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Pronunciation: /tɒp/

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German translation of top

A. n.

  • 1 (highest part) Spitze; (of table) Platte (top end); oberes Ende; (of tree) Wipfel (top floor); oberstes Stockwerk; (rim of glass) Rand on top of one another = aufeinander on top of sth. (fig.) (in addition) = zusätzlich zu etw. from top to bottom = von oben bis unten at the top = oben at the top of the building/hill/pile/stairs = oben im Gebäude/[oben] auf dem Hügel/[oben] auf dem Stapel/oben an der Treppe
  • 2 (highest rank) Spitze top of the table [Sport] = Tabellenspitze be [at the] top of the class = der/die Klassenbeste sein
  • 3 (upper surface) Oberfläche; (of cupboard, chest) Oberseite on top of sth. = [oben] auf etw. (position: Dat.; direction: Akk.)
  • 5 (upper deck of bus) Oberdeck
  • 6 (cap of pen) [Verschluss]kappe

B. adj.

  • oberst…; höchst… [Ton, Preis] top end = oberes Ende the top pupil = der beste Schüler top speed = Spitzen- od. Höchstgeschwindigkeit

C. v.t.

Phrasal verbs

top ˈup

(Brit. ) (coll.)
v.t. auffüllen [Tank, Flasche, Glas]

top in other Oxford dictionaries

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