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(the upper crust (тж. the upper ten или ten thousand))верхушка общества, аристократия [первонач. амер.]Is it true that Senators are bought by vested interests, and that the Executive is infested with those placed there by the upper crust and taken out of the top drawer? (V. Perlo, ‘The Empire of High Finance’, ch. I) — Правда ли, что крупные капиталисты подкупают сенаторов и что в правительстве каждый третий назначен господствующей верхушкой и сам принадлежит к верхним слоям общества?
The Peerage... the bulky volume that records the alliances and the ages of the "upper ten thousand". (OED) — Книга пэров... это объемистый том, содержащий сведения о брачных союзах и возрасте всех представителей аристократической верхушки.
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вepxний cлoй, вepxушкa oбщecтвa, гocпoдcтвующaя вepxушкa, apиcтoкpaтия; мecтнaя элитa [пepвoнaч. aмep.]It was a very big society wedding, all the upper crust were there. The bus picked its way through District Six and dropped him at the top end, in the select and exclusive quarter of the upper crust of Cape Town's coloured community (P. Abrahams) -
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«сливки»/цвет обществаIn certain working situations, belonging to the upper crust can create more problems than belonging to the underprivileged classes.
High-ranking army officers and communist party officials belonged to the upper crust of Soviet society.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the upper crust
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adj AmE infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > thin in the upper crust
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Сленг: "слаб на голову"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > thin in the upper crust
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1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico* * *n* * *1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico -
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up·per ˈcrustn ( fam)▪ the \upper crust die oberen Zehntausend* * *upper crust s (auch als pl konstruiert) umg (die) Spitzen pl der Gesellschaft, die oberen Zehntausend -
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1.(colloq) hum noun2.the upper crust — le gratin (colloq) m
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♦ upper /ˈʌpə(r)/A a.superiore; più alto; più elevato ( anche in grado, ecc.): the upper lip, il labbro superiore; The bedrooms are on the upper floor, le camere da letto sono al piano superiore; the upper storey, il piano di sopra; the upper branches of a tree, i rami più alti di un albero; the upper floors of the building, i piani più alti dell'edificio; the upper classes, le classi elevate (o alte); l'aristocrazia; the upper middle class, l'alta borghesia; the upper echelons of the party, i gradi più alti del partito; the upper body, la parte alta del corpo; the upper reaches of the Thames, i tratti superiori del Tamigi; upper limit, limite massimoB n.● upper-bracket, dello scaglione più elevato: (fisc.) upper-bracket taxpayers, i contribuenti che pagano più tasse □ upper case, (tipogr.) maiuscolo, maiuscole; (comput.) lettere maiuscole □ (tipogr.) an upper-case letter, una lettera maiuscola □ the Upper Chamber = the Upper House ► sotto □ (teatr.) upper circle, balconata; seconda galleria □ upper-class, dell'alta borghesia; aristocratico □ (fam.) the upper crust, l'aristocrazia; la nobiltà; la crema □ (naut.) upper deck, ponte superiore (o di manovra); ponte di coperta □ (naut.) upper-deck personnel, personale di coperta □ the Upper House, la Camera Alta; la Camera dei Lord (in GB); il Senato (in USA) □ upper school, corso superiore ( di scuola secondaria) □ upper shell, ( pattinaggio) gambetto ( di scarpa per pattini a rotelle); ( sci) gambaletto ( di scarpone) □ ( sci) upper strap, fascia di chiusura ( di uno scarpone) □ (fig. arc.) the upper ten ( thousand), l'aristocrazia; il gran mondo (nel XIX secolo) □ to have [to get] the upper hand of sb., avere [prendere] il sopravvento su q. □ (fam. antiq.) on one's uppers, in bolletta; al verde. -
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{'ʌpə}
I. a горен, по-горен, по-висш
UPPER circle втори балкон (в театър)
to have/get/gain the UPPER hand of имам/постигам надмощие/превъзходство над, вземам връх над, побеждавам
UPPER storey горен стаж, разг. ум, акъл, глава
the UPPER House Камарата на лордовете, горната камара, сенатът
the UPPER classes висшето общество
UPPER servants домакин, иконом и пр.
