 | English  | German |  |
 | top {adj} [upper, superior, upstairs] | 190 obere |  |
 | FireResc med. elevated {adj} {past-p} [e.g. head, leg, upper body] | 17 hochgelagert [Extremität] |  |
 | U {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [dated] [characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class] | oberschichtstypisch [charakteristisch für die britische Oberschicht oder ihren Normen entsprechend] |  |
 | uptown {adj} [esp. Am.] [from the better part of town, fig. for: upper-class] | aus besseren Kreisen [nachgestellt] |  |
Nouns |
 | sociol. gentry [upper class] | 417 Oberschicht {f} |  |
 | sociol. gentry [upper class] | 81 Oberklasse {f} |  |
 | cloth. sports bib [a loose-fitting sleeveless garment worn on the upper body for identification] | 32 Leibchen {n} |  |
 | educ. [vocationally-oriented upper secondary school] | 26 Fachoberschule {f} |  |
 | hunting zool. ivory [upper canine tooth; deer] | 25 Grandel {f} [Eckzahn im Oberkiefer beim Rotwild] |  |
 | archi. arcade [outdoor access to upper floors] | 17 Laubengang {m} |  |
 | debutante [girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class and of a frivolous social set] | 11 [leichtlebige junge Frau der Oberklasse, vermögendes Partygirl] |  |
 | ceiling [upper limit] | 9 Höchstgrenze {f} |  |
 | pol. Bundesrat [upper house of the German or Austrian legislative or the chief executive authority of Switzerland] | 7 Bundesrat {m} |  |
 | cloth. vamp [upper front part of a boot or shoe] | 7 Blatt {n} [Schuhblatt] |  |
 | dent. buckteeth [coll.] [pej.] [projecting upper front teeth] | 5 Hasenzähne {pl} [ugs.] [oft pej.] [vorstehende obere Vorderzähne] |  |
 | hist. [food for the upper classes] | Herrenspeise {f} |  |
 | relig. [traditional pilgrimage with horses, esp. in Upper Bavaria, Germany] | Georgiritt {m} [Pferdewallfahrt zu Ehren des heiligen Georg] |  |
 | gastr. [upper fillet portions of spiny dogfish] | Seeaal {m} [grätenfreie Rückenstücke des Dornhais] |  |
 | geogr. [Upper Franconia and parts of Middle Franconia] | Bierfranken {n} [ugs.] [Oberfranken und mittelfränkische Regionen] |  |
 | educ. [upper vocational school in Germany] | Berufsoberschule {f} [Deutschland] |  |
 | archi. coving [upper storey] | überhängendes Obergeschoss {n} |  |
 | hist. tools handstone [upper stone of a hand quern] | Läufer {m} [Reibekugel] |  |
 | handstone [upper stone of a hand quern] | Reibekugel {f} [bewegter oberer Mahlstein] |  |
 | fish T | |  |
 | geogr. Kaiserstuhl [low mountain range in the Upper Rhine Valley] | Kaiserstuhl {m} |  |
 | lambrequin [a drapery covering the upper part of a window or doorway] | Lambrequin {m} [österr.] [sonst veraltet] |  |
 | fish T | |  |
 | geol. Pennsylvanian [Upper / Late Carboniferous] | Pennsylvanium {n} [Oberkarbon] |  |
 | geogr. Rotten [name of Rhône headwaters in Upper Valais (Switzerland)] | Rotten {m} [Oberlauf der Rhone im deutschsprachigen Teil des Wallis (Schweiz)] |  |
 | theatre the gods {pl} [Br.] [upper balconies] | der Olymp {m} [höchste Galerie] |  |
 | top [upper surface] | obere Seite {f} |  |
 | hunting tusk [in the upper jaw of a male wild boar] | Haderer {m} [fachspr.] [Eckzahn im Oberkiefer eines Keilers] |  |
 | hunting tusk [in the upper jaw of a male wild boar] | Hadrer {m} [fachspr.] [Haderer] |  |
 | hunting zool. tusks {pl} [upper and lower canine teeth that protrude from the mouth of adult male wild boar] | Gewaff {n} [Gruppe der aus dem Kiefer seitlich der Schnauze hervortretenden Eckzähne des Keilers] |  |
 | upperpart [part lying on the upper side (as of a bird)] | Oberseite {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | non-U {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [non-upper class] | unfein |  |
 | non-U {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [non-upper class] | nicht vornehm |  |
 | FireResc med. propped up {adj} {past-p} [e.g. head, leg, upper body] | hochgelagert [Extremität, Kopf] |  |
 | geol. Upper Carboniferous {adj} [also: upper Carboniferous] | oberkarbonisch |  |
 | geol. Upper Eocene {adj} [also: upper Eocene] | obereozän |  |
 | geol. Upper Miocene {adj} [also: upper Miocene] | obermiozän |  |
 | geol. Upper Permian {adj} [also: upper Permian] | oberpermisch |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | geogr. hydro. Alb (River) [Upper Rhine] | Alb {f} [Fluss] [Oberrhein] |  |
 | comp. architectural style [of upper software layer] | Architekturmuster {n} |  |
 | bat wings {pl} [coll.] [flappy undersides of the upper arms] | Winkfett {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | dent. buck tooth [an upper tooth that projects over the lower lip] | Hasenzahn {m} [ugs.] [oft pej.] |  |
 | geogr. Burkina Faso <.bf> [formerly Upper Volta] | Burkina Faso {n} [ehemals Obervolta] |  |
 | cake-eater [sl.] [sb. with upper-class background] | [Person aus der Oberschicht] |  |
 | pol. conciliation committee [to resolve legislative differences between the upper and lower houses of parliament in Switzerland] | Einigungskonferenz {f} [Schweiz] |  |
 | admin. pol. district government [of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Middle Franconia, etc.] | Regierung {f} [von Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Mittelfranken usw.] |  |
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