab behandeln to behave in a superior manner toward sb, to be condescending to sb

▶ \oben herum (fam) around the chest

▶ \oben ohne (fam) topless

eine Kellnerin mit \oben ohne a topless waitress

in dieser Bar wird \oben ohne bedient there are topless waitresses in this bar

eine \oben-ohne-Bar a topless bar

ein \oben-ohne-Modell a topless model

\oben ohne gehen to be topless

▶ jd ist \oben nicht ganz richtig sb is not be quite right in the head

▶ etw steht jdm bis [hier] \oben sb is sick and tired of sth fam

die ganze Sache steht mir bis hier \oben I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whole thing fam

▶ mal \oben, mal unten sometimes up, sometimes down

so ist das Leben, mal ist man \oben, mal ist man unten that's life, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down

▶ von \oben bis unten from top to bottom; (beim Mensch) from top to toe

jdn von \oben bis unten mustern to look sb up and down

▶ nicht mehr wissen, wo \oben und unten ist to not know whether you are coming or going

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Adverb

1) (an hoch/höher gelegenem Ort)

hier/dort oben — up here/there

[hoch] oben am Himmel — [high] up in the sky

oben bleiben — stay up

weiter oben — further up

nach oben — upwards

der Weg nach oben — the way up

warme Luft steigt nach oben — warm air rises

oben auf dem Dach — up on the roof

von oben — from above

von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly

2) (im Gebäude) upstairs

nach oben — upstairs

der Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up

3) (am oberen Ende, zum oberen Ende hin) at the top

oben im/auf dem Schrank — at the/up on top of the cupboard

nach oben [hin] — towards the top

weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]

von oben — from the top

oben links/rechts — at the top on the left/right

oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]

auf Seite 25 oben — at the top of page 25

die fünfte Zeile von oben — the fifth line from the top; the fifth line down

nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up

‘oben’ — ‘this side up’

wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?

bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top

von oben bis unten — from top to bottom

er musterte sie von oben bis unten — he looked her up and down (coll.)

oben ohne — topless

oben an der Tafel — at the head of the table

4) (an der Oberseite) on top

5) (in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the top

weit/ganz oben — near the top/right at the top

der Befehl kam von oben — the order came from above

die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)

6) ([weiter] vorn im Text) above

oben erwähnt/genannt/stehend — above-mentioned

7) (im Norden) up north

hier/dort oben — up here/there [in the north]

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oben adv

1. at the top; (obenauf) on (the) top;

oben! als Aufschrift: this side up!;

oben links at the top left; im Bild: in the top left-hand corner;

oben am Tisch at the head of the table;

da oben up there;

hier oben up here;

nach oben up(wards);

von oben from above;

(mit dem) Gesicht/Bauch etc

nach oben face/belly etc up;

von oben bis unten from top to bottom; Person: from top to toe, from head to foot;

oben ohne umg topless;

mir steht es bis hier oben umg, fig I’m fed up to the back teeth (with it);

nicht (mehr) wissen, wo oben und unten ist umg, fig not know whether one is coming or going;

von oben herab fig condescendingly

2. im Text:

siehe oben see above;

oben erwähnt oder

genannt above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: mentioned above;

oben Genannte → Obengenannte;

oben stehend above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: above;

oben Stehende → Obenstehende;

oben zitiert quoted above

3. im Haus: upstairs;

nach oben upstairs;

von oben from upstairs;

der Lift fährt nach oben the lift (US elevator) is going up;

mit dem Lift nach oben fahren go up in the lift (US elevator)

4. umg (im Norden) up north;

oben in den Highlands up in the Highlands;

er kommt von da oben he’s from up north

5. umg, in einer Hierarchie oder Rangordnung: at the top;

jetzt ist er ganz oben he’s made it to the top now;

die da oben the top people, the powers that be;

das ist ein Befehl von ganz oben the order came from the very top;

ganz oben stehen in einer Tabelle etc: be in top spot; in der Hitliste: be at number one;

sich oben halten stay at the top

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Adverb

1) (an hoch/höher gelegenem Ort)

hier/dort oben — up here/there

[hoch] oben am Himmel — [high] up in the sky

oben bleiben — stay up

weiter oben — further up

nach oben — upwards

der Weg nach oben — the way up

warme Luft steigt nach oben — warm air rises

oben auf dem Dach — up on the roof

von oben — from above

von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly

2) (im Gebäude) upstairs

nach oben — upstairs

der Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up

3) (am oberen Ende, zum oberen Ende hin) at the top

oben im/auf dem Schrank — at the/up on top of the cupboard

nach oben [hin] — towards the top

weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]

von oben — from the top

oben links/rechts — at the top on the left/right

oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]

auf Seite 25 oben — at the top of page 25

die fünfte Zeile von oben — the fifth line from the top; the fifth line down

nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up

‘oben’ — ‘this side up’

wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?

bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top

von oben bis unten — from top to bottom

er musterte sie von oben bis unten — he looked her up and down (coll.)

oben ohne — topless

oben an der Tafel — at the head of the table

4) (an der Oberseite) on top

5) (in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the top

weit/ganz oben — near the top/right at the top

der Befehl kam von oben — the order came from above

die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)

6) ([weiter] vorn im Text) above

oben erwähnt/genannt/stehend — above-mentioned

7) (im Norden) up north

hier/dort oben — up here/there [in the north]

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adj.

top adj. adv.

above adv.

ahead adv.

aloft adv.

supra adv.

up adv.

upstairs adv. präp.

at the top of expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > oben
14 Befehl

Be·fehl <-[e]s, -e> [bəʼfe:l] m

1) ( Anweisung) order;

\Befehl vom Chef! boss's orders!;

\Befehl ist \Befehl orders are orders;

einen \Befehl ausführen to carry out [or execute] an order;

\Befehl ausgeführt! mil mission accomplished!;

einen \Befehl befolgen to obey [or follow] an order [or pl orders];

einen \Befehl erhalten to receive an order;

einen \Befehl erlassen to issue [or (Am a.) hand down] an order;

jdm einen \Befehl geben [o erteilen] , etw zu tun to order sb [or issue sb with an order] to do sth;

einen \Befehl geben, etw zu tun to order [or issue an order] that sth be done;

Sie haben mir hier überhaupt keine \Befehle zu geben! I won't take orders from you!;

den \Befehl haben, etw zu tun to have orders [or to have been ordered] to do sth;

den \Befehl [über etw akk] haben [o führen] to have [or be in] command [of sth];

auf \Befehl handeln to act under orders;

unter jds dat \Befehl stehen to be under sb's command;

den \Befehl übernehmen to take [or assume] command;

einen \Befehl verweigern to disobey an order;

auf \Befehl under orders, to order;

auf höheren \Befehl on orders from above;

auf jds akk \Befehl [hin] on sb's order;

\Befehl von oben orders from above;

zu \Befehl (veraltend) yes, sir, aye, aye, sir

2) inform, med command

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Befehl
15 superiore

"upper;

Übergeordnet;

superior"

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1. adj top

qualità superior

superiore alla media better than average

2. m superior

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superiore agg.

1 ( in senso assoluto) superior: un essere superiore, a superior being; una mente superiore, a superior mind; una persona superiore, an outstanding person; qualità superiore, superior quality: merce di qualità superiore, first-class goods // ha sempre un'aria superiore, ( di superiorità) he always has a superior air (o an air of superiority)

2 ( con valore comparativo) superior: è superiore a tutti noi in intelligenza, he is superior to us all in intelligence; fummo travolti da una forza superiore, we were overwhelmed by a superior force; la squadra avversaria era nettamente superiore, the opposing team was definitely superior; i nemici erano superiori in numero, the enemy were superior in number

3 ( più alto, più elevato) higher: un grado superiore, a higher degree; prezzo, temperatura, velocità superiore, higher price, temperature, speed; una somma superiore, a larger amount; vendere a prezzo superiore, to sell at a higher price

