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Originally Posted by emmaprad
Hi everybody.
This is a phrase from an interview, I think it's rather informal.
"I guess he's a policeman, but it seems to me is one rank up from dogcatcher."
I've some problems to understand "is one rank up from".
Which construction is it? Which is the meaning?
Thanks a lot
Emma
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Hello,
I would understand this as "
un cran au dessus", meaning he is not just "
un simple flic" but probably an officer.
Hope it helps.