above

above
above [{{t}}ə'bʌv]
au-dessus de1(a), 1(b), 1(f), 1(h) plus que1(c) au-delà de1(d) par-dessus1(g) ci-dessus2 au-dessus3(a) en haut3(c) plus haut3(d)
1 preposition
(a) (in a higher place or position than) au-dessus de;
above our heads au-dessus de nos têtes;
in the sky above us dans le ciel au-dessus de nous;
smoke rose above the town de la fumée s'élevait au-dessus de la ville;
above the equator au-dessus de l'équateur;
above ground en surface;
above sea level au-dessus du niveau de la mer;
the water reached above their knees l'eau leur montait jusqu'au-dessus des genoux;
skirts are above the knee this year les jupes se portent au-dessus du genou cette année;
they live above the shop ils habitent au-dessus du magasin;
a village on the river above Oxford un village (situé) en amont d'Oxford;
his name appeared three lines above mine son nom figurait trois lignes au-dessus du mien
(b) (greater in degree or quantity than) au-dessus de;
above 40 kilos au-dessus de 40 kilos;
above $100 plus de 100 dollars;
it's above my price limit c'est au-dessus du prix ou ça dépasse le prix que je me suis fixé;
his temperature is above normal sa température est supérieure à ou au-dessus de la normale;
the temperature didn't rise above 10°C la température n'a pas dépassé 10°C;
above average au-dessus de la moyenne
(c) (in preference to) plus que;
he values friendship above success il accorde plus d'importance à l'amitié qu'à la réussite;
he respected her above all others il la respectait entre toutes
(d) (beyond) au-delà de;
the discussion was all rather above me la discussion me dépassait complètement
(e) (morally or intellectually superior to)
she's above that sort of thing elle est au-dessus de ça;
above suspicion/reproach au-dessus de tout soupçon/reproche;
he's not above cheating il irait jusqu'à tricher;
I'm not above asking for favours je ne répugne pas à demander des faveurs;
she's not above telling the occasional lie il lui arrive de mentir de temps en temps
(f) (superior in rank, quality to) au-dessus de;
to marry above one's station se marier au-dessus de son rang;
she's ranked above the other athletes elle se classe devant les autres athlètes;
to get above oneself ne pas se prendre pour n'importe qui
(g) (in volume, sound) par-dessus;
it's difficult to make oneself heard above all this noise il est difficile de se faire entendre avec tout ce bruit;
his voice was heard above the shouting on entendait sa voix par-dessus le tumulte;
a scream rose above the noise of the engines un cri se fit entendre par-dessus le bruit des moteurs
(h) {{}}Music{{}} (in pitch) au-dessus de
2 adjective
{{}}formal{{}} ci-dessus; {{}}Administration{{}} précité;
the above facts les faits cités plus haut;
the names on the above list les noms qui figurent sur la liste ci-dessus
3 adverb
(a) (in a higher place or position) au-dessus;
the stars above le ciel constellé;
the people in the flat above les voisins du dessus;
to fall from above tomber d'en haut;
two lines above deux lignes plus haut
(b) (greater in degree or quantity)
aged 20 and above âgé de 20 ans et plus;
£5 and above 5 livres ou plus
(c) (a higher rank or authority) en haut;
we've had orders from above nous avons reçu des ordres d'en haut
(d) (in book, document) plus haut;
mentioned above cité plus haut ou ci-dessus;
the paragraph above le paragraphe ci-dessus;
as above comme ci-dessus
(e) {{}}Religion{{}} (in heaven) là-haut, au ciel;
the angels above les anges du ciel
(f) {{}}Music{{}} (in pitch)
the note above un ton plus haut ou au-dessus
4 noun
{{}}formal{{}} the above (fact, item) ce qui se trouve ci-dessus; (person) le (la) susnommé(e); (persons) les susnommé(e)s;
can you explain the above? pouvez-vous expliquer ce qui précède?;
the above is a quotation from Hamlet le passage ci-dessus est une citation de Hamlet
5 above all adverb
avant tout, surtout

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