4 ( sovrastante) upper: labbro, mascella, arto superiore, upper lip, jaw, limb; i piani superiori di una casa, the upper floors of a house; abita al piano superiore, he lives on the floor above; ( di una casa a due piani) he lives on the upper floor; il corso superiore di un fiume, the upper course of a river; le regioni superiori dell'atmosfera, the upper atmosphere // le classi superiori, the upper classes // (geol.) cretaceo superiore, Upper Cretaceous

5 ( al di sopra) above: superiore alla media, above average: statura superiore alla media, above average height; è superiore a ogni sospetto, critica, lode, he is above suspicion, criticism, praise; è superiore a queste meschinità, he is above (o superior to) such meanness; è un prezzo superiore alle mie possibilità, it's a price above (o beyond) my possibilities; obbedire a ordini superiori, to obey orders from above

6 ( di grado) senior: dirigente superiore, senior executive; ufficiale superiore, senior officer

7 ( più avanzato) advanced: matematica superiore, advanced mathematics; scuola superiore di disegno, advanced school of drawing; studi superiori, advanced studies; istruzione superiore, higher education

◆ s.m.

1 superior: rispettoso con i superiori, respectful to one's superiors; fu chiamato dal suo superiore, he was called by his superior; un ufficiale deve ubbidire ai superiori, an officer must obey his superiors (in rank)

2 (eccl.) il ( Padre) Superiore, Father Superior.

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[supe'rjore]
1. agg

1) (intelligenza, qualità) superior, (numero) greater, (quantità, somma) larger

intelligenza superiore alla media — above-average intelligence

la temperatura è superiore alla media — the temperature is above average

è superiore alle mie forze — it's beyond me

sono superiore a queste cose — I'm above such things

2) (che sta più in alto: rami, classe) upper, (livello) higher

la parte superiore del corpo — the upper part of the body

il corso superiore di un fiume — the upper reaches pl of a river

al piano superiore — on the upper floor, (di edificio a più piani) on the floor above

scuola superiore; scuole superiori — secondary school Brit, senior high (school) Am

istruzione superiore — higher education

per ordine superiore — on orders from above

2. sm

superior

è il mio superiore — he's my superior

3. sfpl

Scol

le superiori — secondary school Brit, senior high (school) Am

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[supe'rjore] 1.
aggettivo

1) (di sopra) [arti, labbro, mascella, piano] upper; [ parte] top, upper

abitare al piano superiore — to live upstairs

2) (in valore) [temperatura, velocità, costo] higher (a than); [ dimensioni] bigger (a than); [ durata] longer (a than)

superiore alla media — above average

temperature -i ai 5°C — temperatures above 5°C

tassi d'interesse -i al 3% — interest rates higher than o above 3%

assegni -i ai 100 euro — cheques (for) over 100 euros

essere in numero superiore o numericamente superiore — to be greater in number

3) (migliore) superior (a to)

una mente superiore — a superior mind

sentirsi superiore a qcn. — to feel superior to sb

4) (in una gerarchia) [gradi, classi] upper

istruzione superiore — higher education
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (capo) superior, senior

2) relig. superior
3.
sostantivo femminile plurale superiori scol. = course of studies following middle school or junior high school and preceeding university

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superiore

/supe'rjore/

I aggettivo

1 (di sopra) [arti, labbro, mascella, piano] upper; [ parte] top, upper; abitare al piano superiore to live upstairs

2 (in valore) [temperatura, velocità, costo] higher ( a than); [ dimensioni] bigger ( a than); [ durata] longer ( a than); superiore alla media above average; temperature -i ai 5°C temperatures above 5°C; tassi d'interesse -i al 3% interest rates higher than o above 3%; assegni -i ai 100 euro cheques (for) over 100 euros; essere in numero superiore o numericamente superiore to be greater in number

3 (migliore) superior ( a to); una mente superiore a superior mind; sentirsi superiore a qcn. to feel superior to sb.

