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1 upper middle class
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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. -
3 upper *** up·per
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4 class
I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
* * *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.) categoria2) ((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.) lezione6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) corso2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificare- class-room* * *I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
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5 Wasp
[wɒsp]nome AE (abbr. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant bianco anglosassone protestante) WASP m.* * *[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (protestante anglosassone di razza bianca)- Waspish- waspish
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- waspishness* * *(= White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) WASP m (= bianco/a protestante anglosassone)* * *Wasp /wɒsp/ ( USA)n.( spesso spreg.; acronimo di White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) protestante di origine anglosassone e di razza biancaWaspisha.Waspya.(fam.) di (o da) Wasp.* * *[wɒsp]nome AE (abbr. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant bianco anglosassone protestante) WASP m. -
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[wɒsp]nome AE (abbr. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant bianco anglosassone protestante) WASP m.* * *[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (protestante anglosassone di razza bianca)- Waspish- waspish
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- waspishness* * *(= White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) WASP m (= bianco/a protestante anglosassone)* * *wasp /wɒsp/n.● wasp-like, simile a una vespa; di (o da) vespa □ wasp waist, vitino di vespa □ wasp-waisted, dal vitino di vespa.* * *[wɒsp]nome AE (abbr. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant bianco anglosassone protestante) WASP m. -
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[sə'saɪətɪ] 1.1) U (the human race) società f., collettività f.2) С (individual social system) società f.3) (group) (for social contact) compagnia f.; (for mutual hobbies) club m., circolo m.; (for intellectual, business contact) associazione f.4) (upper classes) (anche high society) alta società f.2.modificatore [columnist, photographer, wedding] mondano; [ hostess] dei salotti* * *plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) società2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) società3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) società, associazione4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) società5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) compagnia* * *[sə'saɪətɪ] 1.1) U (the human race) società f., collettività f.2) С (individual social system) società f.3) (group) (for social contact) compagnia f.; (for mutual hobbies) club m., circolo m.; (for intellectual, business contact) associazione f.4) (upper classes) (anche high society) alta società f.2.modificatore [columnist, photographer, wedding] mondano; [ hostess] dei salotti
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