upper [ˈʌpəʳ]
adjective
1 (in level) [+deck, floor] de arriba; (more frm) superior the upper atmosphere la atmósfera superior; the upper slopes of Illimani las pendientes más altas del Illimani
2 (in importance, rank) [+echelons, ranks, caste] superior upper management los altos cargos de la administración
Could the faceless bureaucrats who call themselves upper management not face the staff to tell them in person after five years with the company it is possible to reach upper management upper management are being targetted in the company's rationalization programme
3 (on scale) [+limit] máximo properties at the upper end of the market inmuebles de la sección más cara del mercado; people in the upper income bracket las personas con un nivel de ingresos superior
4 (in Geog names) alto the Upper Nile el alto Nilo
the upper river
noun
1 uppers [of shoe] pala; (f)to be (down) on one's uppers estar en las últimas sin un duro;or (Esp) is a Wyoming hog farmer on his uppers battling to bring up two small children after his wife died RATNERS is on its uppers and shareholders can forget about receiving dividends
2 (informal) (drug) anfeta; (informal) (f) 3 (Dentistry) dentadura postiza superior; (f) (superior) an expensive set of dentures, uppers and lowers
4 (US) (Ferro) litera de arriba; (f) modifier
upper arm (n) brazo superior; (m)
upper case (n) (Tip) mayúsculas; (f) in upper case en mayúsculas
upper chamber (n) (Pol) cámara alta; (f)
the upper circle (n) (Teat) la galería superior
upper class (n) the upper classes la(s) clase(s) alta(s)
the upper crust (informal) (n) la flor y nata
Upper Egypt (n) alto Egipto; (m)
upper house (n) (Pol) cámara alta; (f)
upper lip (n) labio superior; (m)
upper school (n) cursos superiores; (m) (in names) instituto de enseñanza media; (m) in Northampton we have a system of lower, middle and upper school education she attended Bradford Grange Upper School
Upper Volta (n) alto Volta; (m)