4 (in una gerarchia) [ gradi, classi] upper; istruzione superiore higher education

II sostantivo maschile

1 (capo) superior, senior

2 relig. superior

III superiori f.pl.

scol. = course of studies following middle school or junior high school and preceeding university.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > superiore
16 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

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1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

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1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

2. <

   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

3. <

hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

4. <

haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

5. <

   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

6. <

► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

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marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > haut

17 superior

adj.

1 top.

la parte superior (de algo) the top (of something)

la mitad superior the top o upper half

2 higher.

ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage

3 superior.

es superior a la media it's above average

4 excellent (excelente).

5 upper (anatomy & geography).

6 higher (education).

m.

superior (jefe).

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superior

► adjetivo

1 (encima de) upper, top

■ labio superior upper lip

■ está en la planta superior it's on the upper floor

2 (por encima de) greater (a, than), higher (a, than), above (a, -)

■ es superior a cuatro it's greater than four

3 figurado (persona - que supera) superior; (- mejor) better

4 figurado (calidad etc) superior, high, excellent

5 EDUCACIÓN higher

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) superior

2 RELIGIÓN superior

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

calidad superior top quality, high quality

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1. noun m.
superior
2. adj.
1) superior

2) higher

3) upper

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I
1. ADJ

1) (=más alto) [estante, línea] top antes de s ; [labio, mandíbula] upper

vive en el piso superior — he lives on the top floor

en la parte superior de la página — at the top of the page

el cuadrante superior izquierdo — the top left quadrant

2) (=mejor) superior, better

ser superior a algo — to be superior to sth, be better than sth

sentirse superior a algn — to feel superior to sb

3) (=excelente)

la orquesta estuvo superior — the orchestra was top-quality o top-class

una moqueta de calidad superior — a superior quality o top-quality carpet

4) [cantidad]

cualquier número superior a doce — any number above o higher than twelve

nos son muy superiores en número — they greatly outnumber us

5) [en categoría] [animal, especie] higher

una casta superior — a higher caste

tiene un cargo superior al tuyo — he has a higher-ranking post than yours

6) (Educ) [curso, nivel] advanced; [enseñanza] higher

2.

SM [en rango] superior

mis superiores — my superiors
II superior, -a ( Rel)
1.

ADJ superior

2.

SM / F superior/mother superior

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)

2)

a) ( en calidad) superior

superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

se siente superior a los demás — he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media — above-average intelligence

b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher

c) (en cantidad, número)

los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo — above something

un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

es superior a mis fuerzas — it's more than I can bear
II
- riora masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior

b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)

2)

a) ( en calidad) superior

superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

se siente superior a los demás — he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media — above-average intelligence

b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher

c) (en cantidad, número)

los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo — above something

un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

es superior a mis fuerzas — it's more than I can bear
II
- riora masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior

b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior

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superior¹

¹ = superior, superordinate.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

* Posesivo + superiores = Posesivo + betters.

superior²

² = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.

Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.

Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.

Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.

* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.

* borde superior = top edge.

* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* cubierta superior = upper deck.

* de calidad superior = best-quality.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* educación superior = higher education.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.

* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.

* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).

* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.

* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.

* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.

* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.

* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* límite superior = upper bound.

* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.

* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* margen superior = top margin.

* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* nivel superior = top layer.

* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.

* quijada superior = upper jaw.

* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.

* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.

* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* término superior = top term, TT.

* título superior = advanced degree.

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superior¹

adjective

A

1 ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n)

en el ángulo superior derecho de la hoja in the top right-hand corner of the page

en los pisos superiores del edificio on the upper o uppermost o top floors of the building

2 ‹labio› upper ( before n), top ( before n); ‹mandíbula› upper ( before n)

3 ( Astron) ‹planeta› superior

B

1 (en calidad) superior

un vino de calidad superior a superior o an excellent wine, a wine of superior quality

superior A algo/algn superior TO sth/sb

es muy superior al modelo anterior it is far better than o far superior to the previous model

se siente superior a los demás he thinks he's above o superior to everyone else, he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence

2 (en una jerarquía) superior

un oficial superior a mí an officer superior to me, a superior o higher-ranking officer

alumnos de los cursos superiores students from higher o more advanced courses

órdenes superiores orders from above

educación

3

(en cantidad, número): los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo above sth

temperaturas superiores a los cuarenta grados temperatures above o higher than forty degrees

un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9

el peso es superior a los 20 kilos the weight is above 20 kilos, the weight exceeds 20 kilos

es superior a mis fuerzas it's more than I can bear

superior² - riora

masculine, feminine

1 ( Relig) ( masculine) Superior; ( feminine) Mother Superior

2

superior masculine (en rango) superior

¿quién es su superior? who is your superior?

