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1 Upper Volta
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2 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superior
2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) pala
3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) en lo más alto, en primer plano- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
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upper adj superior / de arribatr['ʌpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (position) superior2 (in geography) alto,-a1 (of shoe) pala\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get the upper hand llevar ventaja, llevar la delanterato be on one's uppers dated estar sin blanca, estar sin un durothe upper crust la flor y nataupper case caja altaupper class clase nombre femenino altaupper house cámara altaupper ['ʌpər] adj1) higher: superiorthe upper classes: las clases altas2) : alto (en geografía)the upper Mississippi: el alto Mississippiupper n: parte f superior (del calzado, etc.)adj.• superior adj.n.• pala s.f.• pala del calzado s.f.• superior s.m.
I 'ʌpər, 'ʌpə(r)adjective (before n)1)a) (spatially, numerically) superior; < lip> superior, de arribaupper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad
b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevadothe upper chamber o upper house — ( Pol) la cámara alta
2) ( Geog) alto
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1)b)to be on one's uppers — (colloq) estar* más pobre que las ratas
2) ( drug) (sl) anfeta f (arg)['ʌpǝ(r)]1. ADJhand 1., 11), reach 3., 2), stiff 1., 3)2) (in importance, rank) [echelons, ranks, caste] superior3) (on scale) [limit] máximo4) (in Geog names) alto2. N1) uppers [of shoe] pala fsing- be down on one's uppers2) * (=drug) anfeta * f3) (Dentistry) dentadura f postiza (superior)4) (US) (Rail) litera f de arriba3.CPDupper atmosphere N —
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the upper atmosphere — la termosferaupper case N — (Typ) mayúsculas fpl
upper chamber N — (Pol) cámara f alta
the upper circle N — (Theat) la galería superior
upper class N —
Upper Egypt N — alto Egipto m
upper house N — (Pol) cámara f alta
upper middle class N — clase f media alta; (used as adjective) de la clase media alta
upper school N — cursos mpl superiores; (in names) instituto m de enseñanza media
upper sixth N — ≈ último curso m de bachillerato
she's in the upper sixth — ≈ está en el último curso de bachillerato
Upper Volta N — alto Volta m
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I ['ʌpər, 'ʌpə(r)]adjective (before n)1)a) (spatially, numerically) superior; < lip> superior, de arribaupper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad
b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevadothe upper chamber o upper house — ( Pol) la cámara alta
2) ( Geog) alto
II
1)b)to be on one's uppers — (colloq) estar* más pobre que las ratas
2) ( drug) (sl) anfeta f (arg)
См. также в других словарях:
Upper Volta — can refer to:*French Upper Volta (1919 ndash;1932, 1947 ndash;1958) **a territory in French West Africa (1919 ndash;1932) **a territory of the French Union (1947 ndash;1958) *Republic of Upper Volta (1958 ndash;1984) **a self governing republic… … Wikipedia
Upper Volta — [väl′tə, vôl′tə, vōl′tə] former name for BURKINA FASO … English World dictionary
Upper Volta — noun a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 • Syn: ↑Burkina Faso • Instance Hypernyms: ↑country, ↑state, ↑land … Useful english dictionary
Upper Volta — Upper Voltan, adj., n. former name of Burkina Faso. * * * … Universalium
Upper Volta — Upper Vol|ta the former name for ↑Burkina Faso … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Infobox Country Olympics NOC=VOL games=1972 Summer competitors= sports= flagbearer= summerappearances=1972 seealso=flagIOC|BUR (1988–)Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer… … Wikipedia
Upper Volta — geographical name see Burkina Faso • Upper Voltan adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Upper Volta — noun Former name of Burkina Faso … Wiktionary
Upper Volta — Former name of Burkina Faso … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors