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1 upper
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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2 upper
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 -
3 upper
A nB adj1 ( in location) [shelf, cupboard] du haut ; [floor, deck] supérieur ; [jaw, eyelid, lip] supérieur ; [teeth] du haut ; the upper body la partie supérieure du corps ;2 ( in rank) supérieur ;3 ( on scale) [register, scale] supérieur ; the upper limit la limite maximale (on de) ; temperatures are in the upper twenties les températures dépassent 25° ;to be on one's uppers ○ être dans la dèche ○ ; to have the upper hand avoir le dessus ; to get the upper hand prendre le dessus. ⇒ stiff. -
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1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) supérieur2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) empeigne3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) au premier plan de- get/have the upper hand of/over someone - get/have the upper hand -
5 instep
['instep](the arched upper part of the foot: The strap of that shoe is too tight across the instep.) cou-de-pied
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