upper

upper
upper [ˈʌpər]
1. adjective
[floor, part, limit] supérieur (-eure f)
• properties at the upper end of the market les propriétés fpl dans la tranche supérieure du marché
• I have some pain in my upper arm j'ai mal dans le haut du bras
• to have the upper hand avoir le dessus
• to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus
2. noun
   a. [of shoe] empeigne f
   b. ( = drug) (inf) stimulant m
3. compounds
► the upper atmosphere noun les couches fpl supérieures de l'atmosphère
► upper case noun
• in upper case en capitales ► upper-case adjective
• upper-case letter majuscule f ► upper class noun haute bourgeoisie f
► upper-class adjective de la haute bourgeoisie
► upper-crust (inf) adjective aristocratique
► the Upper House noun la Chambre haute ; (in Britain) la Chambre des lords ; (in France, in the US) le Sénat
► upper management noun cadres mpl supérieurs
► upper middle class adjective des classes moyennes aisées
► upper school noun grandes classes fpl
► upper sixth noun (classe f de) terminale f
* * *
['ʌpə(r)] 1.
noun
1) (of shoe) empeigne f

‘leather upper’ — ‘dessus en cuir’

2) argot des drogués stimulant m
2.
adjective
1) (in location) [shelf] du haut; [deck] supérieur; [jaw, 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°

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to be on one's uppers — (colloq) être dans la dèche (colloq)

to have/get the upper hand — avoir/prendre le dessus. stiff


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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