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1 ♦ limit
♦ limit /ˈlɪmɪt/n.1 limite, confine; termine: speed limit, limite di velocità; the lower limit of st., il limite inferiore di qc.; the upper limit, il limite massimo; to exceed a limit, superare un limite; You don't know your limits, non conosci i tuoi limiti; His ambition knew no limit ( o no limits), la sua ambizione non conosceva limiti2 numero massimo; quantità consentita: (autom.) to be over the limit, superare il limite consentito di alcol nel sangue; We soon caught the limit for one day of salmon fishing, in breve avevamo già preso il massimo di salmoni consentito in un giorno di pesca● ( sport) limit man, concorrente che riceve il massimo vantaggio ( in una corsa a handicap) □ (ass.) limit of liability, massimale ( di rischio) □ off limits, (mil.) divieto d'accesso; (fig.) vietato: That subject is off limits, di quell'argomento non si parla □ within limits, entro un certo limite; fino a un certo punto □ without limit, senza limiti; illimitatamente □ (fam.) That's the limit!, questo è il colmo! □ (fam.) You're the limit!, sei insopportabile!; sei una peste!♦ (to) limit /ˈlɪmɪt/v. t.limitare; porre un limite a; ridurre; restringere: We must limit the output of consumer goods, dobbiamo limitare la produzione dei beni di consumo; to limit one's ambitions, ridurre le proprie ambizioni● to limit oneself, limitarsi. -
2 upper
['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) (of shoe) tomaia f."leather upper" — "vero cuoio"
2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.2.1) (in location) [ shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato3) (on scale) [register, scale] più altothe upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°
••to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde
to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio
* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superiore2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) tomaia3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) (in primo piano)- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) (of shoe) tomaia f."leather upper" — "vero cuoio"
2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.2.1) (in location) [ shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato3) (on scale) [register, scale] più altothe upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°
••to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde
to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio
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3 ♦ upper
♦ 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. -
4 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) (non c'è limite) -
5 ceiling
['siːlɪŋ]1) soffitto m.2) (upper limit) tetto m., plafond m.••to hit the ceiling — AE andare su tutte le furie
* * *['si:liŋ](the inner roof (of a room etc): Paint the ceiling before you paint the walls.) soffitto* * *['siːlɪŋ]1) soffitto m.2) (upper limit) tetto m., plafond m.••to hit the ceiling — AE andare su tutte le furie
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6 reach *****
[riːtʃ]1. n1) portatawithin (easy) reach — a portata di mano, vicino (-a)
2) (of river) tratto3) Nauton a broad reach — al gran lasco, al giardinetto
2. vt(arrive at, attain) arrivare a, (goal, limit, person) raggiungereto reach a compromise — arrivare a or raggiungere un compromesso
we need to be able to reach him in an emergency — dobbiamo essere in grado di contattarlo in caso di emergenza
3. vi1) (stretch out hand), (also: reach down, reach over, reach across etc) allungare una mano•
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