Upper Volta in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Upper Volta in the English»Italian Dictionary

Upper Volta [Am ˌəpər ˈvɔltə] HISTORY

Upper Volta

Alto Volta m

Translations for Upper Volta in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper

tomaia f

“leather upper”

“vero cuoio”

2. upper Am RAIL:

upper inf

cuccetta f superiore

3. upper Am inf:

upper

eccitante m

upper

stimolante m

II.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] ADJ

1. upper (in location):

upper shelf, cupboard

in alto

upper floor, deck, jaw, eyelid, lip, teeth

superiore

the upper body

la parte superiore del corpo

2. upper (in rank):

upper

superiore, più elevato

3. upper (on scale):

upper register, scale

più alto

the upper limit

il limite massimo (on di)

temperatures are in the upper twenties

la temperatura sfiora i 30°

4. upper GEOG attrib.:

upper valley, region

più a nord

the Upper (reaches of the) Thames

l'alto Tamigi

5. upper:

upper ARCHEOL, GEOL period

alto

III.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər]

to be on one's uppers inf

essere al verde

to have the upper hand

avere il sopravvento or la meglio

to get the upper hand

prendere il sopravvento

Upper Volta in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Upper Volta in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.upper [ˈʌ·pɚ] ADJ

1. upper (further up):

upper

superiore

upper management

i dirigenti

2. upper GEO (northern):

the upper Northeast

le estreme regioni nordorientali

II.upper [ˈʌ·pɚ] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper

tomaia f

2. upper inf (drug):

upper

stimolante m