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upper ['ʌpə(r)]∎ temperatures are in the upper 30s la température dépasse 30 degrés;∎ the upper atmosphere les couches supérieures de l'atmosphère;∎ companies operating at the upper end of the market sociétés spécialisées dans le haut de gamme;∎ models at the upper end of the range modèles haut de gamme;∎ to have the upper hand avoir le dessus;∎ to get or to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus ou l'avantage;∎ to let sb get the upper hand laisser qn prendre le dessus, laisser qn dominer(b) (higher in order, rank) supérieur;∎ the upper echelons of the civil service les plus hauts échelons de l'administration∎ the upper valley of the Nile la haute vallée du Nil;∎ the upper Rhine le haut Rhin2 noun►► Upper Canada le haut Canada;upper case Typography haut m de casse; Computing majuscule f;upper class, the upper classes = l'aristocratie et la haute bourgeoisie;Upper Egypt la Haute-Égypte;upper limit plafond m;upper lip lèvre f supérieure;upper middle class = classe sociale réunissant les professions libérales, les universitaires, les cadres de l'industrie et les hauts fonctionnaires;upper reaches (of river) amont m;British the upper school les grandes classes fpl;Upper Volta Haute-Volta f;∎ in Upper Volta en Haute-Volta -
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B upper-class adj [accent, background, person] distingué ; in upper class circles dans la haute société. -
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1.noun (pl upper classes)the upper class —
2.the upper classes — l'aristocratie f et la haute bourgeoisie
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upper case haut m de casse, (lettres f pl) majuscules f pl;upper classes classes f pl supérieures;upper limit plafond m;upper price limit prix m limite -
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((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) aristocratie; aristocratique -
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upper [ˈʌpər]1. adjective2. nouna. [of shoe] empeigne f3. compounds► the Upper House noun la Chambre haute ; (in Britain) la Chambre des lords ; (in France, in the US) le Sénat* * *['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) ( of shoe) empeigne f2.‘leather upper’ — ‘dessus en cuir’
1) ( in location) [shelf] du haut; [deck] supérieur; [jaw, lip] supérieur; [teeth] du haut2) ( in rank) supérieur3) ( on scale) [register, scale] supérieurthe upper limit — la limite maximale (on de)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — les températures dépassent 25°
••to be on one's uppers — (colloq) être dans la dèche (colloq)
to have/get the upper hand — avoir/prendre le dessus. stiff
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B adj de la haute bourgeoisie. -
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1 ( school) établissement scolaire de second degré (pour élèves de 13 à 18 ans) ; -
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11 sixth form
in the sixth form — ≈ en première or en terminale
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A n ( lower) ≈ classes fpl de premières ; ( upper) ≈ classes fpl de terminales ; to be in the sixth form ≈ être en première or en terminale. -
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society [səˈsaɪətɪ]1. nouna. ( = social community) société fb. ( = high society) haute société f2. compounds[correspondent, news, photographer, wedding] mondain* * *[sə'saɪətɪ] 1.1) ( community) société f2) ( club) ( for social) association f; ( for mutual hobbies) club m; (for intellectual, business, contact) société f3) ( upper classes) (also high society) haute société f2.society gossip — échos mpl mondains
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A n1 ( worth) qualité f ; good/poor quality bonne/mauvaise qualité ; the quality of life la qualité de la vie ;2 ( attribute) qualité f ;3 † the quality ( upper classes) les gens de qualité†. -
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A n1 ¢ ( the human race) société f ;2 ∁ ( individual social system) société f ; a civilized/closed/multi-cultural society une société civilisée/fermée/multiculturelle ;3 ( group) ( for social contact) association f ; ( for mutual hobbies) club m ; (for intellectual, business, religious contact) société f ; drama/music society société de théâtre/de musique ;4 ( upper classes) ( also high society) haute société f ; London society la haute société londonienne ; fashionable society le beau monde ;B modif [artist, columnist, photographer, wedding] mondain ; [hostess] des soirées mondaines ; society gossip les échos mondains. -
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1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) classe2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) cours6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classer- class-room -
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superior [su:'pɪərɪə(r)](a) (better, greater) supérieur;∎ a superior wine un vin de qualité supérieure;∎ superior to supérieur à;∎ the book is vastly superior to the film le livre est bien meilleur que le film;∎ superior in number to supérieur en nombre à, numériquement supérieur à;∎ the enemy troops were superior in numbers les troupes ennemies étaient en plus grand nombre ou supérieures en nombre(b) (senior → officer, position) supérieur;∎ superior to supérieur à, au-dessus de;∎ the superior classes les classes fpl dirigeantes∎ with a superior smile avec un sourire suffisant ou condescendant;∎ in a superior voice d'un ton suffisant ou supérieur;∎ she feels superior elle se croit supérieure∎ the superior limbs les membres mpl supérieurs∎ the superior mammals les mammifères mpl supérieurs2 nounsupérieur(e) m,f►► Law superior court ≃ tribunal m de grande instance, French Canadian Cour f supérieure;Astronomy superior planet planète f supérieure -
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sixth [sɪksθ]1 noun(a) (fraction) sixième m(b) (in series) sixième mf(c) (of month) six m inv∎ to be in the lower/upper sixth ≃ être en première/en terminalesixième3 adverbsixièmement; (in contest) en sixième position, à la sixième place; see also fifth►► British School sixth form = classe terminale de l'enseignement secondaire en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, préparant aux "A-levels", ≃ classes fpl de première et de terminale;∎ all the sixth formers tous les élèves de première et de terminale;sixth sense sixième sens m;∎ some sixth sense told me she wouldn't come j'avais l'intuition qu'elle ne viendrait pas
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