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height [haɪt]
sustantivo
1. altura (f) (of building, mountain); estatura (f) altura (f) (of person)
- what height are you? -> ¿cuánto mides?
- to gain/lose height -> ganar/perder altura (plane)
- to be afraid of heights -> tener vértigo
- she's at the height of her powers -> está en plenas facultades
- she's at the height of her career -> está en la cumbre de su carrera
- the height of fashion -> el último grito
- it's the height of madness! -> ¡es el colmo de la locura!
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height [jait]
sustantivo
1. Altura, elevación sobre alguna base, como la superficie de la tierra o el nivel del mar.
2. Estatura, talla.
3. Lo que es alto; altura, colina, montaña; cima o cumbre, eminencia.
4. Sumidad, el ápice o extremidad de alguna cosa; extremo.
5. Elevación, altura, dignidad encumbrada.
6. Sublimidad, colmo, el más alto grado de una cosa; excelencia.
- In the height of his happiness -> en el colmo de su dicha
- Height between decks -> (Mar.) Altura de entrepuentes
- Mount Popocatepetl is 17,784 feet in height -> el Popocatepetl tiene 17,784 pies (5,425 metros) de altura
- He (she) is about muy height -> el (ella) es poco más o menos de mi estatura
- The height of folly -> el colmo de la locura
7. Colina (hill) The heights, las cumbres.
"height" in the Answers forum
| Q: | What is the word for a girl who is medium height? |
| A: | ***mediana*** Una muchacha de mediana estatura. Una muchacha de tamaño mediano. |
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