upstairs

upstairs
1. adverb
nach oben [gehen, kommen]; oben [sein, wohnen]
2. adjective
im Obergeschoss nachgestellt
3. noun
Obergeschoss, das
* * *
adverb (on or to an upper floor: His room is upstairs; She went upstairs to her bedroom.) die Treppe hinauf
* * *
up·stairs
[ʌpˈsteəz, AM -ˈsterz]
inv
I. adj oben präd, obere(r, s) attr
the \upstairs windows die Fenster pl im Obergeschoss
II. adv (upward movement) nach oben; (higher position) oben
the people who live \upstairs die Leute über uns
to run \upstairs nach oben rennen
to stay \upstairs oben bleiben
III. n no pl Obergeschoss nt, oberes Stockwerk
* * *
[ʌp'stɛəz]
1. adv
oben; (with movement) nach oben

the people/apartment upstairs — die Leute/die Wohnung über uns

to kick sb upstairs (fig) — jdn wegloben

may I go upstairs? (euph) — kann ich mal aufs Örtchen?

he hasn't got much upstairs (inf) — er ist ein bisschen schwach im Oberstübchen (inf)

2. adj
window im oberen Stock(werk); room also obere(r, s)
3. n
oberes Stockwerk
* * *
upstairs
A adv
1. die Treppe herauf oder hinauf, nach oben: → academic.ru/40688/kick">kick B 1
2. eine Treppe höher
3. oben, in einem oberen Stockwerk:
a little weak upstairs umg nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen
4. FLUG sl (nach) oben, in die oder in der Luft
B adj im oberen Stockwerk (gelegen), ober(er, e, es)
C spl (meist als sg konstruiert) oberes Stockwerk, Obergeschoss n
* * *
1. adverb
nach oben [gehen, kommen]; oben [sein, wohnen]
2. adjective
im Obergeschoss nachgestellt
3. noun
Obergeschoss, das
* * *
adv.
herauf adv.
nach oben adv.
oben adv.
oben gelegen adv.
ober adv.
oberer adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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