| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| gain the upper hand v expr | figurative (attain an advantage: over [sb]) | få övertaget vtr + s |
| ta överhanden vtr + s |
| An early goal has given the Blues the upper hand in the match. |
| get the upper hand v expr | figurative (gain advantage) | få övertaget vtr + s |
| ta överhanden vtr + s |
| The game lasted for hours before one team got the upper hand. |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (have an advantage: over [sb]) | ha övertaget vtr + s |
| ha överhanden vtr + s |
| have the upper hand v expr | figurative (be in control of [sb]) | ha kontrollen vtr + s |
| ha överhanden vtr + s |
| ha överläget vtr + s |
| The thief had the upper hand because he had the gun. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) (bildlig) | stenansikte s |
| inte röra en min vbal uttr |
| The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) (bildlig) | stenansikte s |
| pokerface, pokeransikte s |
| upper arm n | (arm from shoulder to elbow) | överarm s |
| The biceps is a muscle in the upper arm. |
| upper body n | (body above the waist) | överkropp s |
| The sweater covered her upper body, but her legs were still cold. |
| the upper class n | (minor aristocracy) | överklassen s |
| The upper class constitutes a small section of British society. |
upper class,
upper-class n as adj | (aristocratic, posh) (förled) | överklass- adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Portia's schoolmates made fun of her upper-class accent. |
| the upper crust n | informal, figurative (wealthy people) | överklassen s |
| (vardagligt) | gräddan s |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term modifies a noun |
| Only children from the upper crust go to that school. |
| upper-crust n as adj | informal, figurative (people: wealthy) (förled) | överklass- adj |
| They're all upper-crust snobs in that part of town. |
| the upper hand n | figurative (advantage) | överhand s |
| övertag s |
| In tennis, the upper hand tends to be held by the player whose serve it is. |
upper house,
Upper House n | (higher parliamentary chamber) (politik) | överhus s |
| (politik) | första kammare s |
| The Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | övre medelklassen s |
| Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
upper second-class,
upper second class n as adj | UK (university degree grade: 2:1) (typ av examen) | över andraklass - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
upper story,
plural: upper stories (US),
upper storey,
plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) | övervåning s |
uppercase,
upper case n | (capital letters) | versal s |
| (vardagligt) | stor bokstav s |
| Use uppercase for the first letter of someone's name. |
uppercase,
upper-case adj | (letter: capital) | versal adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| The name 'John' begins with an upper-case letter J. |
