upper atmosphere in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for upper atmosphere in the English»French Dictionary

upper atmosphere N

upper atmosphere

couches fpl supérieures de l'atmosphère

Translations for upper atmosphere in the English»French Dictionary

atmosphere [Brit ˈatməsfɪə, Am ˈætməsˌfɪr] N

1. atmosphere (air) (gen) PHYS:

atmosphere

atmosphère f

the earth's atmosphere

l'atmosphère terrestre

2. atmosphere (mood):

atmosphere (gen)

ambiance f

atmosphere (bad)

atmosphère f

there was a bit of an atmosphere inf

l'atmosphère était tendue

the film is full of atmosphere

le film est très évocateur

I.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

‘leather upper’

‘dessus cuir’

2. upper Am inf RAIL:

upper

couchette f supérieure

3. upper Am (drug):

upper inf

stimulant m

II.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] ADJ

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 [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər]

upper → stiff

to be on one's uppers inf

être dans la dèche inf

to have the upper hand

avoir le dessus

to get the upper hand

prendre le dessus

See also stiff

I.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] N inf

1. stiff (corpse):

stiff

macchabée m inf

2. stiff Am (humourless person):

stiff

rabat-joie mf inv

3. stiff Am (man):

a working stiff

un travailleur

4. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff

poivrot m inf

5. stiff Am (hobo):

stiff

clochard m

II.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADJ

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 FOOD:

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 inf

10. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff inf

bourré

III.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] VB trans Am inf

1. stiff (cheat):

stiff person

arnaquer

2. stiff (fail to tip):

stiff person

ne pas laisser de pourboire à

IV.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADV inf

to be bored stiff

s'ennuyer à mourir

to bore sb stiff

ennuyer qn mortellement

to be frozen stiff

être frigorifié inf

to be scared stiff

avoir une peur bleue

to scare sb stiff

faire une peur terrible à qn

V.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf]

to keep a stiff upper lip

encaisser sans broncher inf

upper atmosphere in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upper atmosphere in the English»French Dictionary

atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪəʳ, Am -fɪr] N

atmosphere

atmosphère f

a good working atmosphere

une bonne ambiance de travail

I.upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ (further up)

upper

supérieur(e)

II.upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. upper (part of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

2. upper inf (drugs):

upper

amphète f

Phrases:

to be on one's uppers inf

être dans la dèche

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their operational areas include upper atmosphere research, microgravity research, astronomy, geophysics, materials science, as well as hypersonic research.

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A competing theory is that larger methane emissions from intensive farming activities produce more water vapour in the upper atmosphere.

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Research at the station includes glaciology, geophysics, meteorology, upper atmosphere physics, astronomy, astrophysics, and biomedical studies.

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In the upper atmosphere, this trade wind circulation is completed by winds blowing from west to east.

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In the upper atmosphere, the sulphur dioxide becomes droplets of sulphuric acid and this creates a veil, dimming sunlight.

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Climatologists also realized that little water vapor was present in the upper atmosphere.

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The deorbit burn decelerated the orbiter by about 211 miles per hour, enough to lower its orbital perigee into the upper atmosphere.

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Meteorite was left floating in the upper atmosphere, suffocating.

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In 2012, b's upper atmosphere was observed transiting the star; so its inclination is about 85 degrees, coplanar with e.

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This is primarily due to the different constraints on airships in the lower atmosphere versus the constraints on airships in the upper atmosphere.

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