UPPER - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

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 atmosphere SOST

upper atmosphere

couches fpl supérieures de l'atmosphère

upper arm SOST

upper arm

bras m

upper arm

humérus m term tecn

I. upper class SOST

the upper class , the upper classes

l'aristocratie f

II. upper-class AGG

upper-class accent, background, person:

upper-class

distingué

in upper-class circles

dans la haute société

I. upper case SOST

upper case

haut m de casse

in upper case

en haut de casse

II. upper case AGG

upper case letters

lettres fpl majuscules

upper case letters

majuscules fpl

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

upper circle SOST TEATR

upper circle

deuxième balcon m

upper school SOST ingl brit SCUOLA

1. upper school (school):

upper school

établissement scolaire de second degré (pour élèves de 13 à 18 ans)

2. upper school (within school):

the upper school

les grandes classes fpl

upper sixth SOST ingl brit SCUOLA

upper sixth

≈ terminale f

upper sixth

≈ classe f terminale

upper-income bracket SOST

upper-income bracket

tranche f des revenus élevés

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. upper [ˈʌpəʳ, ingl am -ɚ] AGG (further up)

upper

supérieur(e)

II. upper [ˈʌpəʳ, ingl am -ɚ] SOST

1. upper (part of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

2. upper colloq (drugs):

upper

amphète f

locuzioni:

to be on one's uppers colloq

être dans la dèche

I. upper case SOST no pl TIPOGR

upper case

majuscule f

II. upper case AGG TIPOGR

upper-case

majuscule

upper class SOST

upper class

aristocratie f

upper house SOST POL

upper house

chambre f haute

upper-class AGG

upper-class

aristocratique

upper deck SOST

upper deck

pont m supérieur

Upper Egypt SOST

Upper Egypt

la Haute Égypte

francese

inglese

BCBG

well-off French upper-middle class

la haute

the upper crust

maxillaire supérieur/inférieur

upper/lower jaw

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

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

upper deck SOST

upper deck

pont m supérieur

I. upper case SOST TIPOGR

upper case

majuscule f

II. upper case AGG TIPOGR

upper-case

majuscule

upper-class AGG

upper-class

aristocratique

upper class SOST

upper class

aristocratie f

upper house SOST POL

upper house

chambre f haute

Upper Egypt SOST

Upper Egypt

la Haute-Égypte

francese

inglese

B.C.B.G.

well-off French upper-middle class

la haute

the upper crust

gratin

upper crust