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superior 1 adjetivo
1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n);
‹ nivel› higher;
‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n)
2
a) ( en calidad) superior;

superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb;
◊ se siente superior a los demás he thinks he's better than everyone else;

una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence
b) ( en jerarquía) ‹ oficial› superior;

‹ clase social› higher
c) (en cantidad, número):

◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;

superior A algo above sth;
un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
superior 2
◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior;

(f) Mother Superior
b)

◊ superior sustantivo masculino ( en rango) superior

superior
I adjetivo
1 (que está más alto) top, upper
el piso superior, the upper floor
2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher
(:en el ejército, la policía) superior
II m (rango militar, policial) superior
Rel Superior
' superior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- Cesid
- CSIC
- encima
- ser
- extra
- innegablemente
- larga
- largo
- licenciatura
- pala
- superiora
- abogado
- brazo
- carrera
- creer
- derecho
- educación
- exceder
- jefe
- madre
- mejor
- normal
- superar
- titulado
English:
above
- advanced
- average
- change up
- cut
- degree
- education
- expanse
- high
- higher
- higher education
- higher-up
- outnumber
- outrank
- preeminent
- registrar
- rise above
- self-righteous
- senior
- staff college
- superior
- tertiary
- top
- top-heavy
- upper
- advantage
- A level
- barrister
- better
- boss
- commission
- excess
- fancy
- first
- mother
- move

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superior, -ora

♦ adj

1. [de arriba] top;

los pisos superiores tienen mejores vistas the upper floors have better views;

la parte superior (de algo) the top (of sth);

la mitad superior the top o upper half

2. [mayor] higher (a than);
ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage;

temperaturas superiores a los 12 grados temperatures above 12 degrees;

una cifra superior a 100 a figure greater than 100;

lo venden a un precio un 30 por ciento superior al del mercado they are selling it at 30 percent above the market price;

por un periodo no superior a tres años for a period not exceeding three years

3. [mejor] superior (a to);
es superior a la media it's above average;

una mujer de inteligencia superior a la media a woman of above-average intelligence;

no me creo superior a nadie I don't consider myself superior to anyone

4. [excelente] excellent;

productos de calidad superior superior-quality products

5. Fam
es superior a mí o [m5] a mis fuerzas [no lo puedo soportar] it's too much for me

6. Biol
los mamíferos superiores the higher mammals

7. Anat upper;

el labio/la mandíbula superior the upper lip/jaw

8. Geog upper

9. Educ higher

10. Rel superior

11. Geol upper;

el Paleolítico superior the Upper Palaeolithic

♦ nm,f
Rel superior, f mother superior
♦ nm
[jefe] superior
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superior

I adj

1 labio, piso etc upper

2 en jerarquía superior;

ser superior a be superior to

II m superior

* * *

superior adj

1) : superior

2) : upper

nivel superior: upper level

3) : higher

educación superior: higher education

4)

superior a : above, higher than, in excess of

superior nm

: superior

* * *

superior¹ adj

1. (en general) higher

educación superior higher education

2. (más alto) top

la estantería superior the top shelf

la parte superior de la hoja the top part of the page

3. (en calidad) superior

un tejido de calidad superior a superior quality material

superior² n superior

Spanish-English dictionary > superior

18 arriba

Del verbo arribar: ( conjugate arribar) \ \
arriba es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: arriba arribar
arriba adverbio 1
a) (lugar, parte):

