tops in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

top step, storey
dernier/-ière
top bunk
de haut
top button, shelf
du haut
top division SPORTS
premier/-ière
top layer
supérieur
top concern, priority fig
majeur
in the top left-hand corner
en haut à gauche
the top corridor
le couloir du dernier étage
the top notes MUS
les notes les plus hautes
the top tax band
la catégorie des plus imposables
to pay the top price for sth buyer:
acheter qc au prix fort
‘we pay the top prices’
‘nous achetons aux meilleurs prix’
to be in the top class at primary school
être en cours moyen 2ème année
to get top marks SCHOOL
avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
fig top marks to the company for its initiative
vingt sur vingt à l'entreprise pour son initiative

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

to top oneself
se suicider
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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)
par-dessus le marché inf
from top to bottom
de fond en comble
not to have very much up top inf
n'avoir rien dans le ciboulot inf
to be over the top or OTT (in behaviour, reaction) inf
être exagéré
he's really over the top inf!
il exagère!
he's really over the top inf!
il pousse! inf
to be the tops inf, dated
être formidable
to be/stay on top
avoir/garder le dessus
to be top dog
être le chef
to come out on top (win)
l'emporter
to come out on top (survive, triumph)
s'en sortir
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
MIL to go over the top
monter à l'assaut
to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)
dire n'importe quoi
I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)
moi, je dirais £5000, mais c'est approximatif
to shout at the top of one's voice
crier à tue-tête
to sleep like a top
dormir comme un loir

top-hole [Brit, Am ˈtɑp ˌhoʊl] ADJ Brit inf, dated

tops in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tops in the English»French Dictionary

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II.top2 [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] ADJ

III.top2 <-pp-> [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] VB trans

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top-heavy ADJ pej (too heavy at the top)

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tops Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I twisted the top off the jar
j'ai dévissé le couvercle du pot
I'd put her right at the top
pour moi, c'est la meilleure
to be up at the top of sth
être en tête de qc
near the end/top of the page
vers la fin/le haut de la page
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
at the top of one's voice
à tue-tête
≈ Friendly Society Brit (providing top-up health insurance)
mutuelle
to be on the bottom/top grade
être au premier/dernier échelon
not to have a lot up top
ne pas être très fute-fute
to become the top of the class
prendre la tête de la classe
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The data showed the configuration of the seafloor where he saw that some undersea mountains had flat tops.
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In addition to numbers, routes also use suffixed letters and banners appended to the tops of signs to indicate alternate routes to the main highway.
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There were 33 per cent more fringe vests introduced, 9 per cent more crop tops and 13 per cent more dungarees.
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Water taken up through the plants and transpired at their tops helps to humidify the air.
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The roof parapet contains pinnacles and gargoyles, and the tops of the buttresses, grotesque figures.
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It was put into beer bottles with the tops tied down with twine and stored in the coolest place in the house until ready.
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Grandma thinks his pirate outfit is great in the fashion show and tops it off with a plastic parrot.
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Carrot tops should be verdant and fresh but it's harder to judge freshness from a scrubbed, cellophane packed carrot.
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Other types of garment are commonly worn for sleeping, but not exclusively so, including t-shirts, tank tops, sweatpants and gym shorts as well as underwear with no outer garment.
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The bottles he finally collected were of different shapes and sizes, so he used a special glass cutter to cut the tops off to the same size.
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