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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesétage supérieur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.taʒ sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/
"Ils habitent dans un appartement de l'étage supérieur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Situated on a level of a building that is higher than the ground floor.
"They rented a quiet upper-floor apartment with a great view of the city." - 2
Relating to or designed for the higher levels of a multi-storey structure.
"The hotel's upper-floor rooms provide much less street noise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'uppan' (meaning higher or above) and the Middle English 'flor' (referring to the ground or bottom of a room, later expanding to mean a storey of a building). Established as a compound adjective during the late modern English period to describe locations situated above the ground level.
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étage supérieur
Transliteration: /e.taʒ sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/
"Ils habitent dans un appartement de l'étage supérieur."
Obergeschoss
Transliteration: /ˈoːbɐɡəˌʃɔs/
"Das Schlafzimmer befindet sich im Obergeschoss."
piano superiore
Transliteration: /ˈpja.no su.peˈrjo.re/
"La camera da letto si trova al piano superiore."
piso superior
Transliteration: /ˈpi.so su.peˈɾjoɾ/
"Vivimos en un apartamento del piso superior."
andar superior
Transliteration: /ɐ̃ˈdaɾ su.peˈɾjoɾ/
"O escritório fica no andar superior."
ऊपरी मंजिल
Transliteration: ūprī mañzil
"उनका कमरा ऊपरी मंजिल पर है।"
楼上的
Transliteration: lóu shàng de
"我们在楼上的房间休息。"
위층의
Transliteration: wicheung-ui
"그들은 위층에 방을 얻었다."
上階の
Transliteration: jōkai no
"ホテルの上階の部屋景色が良い。"
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