upper

['ʌpə(r)] 1.

nome

1) (of shoe) tomaia f.

"leather upper" — "vero cuoio"

2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.

2.

aggettivo

1) (in location) [shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore

the upper body — la parte superiore del corpo

2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato

3) (on scale) [register, scale] più alto

the upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)

temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°

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to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde

to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio

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1. adjective

(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superiore

2. noun

((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) tomaia

- uppermost

3. adverb

(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) (in primo piano)

- upper class

- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand

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['ʌpə(r)] 1.

nome

1) (of shoe) tomaia f.

"leather upper" — "vero cuoio"

2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.

2.

aggettivo

1) (in location) [shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore

the upper body — la parte superiore del corpo

2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato

3) (on scale) [register, scale] più alto

the upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)

temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°

••

to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde

to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio