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1 Hautevolee
[o:tvo’le:] f; -, kein Pl.; oft iro. oder pej. upper crust; top knobs Pl.* * *Haute|vo|lee [(h)oːtvo'leː]f -, no plupper crust* * *Haute·vo·lee<->[o:tvoˈle:]f kein pl upper crust no pl, no indef art fam* * * -
2 zehntausend
Zahlw. ten thousand; die oberen Zehntausend the upper crust* * *zehn|tau|send ['tseːn'tauznt]numten thousandzéhntausende or Zehntausende von Menschen — tens of thousands of people
See:→ obere(r, s)* * *zehn·tau·send[ˈtse:nˈtauzn̩t]2. (sehr viele)▪ \zehntausende von... tens of thousands of...die oberen Z\zehntausend (fam o fig) the top ten thousand* * *Kardinalzahl ten thousanddie oberen zehntausend — (fig.): (die vornehmen Leute) the élite of society
* * *zehntausend num ten thousand;die oberen Zehntausend the upper crust* * *Kardinalzahl ten thousanddie oberen zehntausend — (fig.): (die vornehmen Leute) the élite of society
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3 Oberschicht
Oberschicht f SOZ upper class* * *Oberschicht
top drawer, upper crust (coll.), the upper (higher) classes -
4 Obergutachten
Obergutachten
resurvey;
• Oberhaupt head, chief;
• Oberhoheit supremacy, suzerainty;
• Oberingenieur first engineer;
• Oberkellner headwaiter, maître;
• Oberlänge (drucktechn.) ascender;
• Oberleitung supervision, superintendence, chief management, (telecom.) overhead line;
• Obermietverhältnis concurrent lease;
• Oberpostdirektion general post office (Br.);
• Oberrechnungshof, Oberrechnungskammer audit office (Br.), board (commissioners, Br.) of audit;
• Oberschicht top drawer, upper crust (coll.), the upper (higher) classes;
• Oberseite top, (Textilwaren) right side, face;
• Obersekretär principal clerk;
• Oberstadtdirektor town clerk (Br.), city manager (US);
• Obersteiger mine foreman, captain;
• Obersteuereinnehmer receiver general;
• Obersteuermann first mate;
• Oberstoff (Textilwaren) shell;
• Oberzahlmeister chief purser;
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5 Hautevolee
f1. fashionable society2. glitterati3. haute monde spv.4. haut monde5. upper classesfugs.1. top nobs coll.2. upper crust -
6 Missbilligung
Missbilligung f GEN, POL censure, disapproval* * *Missbilligung
disapproval, disfavo(u)r, disallowance;
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7 Missbilligung durch die oberen zehntausend
Missbilligung durch die oberen zehntausend
upper-crust disapproval.Business german-english dictionary > Missbilligung durch die oberen zehntausend
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8 Hautevolee
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9 die oberen Zehntausend
1. haute monde spv.2. haut monde3. high society4. the elite (of society)the upper crust coll.
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