high

high
1. adjective
1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) haut
2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de haut
3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) grand
4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) haut
5) (noble; good: high ideals.) noble
6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) violent
7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) aigu
8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) haut
9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) gâté
10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) fort
2. adverb
(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) haut
- highness - high-chair - high-class - higher education - high fidelity - high-handed - high-handedly - high-handedness - high jump - highlands - high-level - highlight 3. verb
(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) mettre en vedette
- high-minded - high-mindedness - high-pitched - high-powered - high-rise - highroad - high school - high-spirited - high spirits - high street - high-tech 4. adjective
((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) de pointe
- high treason - high water - highway - Highway Code - highwayman - high wire - high and dry - high and low - high and mighty - the high seas - it is high time

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