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1 upper crust
1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico* * *n* * *1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico -
2 ♦ 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.
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