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high

[haɪ]

sustantivo

1punto (m) álgido (peak)

to reach a new high -> alcanzar nuevas cotas de éxito; (in career, performance) alcanzar un nuevo máximo or récord (unemployment, inflation)
to be on a high -> estar colocado(a); (from drugs) estar ebrio(a) de triunfo (from success)
highs and lows -> altibajos mpl

2anticiclón (m) (Met)

adjetivo

3alto(a) (mountain, building)

it's 2 meters high -> tiene dos metros de altura
to be left high and dry (familiar) -> quedarse en la estacada
highheels -> tacones mpl or tacos mpl altos (Am)
high jump -> salto (m) de altura, salto (m) alto (Am)
you'll be for the high jump (familiar) -> vas a cobrar(will be punished) (británico), te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine (español de España)
high jumper -> saltador(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) de altura
high tide -> marea (f) alta
high wire -> cuerda (f) floja

4alto(a), elevado(a) (price, speed, standards)

to have a high opinion of somebody -> tener una buena opinión de alguien
in high spirits -> muy animado(a)
high beam (automóbiles) -> luces (f pl) largas or (Estados Unidos) altas, luces (f pl) de carretera (Am)
high explosive -> explosivo (m) de gran potencia
high jinks (familiar) -> juerga (f) , jarana (f)
high point -> momento (m) culminante
high treason (Law) -> alta traición (f)
high winds -> viento (m) fuerte

5elevado(a), alto(a) (rank, position)

to act all high and mighty -> comportarse de forma arrogante
to have a high profile -> ser muy prominente or destacado(a)
high command (militar) -> alto mando (m)
high Commission -> = embajada de un país de la Commonwealth en otro
high Court -> Tribunal (m) Supremo
high Mass -> misa (f) solemne
high school -> instituto (m) de enseñanza secundaria
high society -> alta sociedad (f)
high street -> calle (f) principal (británico)

6agudo(a) (in tone, pitch)

high note (sentido figurado) -> punto (m) culminante (of career, performance)

7(of time)

it's high time you got yourself a job -> ya es hora de que te busques un trabajo
high noon -> mediodía (m)
high summer -> pleno verano (m)
high tea -> merienda (f) cena (británico)

8pasado(a) (meat)

9(on de)

to be high -> estar colocado(a) or (on drugs) entregado(a); (RP) estar eufórico(a) (sentido figurado) (on success, excitement)

adverbio

10alto (to aim, jump)

to hunt high and low for something -> buscar algo por todas partes
feelings were running high -> los ánimos estaban exaltados or caldeados

high [jai]

adjetivo

1Alto, levantado, elevado.

2Difícil, dificultoso, arduo (difficult).

3Altivo, jactancioso, orgulloso (arrogant).

4Severo, opresivo.

5Fuerte, poderoso.

6Noble, ilustre, grande, sublime.

7Violento o tempestuoso (wind), vehemente, impetuoso; ardiente, fogoso, vivo; borrascoso (sea).

8Solemne.

9Turbulento, indómito.

10Lleno, cumplido.

11Alto, grande, enorme.

12Caro.

13(Mús.) Alto, agudo.

14Maleado, maloliente, corrompido: se dice de la carne.

High color -> color muy vivo o muy subido
High sauces o spices -> salsas o especias muy fuertes o picantes
High treason -> alta traición, delito de lesa majestad
It was high time to do so -> Ya era hora de hacerlo
High-water -> marea alta
The Most High -> el Altísimo
High road -> camino real
High mass -> misa mayor
A high look -> una mirada altanera
A high hand -> audacia, befa del derecho y de la autoridad
High and dry -> en seco, completamente fuera del agua
High and mighty -> poderoso, arrogante
A high day -> un gran día, un día solemne, o de fiesta
A high compliment -> un gran cumplimiento, de alto carácter
With a high hand -> despóticamente, tiránicamente
High passions -> pasiones ardientes
High words -> palabras altivas, arrogantes
In high terms -> en términos lisonjeros
At high noon -> en pleno mediodía
High-aimed, high-aspiring -> el que tiene grandes designios o aspira a cosas grandes
High-arched -> lo que consta de bóvedas alta
High-bles -> Supremamente feliz
High-blown -> inflado, hinchado con aire
High-born -> noble, ilustre de nacimiento
High-built -> elevado: se dice de los edificios
High-climbing -> que sube en alto
High-colored -> subido de color
High-day -> fino, primoroso
High-designing -> el que tiene grandes proyectos
High-embowed -> se dice del edificio cuyas bóvedas son muy elevadas
High-engendered -> engendrado en el aire
High-fed -> atracado
High-flaming -> lo que echa llama muy alta
High-flier -> el extravagante en sus opiniones o pretensiones
High-flown -> altivo, orgulloso; hinchado; fiero, soberbio presuntuoso
High-flushed -> elevado; henchido, lleno, colmado
High-flying -> extravagante en alguna cosa
High-grown -> muy crecido o alto
High-heaped -> colmado, amontonado altamente
High-hearted -> animoso, de pelo en pecho
High-heeled -> de tacones altos
high-hung -> suspendido en alto, colgado
High mettled -> osado, atrevido
High-placed -> elevado en situación, posición o grado
High-principled -> extravagante en sus opiniones o sentimientos
High-raised -> (a) De pensamientos elevados
High-reaching -> lo que se extiende hacia arriba: ambicioso
High-reared -> de estructura alta
High-resolved -> resuelto, determinado
High-roofe -> Que tiene el tejado alto (un edificio)
High-seasoned -> picante, demasiadamente sazonado con especias
High-seated -> fijado o asentado arriba
High-spirited -> osado, atrevido, valeroso
High-stomached -> altivo, obstinado
High-tasted -> picante
High-towered -> lo que tiene torres altas

adverbio

15Arriba, sobre; alto; poderosamente, sumamente, profundamente.

