upper
adjective
1 adjective of positionuachtarach adj1 uachtair gs as adj the upper deck an deic uachtairthe upper floors na hurláir uachtarachathe upper jaw an giall uachtarachthe upper lip an liopa uachtairon the upper slopes ar na fánaí arda 2 adjective facing upwardsuachtarach adj1 uachtair gs as adj ar an taobh thuasthe upper surface an dromchla uachtarachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective of leveluas- prefis airde uachtarach adj1 the upper age limit an uasteorainn aoisein the upper end of the range sa chuid is airde den raonthe temperature was in the upper 70s bhí an teocht go hard sna 70idí 4 adjective of statussinsearach adj1 uachtarach adj1 the upper tier of government leibhéal sinsearach an rialtaisthe upper echelons of society na boic mhóra, na maithe agus na móruaisle 5 adjective GEOG northernuachtarach adj1 6 adjective GEOG closer to source of riveruachtarach adj1 in the upper reaches of the Amazon i réimse uachtarach na hAmasóine 7 adjective GEOL, ARCHEOL more recentuachtarach adj1 uachtair gs as adj the Upper Carboniferous period an tréimhse Charbónmhar Uachtarach
noun
8 noun CLOTH of shoeuachtar masc1 9 noun very informal stimulating drugardóg fem2 she was high on uppers bhí sí ar na ribí ag ardóga