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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. upper1 [Am ˈəpər, Brit ˈʌpə] ADJ attr

1.1. upper (spatially, numerically):

upper jaw
superior
upper lip
superior
upper lip
de arriba
the upper storeys
las plantas or los pisos superiores
upper age limit
límite m (máximo) de edad
temperatures in the upper twenties
temperaturas de cerca de 30°C or de casi 30°C
the upper tax bracket
la banda impositiva más elevada

1.2. upper (in rank, importance):

upper ranks/echelons
superior
upper ranks/echelons
más elevado
the upper chamber or upper house POL
la cámara alta

2. upper GEOG:

upper
alto
the upper reaches of the Nile
la parte alta del Nilo
Upper Silesia
la Alta Silesia
the Upper Danube
el alto Danubio
upper Manhattan
el norte de Manhattan

II. upper1 [Am ˈəpər, Brit ˈʌpə] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper
parte superior del calzado
“leather uppers, man-made soles”
“zapatos de cuero con suela sintética”
to be (down) on one's uppers inf
estar más pobre que las ratas

2. upper <uppers, pl > Am DENT:

upper
dentadura f postiza (superior)

upper2 [Am ˈəpər, Brit ˈʌpə] N (drug)

upper sl
anfeta f sl

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

the upper crust inf, hum
la flor y nata
the upper crust inf, hum
la high RioPl inf
the upper crust inf, hum
la jai or los jaibones Chil inf

II. upper-crust ADJ

upper-crust inf, hum:

upper-crust
de la flor y nata

upper school N (in UK)

upper school
los cursos superiores

upper circle N

upper circle
segundo piso m

I. upper class [Am ˈəpər klæs, Brit] N

upper class
clase f alta
the upper classes
las clases altas

II. upper-class ADJ

1. upper-class SOCIOL:

upper-class person/accent/area
de clase alta

2. upper-class Am:

upper-class SCHOOL, UNIV
de los cursos superiores

uppercase, upper case N U

uppercase
caja f alta
an uppercase letter/M
una letra/M mayúscula
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altas esferas
upper echelons pl
cámara alta
upper house
caja alta
upper case

in the PONS Dictionary

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

upper
superior
the Upper House POL
la Cámara Alta

II. upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper
pala f
leather uppers
palas f pl de piel

2. upper inf (drug):

upper
estimulante m

upper case N no pl TYPO

upper case
letra f mayúscula

upper-class ADJ

upper-class
de clase alta
in upper-class circles
en círculos de la alta sociedad

upper deck N

upper deck of ship
cubierta f superior
upper deck of bus
piso m superior

upper class <-es> N

upper class
clase f alta

upper-middle-income [ˈʌpəʳˈmɪdlˈɪŋkʌm, Am -ɚˈmɪdlˈɪn-] ADJ inv

upper-middle-income
con ingresos de clase media alta

upper-cut, uppercut N SPORTS

upper-cut
gancho m
upper-cut
uppercut m
OpenDict entry

upper arm N

upper arm ANAT
brazo superior m
OpenDict entry

fixer-upper N

fixer-upper
algo que necesita reparaciones
the car was a fixer-upper ex
el coche estaba para arreglar
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brazo superior m ANAT
upper arm
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. upper [ˈʌp·ər] ADJ

1. upper (further up):

upper
superior
upper management
altos cargos m pl

2. upper GEO (northern):

the upper Northeast
el alto nordeste

II. upper [ˈʌp·ər] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper
pala f
leather uppers
palas f pl de piel

2. upper sl (drug):

upper
anfeta f inf
upper
estimulante m

upper class <-es> N

upper class
clase f alta

upper deck N

upper deck of ship
cubierta f superior
upper deck of bus
piso m superior
upper deck of stadium
nivel m superior

upper-class ADJ

upper-class
de clase alta
in upper-class circles
en círculos de la alta sociedad
the upper/lower reaches of the Amazon
la parte alta/baja del Amazonas
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escogido (-a) (persona)
upper class
Cámara Alta POL
upper house
las altas esferas de la sociedad
the upper classes
el curso superior de un río
the upper course of a river
alto (-a)
upper
clase alta
upper class
alto (-a)
upper
el alto Orinoco
the Upper Orinoco