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1 upper ten
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2 groten
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4 [de genoemde afmeting hebbend] in size5 [uitgebreid] great6 [belangrijk] great7 [intens] great8 [uitmuntend] great♦voorbeelden:een veel te grote jas • a jacket which is much too big/largeeen tamelijk grote kamer • quite a big/large roomde kans is groot dat … • there's a good chance that …de kans is niet groot dat … • there's not much of a chance that …een zo groot mogelijk stuk • as big/large a piece as possibledat is de grootst mogelijke onzin • that is utter/absolute nonsensegroter gaan wonen • move (in)to a bigger houseop één na de grootste • the next to largest2 wat ben jij groot geworden! • how you've grown!hij wordt groter dan zijn vader • he's going to be taller than his fatherde grootste van de twee • the bigger of the twode grootste van de drie • the biggest of the threehij is 5 cm groter dan zij • he is 5 cm taller than she isde grote mensen • the grown-upsvoor groot en klein • for young and oldals ik groot ben, word ik popzanger • I'm going to be a pop singer when I grow updaar ben je te groot voor • you're too big for that (sort of thing)het tekort is tien miljoen groot • the size of the deficit is ten million(s)〈 informeel〉 hoe groot is de schade? • what is the extent of the damage?; 〈 informeel〉 what's the damage?twee keer zo groot als deze kamer • twice as big as this roomeen grote hoeveelheid geld • a large amount of moneyGroot Londen • Greater Londoneen steeds groter aantal • _an increasing/a growing numberhij doet alles in het groot • he does everything on a big/large scalein het groot inkopen/verkopen • buy/sell in bulk6 een grote weg • a major/main road, a highwaytot mijn grote verrassing/spijt • 〈 ook〉 much to my surprise/regretdaar ben ik een groot voorstander van • I'm all in favour of it¶ zich groot houden • keep a stiff upper lip, keep up appearancesII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [op grote wijze] 〈zie voorbeelden 1〉♦voorbeelden:1 je hebt groot gelijk! • you are quite/perfectly right!
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Upper ten — Upper Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upper ten — noun or upper ten thousand : the members of the highest social class : upper class * * * upper ten (thousand) noun The richest or most influential class • • • Main Entry: ↑up * * * upper ten, works see … Useful english dictionary
Upper Ten — Up|per Ten 〈[ ʌ̣pə(r) tɛ̣n] Pl.; geh.〉 die oberen Zehntausend [<engl. upper ten (thousand) „die oberen Zehn(tausend)“] * * * Up|per|ten, (auch:) Up|per Ten [ ʌpə tɛn] <Pl.> [engl., gek. aus: upper ten thousand] (bildungsspr.): die oberen … Universal-Lexikon
Upper Ten — Up|per Ten [ʌpə tɛn] die (Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. upper ten, gekürzt aus upper ten thousand> die oberen Zehntausend, Oberschicht … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Upper ten — (the Upper ten) Bourgoisiet, det fine selskab … Danske encyklopædi
Upper ten thousand — Upper Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upper ten thousand — was a term used in the late 19th century to denote Britain s ruling elite; those rich and landed persons and families, titled and untitled, who were thought to control the vast majority of the country s political and financial system. This term… … Wikipedia
upper ten (thousand) — noun The richest or most influential class ● up … Useful english dictionary
upper ten thousand — noun see upper ten * * * upper ten (thousand) noun The richest or most influential class • • • Main Entry: ↑up … Useful english dictionary
upper ten — top ten, ten highest … English contemporary dictionary
Upper — Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
