upstairs

à l’étage, en haut

À un niveau supérieur d’un bâtiment, ou en allant vers ce niveau.

En anglais simple : On or towards a higher floor of a building.

• My room is upstairs.
• She went upstairs to bed.
• Can you carry this box upstairs?

Contraires : downstairs

Expressions courantes : go upstairs, sleep upstairs, carry something upstairs

dans la tête

Renvoie à l’esprit d’une personne, notamment à son intelligence ou à sa santé mentale.

En anglais simple : In someone’s mind, especially when talking about their intelligence or mental health.

• He has plenty going on upstairs.
• She is clever; there is nothing wrong upstairs.
• During the exam, I felt as if nothing was happening upstairs.

Synonymes : mentally

Expressions courantes : nothing going upstairs, something wrong upstairs, busy upstairs

de l’étage

Situé à un niveau supérieur d’un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : On a higher floor of a building.

• The upstairs bathroom is small.
• Our upstairs neighbours are very quiet.
• She opened the upstairs window.

Contraires : downstairs

Expressions courantes : upstairs bedroom, upstairs bathroom, upstairs window

haut

Décrit une balle de baseball lancée haut, généralement au-dessus de la zone de strike.

En anglais simple : Describing a baseball thrown high, usually above the area where a hit counts as a strike.

• That fastball was upstairs.
• The upstairs pitch passed above the strike zone.
• The batter ignored another upstairs fastball.

Synonymes : high

Contraires : low

Expressions courantes : an upstairs fastball, an upstairs pitch, another upstairs pitch

à l’étage, en haut

Indique une position à un niveau supérieur d’un bâtiment ou un déplacement vers ce niveau.

En anglais simple : On the higher floor of a building, or moving to that floor.

• Let us head upstairs.
• The bedroom is upstairs from the kitchen.
• We went upstairs from the hall to the bedrooms.

Comment l'utiliser : upstairs from something (Her office is upstairs from the shop.)

Contraires : downstairs

Expressions courantes : head upstairs, upstairs from something, go upstairs

étage

Le ou les niveaux supérieurs d’un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : The upper floor or floors of a building.

• The upstairs needs painting.
• We rented out the whole upstairs.
• The upstairs of the house has three bedrooms.

Synonymes : upper floor

Contraires : downstairs

Expressions courantes : the whole upstairs, renovate the upstairs, the upstairs of