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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesau-dessus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-də-sy
"L'avion vole au-dessus des nuages."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At a higher level or layer than something else.
"The plane flew high above the clouds."
- 1
At a higher place, overhead, or in an earlier part of a text.
"Please refer to the instructions provided above."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'ufan' meaning 'higher up, from above', combined with the preposition 'bi' (by). Over centuries, it evolved through Middle English 'aboven' to denote a higher spatial position, rank, or degree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Above" is said worldwide
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au-dessus
Transliteration: o-də-sy
"L'avion vole au-dessus des nuages."
über
Transliteration: yý-ber
"Die Lampe hängt über dem Tisch."
sopra
Transliteration: so-pra
"Il quadro è appeso sopra il divano."
por encima
Transliteration: por en-si-ma
"Las nubes están por encima de nosotros."
acima
Transliteration: a-si-ma
"O avião voa acima das nuvens."
ऊपर
Transliteration: ūpar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पक्षी बादलों के ऊपर उड़ रहे हैं।"
在...上方
Transliteration: zài ... shàngfāng
Script: 中文汉字
"飞机在云层上方飞行。"
~위에
Transliteration: ~wie
Script: 한국어 한글
"비행기가 구름 위에 날고 있습니다."
上に
Transliteration: ue ni
Script: 日本語
"飛行機が雲の上に飛んでいます。"
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