ABOVE

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above I. adverb

1. deasupra; (mai) sus;

as stated above după cum se spune mai sus, după cum se arată mai sus / mai înainte;

the Powers above puterile cereşti.

2. deasupra (capului); în înalt, în înalturi; sus;

a staircase leading above scară ce duce sus;

from above de sus.

3. în susul apei.

above II. prepoziție

1. deasupra (cu gen); peste; în vârful (cu gen);

above my head deasupra capului;

the water reached above their knees apa le ajunse dincolo de genunchi;

a mountain rises above the lake un munte domină lacul;

his voice was heard above the din vocea lui domina vacarmul;

above board v. above-board; above ground v. above-ground.

2. peste, mai mult decât, mai mult de, în plus faţă de; mai presus de;

above suspicion mai presus de orice bănuială;

above praise mai presus de orice laudă;

it is above me mă depăşeşte, nu înţeleg;

over and above plan peste plan;

above measure peste măsură;

above all mai mult decât orice, mai presus de toate; în primul rând;

those above me superiorii mei;

he is above doing that e mai presus de aşa ceva, nu e în stare de aşa ceva;

he is above taking advice e prea mândru ca să primească sfaturi;

she is above twenty are mai mult de douăzeci de ani;

(fam.) to be above oneself a) a scăpa de sub control, a scăpa din mâna cuiva; b) a fi încrezut.

3. înaintea (cu gen.); înainte de; până la;

it is not mentioned above the third century nu este semnalat înainte de secolul al III-lea.

4. (mai) la nord de.

above III. adjectiv

mai sus menţionat, mai sus pomenit, mai sus amintit, de mai sus;

the above facts cele de mai sus.

above IV. s.

the above cele de mai sus, cele mai sus menţionate;

(sl.) to come at the above of a învinge; a triumfa asupra (cu gen.).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

On the contrary, hack-work is above you, so far above you that you can never hope to rise to it.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

I’ve always been proud above my station in life, and disgrace would kill me.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When he was above, he said to the little man: “Now go and bind the old witch, and carry her before the judge.”

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Speaking of money, the glorious new moon of February 23 will occur in Pisces, lighting the very same house I discussed above—your eighth house of other people’s money.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

Above all, try to let Mr. Hosmer Angel vanish from your memory, as he has done from your life.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There was the home-made galley we had built, the familiar break of the poop, the low yacht-cabin scarcely rising above the rail. It was the Ghost.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

This central block is made up of the dwelling-rooms, with the kitchen behind and our bedroom above.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The latter stood in several places as much as a foot or a foot and a half above the surface of the sand.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

You drew some of the gravel from your pocket, and you threw it up at the window above you.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

An officer gets his orders from those above him.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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