the UPPER ten (thousand), разг. the UPPER crust аристокрацията
II. 1. горница на обувка
to be (down) on one's UPPERs разг. закъсал съм (финансово)
2. pl гетри, гамаши (от плат)
3. ам. стимулиращо средство, особ. амфетамин* * *{'^pъ} а горен; по-горен, по-висш; upper circle втори балкон (в теа(2) {'^pъ} n 1. горница на обувка; to be (down) on o.'s uppers разг* * *горен;* * *1. i. a горен, по-горен, по-висш 2. ii. горница на обувка 3. pl гетри, гамаши (от плат) 4. the upper classes висшето общество 5. the upper house Камарата на лордовете, горната камара, сенатът 6. the upper ten (thousand), разг. the upper crust аристокрацията 7. to be (down) on one's uppers разг. закъсал съм (финансово) 8. to have/get/gain the upper hand of имам/постигам надмощие/превъзходство над, вземам връх над, побеждавам 9. upper circle втори балкон (в театър) 10. upper servants домакин, иконом и пр 11. upper storey горен стаж, разг. ум, акъл, глава 12. ам. стимулиращо средство, особ. амфетамин* * *upper[´ʌpə] I. adj горен; по-висш; \upper circle втори балкон (в театъра); to have the \upper hand имам надмощие; to get the \upper hand of постигам надмощие над, вземам връх над, побеждавам; \upper storey горен етаж; разг. глава, ум, акъл; \upper case печ. (кутия за) главни букви; the U. House Камарата на лордовете, сенатът, горната камара; \upper servants домакин, иконом и пр.; the \upper ten ( thousand) разг. the \upper crust аристокрацията; II. n 1. горница (на обувки); to be down on o.'s \uppers разг. закъсал съм; притиснат съм от обстоятелствата; 2. pl гетри, гамаши (от плат); 3. ам. горно легло (във вана); 4. горен зъб; 5. pl sl наркотик, предизвикващ еуфория. -
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1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superior
2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) pala
3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) en lo más alto, en primer plano- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
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upper adj superior / de arribatr['ʌpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (position) superior2 (in geography) alto,-a1 (of shoe) pala\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get the upper hand llevar ventaja, llevar la delanterato be on one's uppers dated estar sin blanca, estar sin un durothe upper crust la flor y nataupper case caja altaupper class clase nombre femenino altaupper house cámara altaupper ['ʌpər] adj1) higher: superiorthe upper classes: las clases altas2) : alto (en geografía)the upper Mississippi: el alto Mississippiupper n: parte f superior (del calzado, etc.)adj.• superior adj.n.• pala s.f.• pala del calzado s.f.• superior s.m.
I 'ʌpər, 'ʌpə(r)adjective (before n)1)a) (spatially, numerically) superior; < lip> superior, de arribaupper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad
b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevadothe upper chamber o upper house — ( Pol) la cámara alta
2) ( Geog) alto
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1)b)to be on one's uppers — (colloq) estar* más pobre que las ratas
2) ( drug) (sl) anfeta f (arg)['ʌpǝ(r)]1. ADJhand 1., 11), reach 3., 2), stiff 1., 3)2) (in importance, rank) [echelons, ranks, caste] superior3) (on scale) [limit] máximo4) (in Geog names) alto2. N1) uppers [of shoe] pala fsing- be down on one's uppers2) * (=drug) anfeta * f3) (Dentistry) dentadura f postiza (superior)4) (US) (Rail) litera f de arriba3.CPDupper atmosphere N —
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the upper atmosphere — la termosferaupper case N — (Typ) mayúsculas fpl
upper chamber N — (Pol) cámara f alta
the upper circle N — (Theat) la galería superior
upper class N —
Upper Egypt N — alto Egipto m
upper house N — (Pol) cámara f alta
upper middle class N — clase f media alta; (used as adjective) de la clase media alta
upper school N — cursos mpl superiores; (in names) instituto m de enseñanza media
upper sixth N — ≈ último curso m de bachillerato
she's in the upper sixth — ≈ está en el último curso de bachillerato
Upper Volta N — alto Volta m
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I ['ʌpər, 'ʌpə(r)]adjective (before n)1)a) (spatially, numerically) superior; < lip> superior, de arribaupper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad
b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevadothe upper chamber o upper house — ( Pol) la cámara alta
