upstairs

di sopra, al piano di sopra

A un piano più alto di un edificio, oppure verso quel piano.

In inglese semplice: On or towards a higher floor of a building.

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

Contrari: downstairs

Espressioni comuni: go upstairs, sleep upstairs, carry something upstairs

nella testa

Si riferisce alla mente di qualcuno, soprattutto alla sua intelligenza o salute mentale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: mentally

Espressioni comuni: nothing going upstairs, something wrong upstairs, busy upstairs

del piano superiore

Situato a un piano più alto di un edificio.

In inglese semplice: On a higher floor of a building.

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

Contrari: downstairs

Espressioni comuni: upstairs bedroom, upstairs bathroom, upstairs window

alto

Descrive un lancio nel baseball alto, di solito sopra la zona di strike.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: high

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: an upstairs fastball, an upstairs pitch, another upstairs pitch

di sopra, al piano di sopra

Indica una posizione a un piano più alto di un edificio o un movimento verso quel piano.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: upstairs from something (Her office is upstairs from the shop.)

Contrari: downstairs

Espressioni comuni: head upstairs, upstairs from something, go upstairs

piano superiore

Il piano o i piani superiori di un edificio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: upper floor

Contrari: downstairs

Espressioni comuni: the whole upstairs, renovate the upstairs, the upstairs of