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I. up·per [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ attr, inv

1. upper (higher, further up):

upper
obere(r, s)
upper ANAT abdomen, arm, jaw, lip
Ober-
upper part of the body
Oberkörper m <-s, ->
upper tooth
oberer Zahn
upper tooth
Zahn m des Oberkiefers

2. upper importance, rank:

upper
obere(r, s)
upper
höhere(r, s)
to reach the upper ranks of the Civil Service
in die höhere Beamtenlaufbahn vorstoßen
the upper echelons of society
die oberen Schichten der Gesellschaft
the upper middle class
die gehobene Mittelschicht

3. upper location:

upper
höher gelegen
Upper Egypt
Oberägypten nt
the Upper Rhine
der Oberrhein
the upper reaches of a river
der Oberlauf eines Flusses

II. up·per [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. upper (part of shoe):

upper
Obermaterial nt <-s, -ien>
leather uppers
Obermaterial Leder

2. upper sl (drug):

upper
Aufputschmittel nt <-s, ->

Phrases:

to be on one's uppers inf dated
[völlig] abgebrannt sein inf
to be on one's uppers inf dated
auf dem Trockenen sitzen inf

I. ˈfix·er-ˈup·per N

fixer-upper
renovierungsbedürftiges Haus [o. Gebäude]

II. ˈfix·er-ˈup·per ADJ inf

fixer-upper property:

fixer-upper
renovierungsbedürftig

ˈup·per-body [ˈʌpəbɒdi, Am ˈʌpɚbɑ:di] N modifier

upper-body (exercise, workout, strength):

upper-body
Oberkörper-

up·per ˈcase N TYPO

upper case
Großbuchstaben pl
upper case
Versalien pl
in upper case
in Großbuchstaben

up·per ˈcham·ber N POL

upper chamber
Oberhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

up·per ˈclass N + sing/pl vb

upper class
Oberschicht f <-, -en>

ˈup·per-class ADJ

upper-class
der Oberschicht nach n
in upper-class circles
in den gehobenen Kreisen

up·per ˈcrust N inf

the upper crust
die oberen Zehntausend

ˈup·per-cut N BOXING

upper-cut
Uppercut m spec
upper-cut
Aufwärtshaken m <-s, ->

up·per ˈdeck N

upper deck of bus, ship
Oberdeck nt <-(e)s, -s>
upper deck of bridge
oben liegende Fahrbahn

up·per ˈhand N

to have/gain [or get] the upper hand
die Oberhand haben/gewinnen
SPORTS who has the upper hand in the first set at the moment?
wer führt denn gerade im ersten Satz?
to let sb get the upper hand
jdm die Führung überlassen

Up·per ˈHouse N POL

Upper House
Oberhaus nt <-es, -häuser>
the Upper House (House of Lords)
das Oberhaus
the Upper House (in Germany, Austria)
der Bundesrat
the Upper House (in Switzerland)
der Ständerat
the Upper House (in the USA)
der Senat

Up·per Vol·ta [-ˈvɒltə, Am -ˈvɑ:lt̬ə] N

Upper Volta
Obervolta f

lower course, middle course, upper course N

lower course
Unterlauf
lower course
Mittellauf
lower course
Oberlauf

upper mantle

upper mantle
oberer Erdmantel

upper town N

upper town
Oberstadt