upper-crust nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di upper-crust nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.upper crust colloq, scherz SOST

the upper crust

le gratin m colloq

II.upper-crust AGG

upper-crust accent, family:

upper-crust

de la haute colloq

Traduzioni di upper-crust nel dizionario francese»inglese

haute

upper crust colloq

fréquenter les gens de la haute

to rub shoulders with the upper crust

le gratin

the upper crust

huppé (huppée) colloq

upper-crust attr

Traduzioni di upper-crust nel dizionario inglese»francese

crust [ingl brit krʌst, ingl am krəst] SOST

1. crust (on bread, pie):

crust

croûte f

a crust of bread lett, fig

une croûte de pain

to earn one's crust colloq ingl brit

gagner sa croûte colloq

he'd share his last crust

il donnerait sa chemise

2. crust (of mud, blood, snow):

crust

croûte f

to form a crust

former une croûte

the earth's crust

l'écorce f terrestre

3. crust (of wine, port):

crust

dépôt m (de cristaux de tartre)

4. crust ingl am colloq:

crust

culot m colloq

to have the crust to do colloq

avoir le culot de faire colloq

I.upper [ingl brit ˈʌpə, ingl am ˈəpər] SOST

1. upper (of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

‘leather upper’

‘dessus cuir’

2. upper ingl am colloq FERR:

upper

couchette f supérieure

3. upper ingl am (drug):

upper colloq

stimulant m

II.upper [ingl brit ˈʌpə, ingl am ˈəpər] AGG

1. upper (in location):

upper shelf, cupboard

du haut

upper floor, deck

supérieur

upper jaw, eyelid, lip

supérieur

upper teeth

du haut

the upper body

la partie supérieure du corps

2. upper (in rank):

upper

supérieur

3. upper (on scale):

upper register, scale

supérieur

the upper limit

la limite maximale (on de)

temperatures are in the upper twenties

les températures dépassent 25°

4. upper GEOG attr:

upper valley, region

plus au nord

the Upper (reaches of the) Thames

la haute Tamise

5. upper:

upper ARCHEOL, GEOL period

supérieur

III.upper [ingl brit ˈʌpə, ingl am ˈəpər]

upper → stiff

to be on one's uppers colloq

être dans la dèche colloq

to have the upper hand

avoir le dessus

to get the upper hand

prendre le dessus

Vedi anche: stiff

I.stiff [ingl brit stɪf, ingl am stɪf] SOST colloq

1. stiff (corpse):

stiff

macchabée m colloq

2. stiff ingl am (humourless person):

stiff

rabat-joie mf inv

3. stiff ingl am (man):

a working stiff

un travailleur

4. stiff ingl am (drunk):

stiff

poivrot m colloq

5. stiff ingl am (hobo):

stiff

clochard m

II.stiff [ingl brit stɪf, ingl am stɪf] AGG

1. stiff (restricted in movement):

stiff (gen)

raide

stiff (after sport, sleeping badly)

courbaturé

to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor

se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre

to have a stiff neck

avoir un torticolis

to have stiff legs (after sport)

avoir des courbatures dans les jambes

to have stiff legs (from old age etc)

avoir les jambes ankylosées

2. stiff (hard to move):

stiff drawer, door

dur à ouvrir

stiff lever

dur à manier

stiff gear

dur à passer

3. stiff (rigid):

stiff cardboard, fabric, collar

raide

4. stiff GASTR:

stiff mixture

consistant, ferme

beat the egg whites until stiff

battre les œufs en neige ferme

5. stiff (not relaxed):

stiff manner, person, style

compassé

6. stiff (harsh):

stiff letter, warning, penalty, sentence

sévère

7. stiff (difficult):

stiff exam, climb

difficile

stiff competition

rude

stiff opposition

fort

8. stiff (high):

stiff charge, fine

élevé

9. stiff (strong):

stiff breeze

fort

I need a stiff drink

j'ai besoin d'un verre bien tassé colloq

10. stiff ingl am (drunk):

stiff colloq

bourré

III.stiff [ingl brit stɪf, ingl am stɪf] VB vb trans ingl am colloq

1. stiff (cheat):

stiff person

arnaquer

2. stiff (fail to tip):

stiff person

ne pas laisser de pourboire à

IV.stiff [ingl brit stɪf, ingl am stɪf] AVV colloq

to be bored stiff

s'ennuyer à mourir

to bore sb stiff

ennuyer qn mortellement

to be frozen stiff

être frigorifié colloq

to be scared stiff

avoir une peur bleue

to scare sb stiff

faire une peur terrible à qn

V.stiff [ingl brit stɪf, ingl am stɪf]

to keep a stiff upper lip

encaisser sans broncher colloq

upper-crust nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di upper-crust nel dizionario francese»inglese

gratin

upper crust

la haute

the upper crust

Traduzioni di upper-crust nel dizionario inglese»francese

crust [krʌst] SOST a. GEO

crust

croûte f

I.upper [ˈʌp·ər] AGG

1. upper (further up):

upper

supérieur(e)

2. upper GEO (northern):

the upper Midwest

le Middle West du Nord

II.upper [ˈʌp·ər] SOST

1. upper (part of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

2. upper colloq (drugs):

upper

amphète f

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Instead of the upper crust, the reader finds a working-class and low bourgeoisie setting.

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