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I . upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

upper
górny
upper
wyższy
the upper echelons of society
wyższe sfery fpl

II . upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. upper (shoe part):

upper
cholewka f

2. upper inf (drugs):

upper
środek m stymulujący

Phrases:

on one's uppers inf
bez grosza

upper case N

upper case
wielkie litery fpl

upper class N + sing/pl vb

upper class
klasa f wyższa

upper-class ADJ

upper-cut, uppercut N

Upper House N

Usage examples with upper

upper limit
górna granica f
the lower/upper house
izba niższa/wyższa
in lower/upper case
małą/wielką literą
upper-class families
rodziny z wyższych sfer
lower/upper case
małe/wielkie litery fpl
the upper echelons of society
wyższe sfery fpl
to keep a stiff upper lip
zacisnąć zęby

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The upper and lower field have green crosses in white fields.
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With tools such as cartography, shipbuilding, navigation, mining and agricultural productivity colonisers had an upper hand.
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The agency recommends that the long-term average of radon concentration during school hours stay below 200 Bq/m3 -- the recommended upper level for detection.
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The juvenile appearance of the brown thrasher from the adult is not remarkably different, except for plumage texture, indiscreet upper part markings, and the irises having an olive color.
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Some programs, like engineering or medicine require extra upper secondary level courses in mathematics and sciences, which can be attained through a foundation course in engineering.
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The upper floor contains the operating room, has five windows along the east side, and one window each on the north and south sides.
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The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left field upper deck.
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Once the war was over, her family joined the upper class.
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Hind wing uniform, unmarked except for a large patch of light-brown, densely set hair-like scales on the outer upper third of the wing.
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It has two rows of small scales between the upper labials and the eye.
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