upper crust in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for upper crust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

Translations for upper crust in the Spanish»English Dictionary

el futrerío

the upper crust inf, hum

Translations for upper crust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crust [Am krəst, Brit krʌst] N

1. crust (of bread):

crust

corteza f

crust

costra f

a crust of bread

un mendrugo

without a crust to eat

sin qué comer

to earn a or one's crust inf

ganarse el pan

to earn a or one's crust inf

ganarse los garbanzos inf

2. crust (of pie):

crust

tapa f de masa

3. crust (thin outer layer):

crust

costra f

crust

corteza f

the earth's crust

la corteza terrestre

a crust of ice

una capa de hielo

II.crust [Am krəst, Brit krʌst] VB intr

crust

formar (un) poso

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

upper crust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upper crust in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crust [krʌst] N

1. crust FOOD, BOT:

crust

corteza f

crust (dry bread)

mendrugo m

crust of the Earth GEO

corteza terrestre

2. crust (hard external layer):

crust

capa f

a crust of ice/dirt

una capa de hielo/suciedad

3. crust ZOOL:

crust

caparazón m

4. crust MED:

crust

costra f

5. crust (deposit from wine):

crust

poso m

II.crust [krʌst] VB intr

crust

formar una costra

III.crust [krʌst] VB trans

to be crusted with mud

tener una capa de barro

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

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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