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1. comparative adjective1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang
have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen
2) (in rank) ober...the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee
upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die
2. nounthe upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend
Oberteil, das‘leather uppers’ — "Obermaterial Leder"
* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) ober2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) das Oberleder- academic.ru/79317/uppermost">uppermost3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) zuoberst- upper class- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *up·per[ˈʌpəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj attr, inv\upper part of the body Oberkörper m\upper tooth oberer Zahn, Zahn m des Oberkiefers2. importance, rank obere(r, s), höhere(r, s)to reach the \upper ranks of the Civil Service in die höhere Beamtenlaufbahn vorstoßenthe \upper echelons of society die oberen Schichten der Gesellschaftthe \upper middle class die gehobene Mittelschicht3. location höher gelegenU\upper Egypt Oberägypten ntthe U\upper Rhine der Oberrheinthe \upper reaches of a river der Oberlauf eines FlussesII. nleather \uppers Obermaterial Leder3.* * *['ʌpə(r)]1. adj1) obere(r, s); (ANAT, GEOG) Ober-upper body — Oberkörper m
Upper Rhine — Oberrhein m
2) (in importance, rank) höhere(r, s), obere(r, s)the upper middle class( es) — die gehobene Mittelschicht
See:→ hand2. n1) pl (of shoe) Obermaterial nt;3) (US RAIL) oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen)* * *upper [ˈʌpə(r)]A adjupper edge Oberkante f;2. a) höhergelegenb) im Inland gelegen:3. höherstehend, übergeordnetB s1. von Schuhen:a) Oberleder nb) Obermaterial n:“upper real leather”;be (down) on one’s uppers umg die Schuhe durchgelaufen haben, fig total abgebrannt oder auf dem Hund sein2. umg oberes Bett (im Schlafwagen etc)3. umga) oberer Zahnb) pl obere Zahnprothese4. sl Aufputschmittel nu. abk1. uncle2. unit Einh.3. upper ob.up. abk1. under proof2. upper ob.* * *1. comparative adjective1) ober... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Ober[grenze, -lippe, -arm usw., -schlesien, -österreich usw., -kreide, -devon usw.]; (Mus.) hoch [Tonlage, Noten]upper circle — (Theatre) oberer Rang
have/get/gain the upper hand [of somebody/something] — die Oberhand [über jemanden/etwas] haben/erhalten/gewinnen
2) (in rank) ober...the upper ranks/echelons of the civil service/Army — die oberen od. höheren Ränge des Beamtentums/der Armee
upper class[es] — Oberschicht, die
2. nounthe upper crust — (coll.) die oberen Zehntausend
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1. [krʌst] n1. 1) корка ( хлеба)2) верхняя (сдобная) корочка (пирога)3) австрал., новозел. средства к существованию; кусок хлебаto earn one's crust - зарабатывать, свой хлеб /на жизнь/
2. твёрдый поверхностный слой, корка; настыль; наст3. мед. струп, корка4. 1) панцирь ( ракообразных)2) щит ( черепахи)5. геол.1) земная кора2) поверхностные отложения6. осадок ( вина на стенках бутылки)7. разг. угрюмый, раздражительный человек8. разг. дерзость, наглость, нахальствоhe had the crust to look me in the eyeball without a blink - у него хватило наглости смотреть мне прямо в глаза
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the upper crust - а) верхушка общества; б) головаoff one's crust - спятивший, чокнутый
2. [krʌst] vto crack a tidy crust - преуспевать, жить припеваючи
1. 1) покрывать коркой, корой2) покрываться коркой, коройthe snow crusted over during the night - за ночь на снегу образовалась твёрдая корка
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adj. bovenste; op hoger liggend gebied, binnenland--------n. pepmiddelupper1[ uppə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————upper21 hoger ⇒ boven-, opper-2 meer noordelijk/landinwaarts/stroomopwaarts gesitueerd ⇒ hoger gelegen3 belangrijker ⇒ hoger geplaatst, superieur♦voorbeelden:upper lip • bovenlipUpper Chamber • Hogerhuishave/get/gain the upper hand of • de overhand hebben/krijgen/nemen opthe Upper House • het Hogerhuis; Senaat, Eerste Kamer〈 voornamelijk formeel〉 the upper regions • de hogere regionen, de lucht
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