upper

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
- get/have the upper hand
upper adj superior / de arriba
the upper part of the body la parte superior del cuerpo
upper
tr['ʌpəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (position) superior
2 (in geography) alto,-a
■ the upper Amazon el alto Amazonas
noun
1 (of shoe) pala
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to get the upper hand llevar ventaja, llevar la delantera
to be on one's uppers dated estar sin blanca, estar sin un duro
the upper crust la flor y nata
upper case caja alta
upper class clase nombre femenino alta
upper house cámara alta
upper ['ʌpər] adj
1) higher: superior
the upper classes: las clases altas
2) : alto (en geografía)
the upper Mississippi: el alto Mississippi
upper n
: parte f superior (del calzado, etc.)
upper
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 arriba

upper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad

b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevado

the upper chamber o upper house — (Pol) la cámara alta

2) (Geog) alto

the Upper Danube — el alto Danubio

upper Manhattan — el norte de Manhattan


II
noun
1)
a) (of shoe) parte superior del calzado
b)

to be on one's uppers — (colloq) estar* más pobre que las ratas

2) (drug) (sl) anfeta f (arg)
['ʌpǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
1) (in level) [deck, floor] de arriba; (more frm) superior

the upper atmosphere — la atmósfera superior

the upper slopes of Illimani — las pendientes más altas del Illimani

hand 1., 11), reach 3., 2), stiff 1., 3)
2) (in importance, rank) [echelons, ranks, caste] superior

upper management — los altos cargos de la administración

3) (on scale) [limit] máximo

properties at the upper end of the market — inmuebles de la sección más cara del mercado

people in the upper income bracket — las personas con un nivel de ingresos superior

4) (in Geog names) alto

the Upper Nile — el alto Nilo

2. N
1) uppers [of shoe] pala fsing
- be down on one's uppers
2) * (=drug) anfeta * f
3) (Dentistry) dentadura f postiza (superior)
4) (US) (Rail) litera f de arriba
3.
CPD

upper arm N — brazo m superior

upper atmosphere N —

• the upper atmosphere — la termosfera

upper case N — (Typ) mayúsculas fpl

in upper case — en mayúsculas

upper chamber N — (Pol) cámara f alta

the upper circle N — (Theat) la galería superior

upper class N —

the upper classes — la(s) clase(s) alta(s)

the upper crust * N — la flor y nata

Upper Egypt N — alto Egipto m

upper house N — (Pol) cámara f alta

upper jaw N — maxilar m superior

upper lip N — labio m superior

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

* * *

I ['ʌpər, 'ʌpə(r)]
adjective (before n)
1)
a) (spatially, numerically) superior; <lip> superior, de arriba

upper age limit — límite m (máximo) de edad

b) (in rank, importance) <ranks/echelons> superior, más elevado

the upper chamber o upper house — (Pol) la cámara alta

2) (Geog) alto

the Upper Danube — el alto Danubio

upper Manhattan — el norte de Manhattan


II
noun
1)
a) (of shoe) parte superior del calzado
b)

to be on one's uppers — (colloq) estar* más pobre que las ratas

2) (drug) (sl) anfeta f (arg)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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