◊ ahí/aquí arriba up there/here;
en el estante de arriba ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf;
◊ ponlo un poco más arriba put it a little higher up;
la parte de arriba the top (part); arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen; de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom
b) ( en edificio) upstairs;

◊ los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above;

◊ órdenes de arriba orders from above;
las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over 2 (expresando dirección, movimiento):
◊ corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs;
calle arriba up the street; miró hacia arriba he looked up 3 ( en interjecciones)
a) ( expresando aprobación):

◊ ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!;
( llamando a levantarse) get up!
arriba
I adverbio up (encima) on the top: arriba del todo hay un reloj, there is a clock right at the top
está ahí arriba, it's up there
vive en el piso de arriba, he lives upstairs
registraron la casa de arriba abajo, they searched the house from top to bottom familiar me miró de arriba abajo, he looked me up and down
de treinta para arriba, from thirty upwards
desde arriba, from above
hacia/para arriba, upwards
más arriba, higher up, further up
véase más arriba, see above
la parte de arriba, the top (part)
II exclamación get up!, up you get!
¡arriba la Constitución!, long live the Constitution!
¡arriba las manos!, hands up!
III prep Lam arriba de, on top of: encontrará el pueblo arriba de la montaña, you will find the town at the top of the mountain
arribar verbo intransitivo to reach port, arrive ' arriba' also found in these entries: Spanish: aire - allá - allí - aquí - boca - cuesta - gorgotear - hacia - mano - pata - río - subir - ahí - bajar - desnudar - desnudo - desvestir - para - parar - revés - voltear - volver - vuelta - zarandear English: above - aloft - bikini - boost - disarray - do - eye - face - glance up - higher-up - inundate - labour - reach - river - round up - scroll - shake down - spectacular - take up - there - top - topsy-turvy - up - uphill - upstairs - upstream - upward - upwards - way - disgrace - from - hand - head - high - it - look - plus - ransack - roll - upper - upside down

English-spanish dictionary > arriba

19 manut

obedient, tending to follow orders from above

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obedient, tending to follow orders from above

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20 efter

1. adv
пото́м, зате́м

dágen éfter — день спустя́
2. konj
éfter at... — по́сле того́, как...

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after, afterwards, at, behind, following, of, on, subsequent to

* * *

I. præp

a) ( om tid) after ( fx after Christmas; after 3 o'clock);

b) ( bag ved) after ( fx he ran after the bus); behind ( fx he was a long way behind the others);

c) ( om rækkefølge) after ( fx B comes after A);

d) ( i følge, i overensstemmelse med) according to ( fx orders from above, the rule, a system; it went according to plan; according to my watch it is 5 o'clock); on ( fx it was done on his instructions; act on his advice (, orders); the bus stops on request); to ( fx to my taste; made to order);

e) ( i retning efter) at ( fx shoot at, throw stones at);

f) ( for at tilkalde, opnå etc) for ( fx send, write, telephone, long for somebody el. something; he went into the shop for some cigarettes); g) ( på grundlag af) by ( fx by this rule; sell by weight; set your watch by the church clock),

(se også d);

h) ( om oprindelse, forbillede) from ( fx inherit something from an uncle; recite a poem from memory; learn something from a book; draw from nature);

i) [ Udtryk]

[ efter at han havde skrevet, efter at have skrevet] after he had written, after having written, after writing;

[ den ene efter den anden] one after another; in succession;

[ efter hvad jeg har hørt] from (el. according to) what I have heard;

[ efter som] as;

[ alt efter som] according as;

(forb med verber, se disse, fx gribe, komme, sige, slå, være).

II. adv later ( fx a little (, three days) later), afterwards ( fx

immediately (, shortly, soon) afterwards), after;

[ året efter] the following year, the year after;

[ dagen efter] the next day, the following day;

(forb med verber, se disse).

Danish-English dictionary > efter

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above — a|bove1 W1S2 [əˈbʌv] adv, prep 1.) in a higher position than something else = ↑over ≠ ↑below ▪ Our office is above the hairdresser s. ▪ He had a bruise just above his left eye. ▪ I heard a strange noise coming from the room above. ▪ The great… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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