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| upper adj | (positioned higher on page) | sus adv. |
| | The upper section of the page shows a illustration. |
| upper adj | (region: northern) | de nord loc.adj. |
| | Snow is expected across the upper part of the country. |
| upper adj | (teeth: on the top) | de sus loc.adj. |
| | Alan had to have all his upper teeth taken out when he was eighty. |
| upper adj | (further upstream or inland) | de nord loc.adj. |
| | Simon spent two weeks in the upper Loire valley. |
| upper n | slang (drug: amphetamine) | amfetamină s.f. |
| | Ben took a couple of uppers before he went out. |
| upper n | (top part of shoe) | căpută s.f. |
| | | față s.f. |
| | The shoe repairer fitted a new sole to the upper. |
| upper n | (upper one of two) | de sus, de deasupra loc.adv. |
| | Laura asked Karen which bunk she would prefer and she chose the upper. |
upper,
uppers npl | (teeth) (dinte) | superior adj. |
Forme compuse:
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| gain the upper hand v expr | figurative (attain an advantage: over [sb]) | a obține un avantaj loc.vb. |
| | An early goal has given the Blues the upper hand in the match. |
| get the upper hand v expr | figurative (gain advantage) | a avea un avantaj asupra loc.vb. |
| | The game lasted for hours before one team got the upper hand. |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (have an advantage: over [sb]) | a avea un avantaj loc.vb. |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (be in control of [sb]) | a avea controlul loc.vb. |
| | The thief had the upper hand because he had the gun. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) | stoicism s.n. |
| | | tărie, fermitate s.f. |
| | The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) | rezervă s.f. |
| upper arm n | (arm from shoulder to elbow) | braț s.n. |
| | The biceps is a muscle in the upper arm. |
| upper body n | (body above the waist) (corp uman) | trunchi s.n. |
| | The sweater covered her upper body, but her legs were still cold. |
| upper bound n | (mathematics: greater or equal number) | număr mai mare sau egal s.n. |
| upper class n | (minor aristocracy) | clasă superioară s.f. |
upper class,
upper-class n as adj | (aristocratic, posh) | aristocratic, nobiliar adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Portia's schoolmates made fun of her upper-class accent. |
| upper deck n | (top level of a bus or boat) | puntea superioară s.f. |
| | We sat on the upper deck because there was more room. |
| upper extremity n | (arm) | extremitate superioară s.f. |
| upper hand n | figurative (advantage) | control s.n. |
| | | avantaj s.n. |
| | | poziție avantajoasă s.f. |
upper house,
Upper House n | (higher parliamentary chamber) | senat s.n. |
| | The Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. |
| upper limit n | (maximum permitted) | limită superioară s.f. |
| | I've reached the upper limit of my job's salary range. |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | clasa mijlocie superioară s.f. |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
upper story,
plural: upper stories (US),
upper storey,
plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) | etaj superior s.n. |
| | | ultimul nivel s.n. |
uppercase,
upper case n | (capital letters) | majusculă s.f. |
| | Use uppercase for the first letter of someone's name. |
uppercase,
upper-case adj | (letter: capital) (literă) | mare adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The name 'John' begins with an upper-case letter J. |