upper-crust in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for upper-crust in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.upper crust [Brit ˌʌpə ˈkrʌst, Am] N inf, hum

the upper crust

la crema

II.upper-crust ADJ

upper-crust accent, family:

upper-crust

aristocratico

Translations for upper-crust in the Italian»English Dictionary

crema fig

upper crust

Translations for upper-crust in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.crust [Brit krʌst, Am krəst] N

1. crust (on bread, pie):

crust

crosta f

a crust of bread

una crosta di pane

to earn one's crust Brit inf

guadagnarsi il pane

he'd share his last crust

dividerebbe anche il suo ultimo tozzo di pane

2. crust (of mud, blood, snow):

crust

crosta f

to form a crust

formare una crosta

the earth's crust

la crosta terrestre

3. crust (of wine, port):

crust

incrostazione f

crust

gromma f

4. crust Am inf:

crust

faccia f tosta

to have the crust to do inf

avere la faccia tosta di fare

II.crust [Brit krʌst, Am krəst] VB trans (cover with a crust)

crust

incrostare, coprire di croste

III.crust [Brit krʌst, Am krəst] VB intr (become covered with a crust)

crust

incrostarsi, coprirsi di croste

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-crust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upper-crust in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.crust [krʌst] N

1. crust:

crust

crosta f

crust of the Earth GEO

crosta terrestre

a crust of ice/dirt

una crosta di ghiaccio/sporcizia

2. crust (deposit from wine):

crust

gromma f

II.crust [krʌst] VB intr

crust

incrostarsi

III.crust [krʌst] VB trans

to be crusted with mud

essere incrostato di fango

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead of the upper crust, the reader finds a working-class and low bourgeoisie setting.

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