On high -> arriba; a voces, en alto, particularmente en el cielo; sobre

(b) Muy alto o muy elevado.

high [haɪ]

adjective

higher (comparative)highest (superlative)

1 (tall, elevated) [+building, mountain] alto; [+plateau] elevado; [+altitude] grande

a building 60 metres high un edificio de 60 metros de alto de altura;or it's 20 metres high tiene 20 metros de alto de altura;or

a two metre high fence

at high altitudesaltitudes a grandes altitudes

the ceilings are very highceilings los techos son muy altos

high cheekbonescheekbones pómulos salientes; (m)

he has a high foreheadforehead tiene la frente muy ancha

we'll have to move to higher [ground]

how high is Ben Nevis/that tree?how ¿qué altura tiene el Ben Nevis/ese árbol?

economic reform is high on the agendaon la reforma económica figura entre los asuntos más importantes a tratar

the river is highriver el río está crecido

I've known her since she was so highso (informal) la conozco desde que era así (de pequeña)

the sun was high in the skysun el sol daba de pleno

high and dry [+boat] varado

the boats lay at the river's edge, high and dry los botes estaban en la orilla del río, varados

the ship has come to rest, high and dry on the fine sand

to leave sb high and dry (in a difficult situation) dejar a algn en la estacada

schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry the storm has left thousands of tourists stranded high and dry

2 (considerable, great) [+level, risk, rent, salary, principles] alto; [+price, tax, number] alto; elevado; [+speed] alto; gran; [+quality] alto; bueno; [+colour] subido; [+complexion] (characteristically) rojizo; (temporarily) enrojecido; [+wind] fuerte

they offered me a higher salary me ofrecieron un sueldo más alto; temperatures were in the high 80s las temperaturas alcanzaron los ochenta y muchos; las temperaturas rondaron los 90 grados

top executives are being paid very high salaries I liked the place but /the rent was too high/

interest rates are high los intereses están muy altos

casualties were high the European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland the risks are high but the profits can be spectacular there is a high percentage of failures among this year's students his speed was far too high for the road conditions the high number of working days lost through strikes the carrot fly is not found in high numbers in the wild water containing high levels of nitrates there is no justification for charging such high prices their policy will inevitably lead to higher prices people say they are willing to pay higher taxes to provide this service you won't find another fabric of such high quality for this price we aim to maintain the high quality of patient care a skinny but muscular man with a high complexion and short, black hair she was tightly corseted, with the high colour of one whose breath is constricted high winds have knocked down trees and power lines ferries had to ride out the high seas until winds dropped to safe levels ships pitching about in high seas wines of high quality her craftsmanship is of very high quality

we offer education of the highest quality ofrecemos una educación de la más alta de la mejor calidad;or

to have high blood pressureblood tener la tensión alta; ser hipertenso

his team was of the highest calibrecalibre su equipo era del más alto nivel

to have high hopes of sthhopes

I had high hopes of being elected tenía muchas esperanzas de que me eligieran

hopes are high that the government will cut interest rates people have such high expectations of you foods high [in] fibre

parsley is high in calciumin el perejil es rico en calcio

to have a high opinion of sbopinion (think highly of) tener muy buena opinión concepto de algn;or (be fond of) tener a algn en alta estima

he has a high opinion of himself we were impressed by the high [polish] of his boots he buffed the metal to a high sheen

to pay a high price for sthprice pagar mucho dinero por algo; pagar algo muy caro

to have a high temperaturetemperature tener mucha fiebre; tener una fiebre muy alta

to have a high old time (informal) pasarlo en grande; (informal)

it's high time ... (informal)

it's high time you were in bed (informal) ya deberías estar acostado desde hace un buen rato; it's high time we were on our way (informal) ya deberíamos haber salido hace rato

gear priority profile spirit stake

to play for high stakes it will be a gamble, but what the hell, Eve has always played for high stakes

high

3 (important, superior) [+rank, position, office] alto

high and mightymighty

she's too high and mighty es demasiado engreída; you needn't act so high and mighty with me no tienes por qué ponerte tan engreído conmigo

you're all high and mighty since you got that promotion you needn't talk to me like that, your high-and-mighty ladyship - I'm just as good as you are

she moves in the circles of the high and mighty se mueve en círculos de los poderosos; se mueve en círculos de gente de mucho fuste; (pejorative)

[the] high and mighty "everyone up there" - he nodded towards the ceiling, indicating the offices of /the high and mighty/, "seems afraid to do anything"

high officialofficial alto funcionarioafuncionaria;a funcionaria (m) (f)

a former high official in the CIA every single one of the arms companies is controlled by the families of high officials

to get (up) on one's high horse subirse a la parra

there's no need to get (up) on your high horse! ¡no hace falta que te subas a la parra!

I'm not going to get up on my high horse and say I'm better than that, but ...

to come down off get off one's high horseor bajar los humos

he ought to get down off his high horse and start helping rather than criticizing hasn't actually written anything himself they should come down off their high horse, accusing the EC of blocking agreement I feel he should get off his high horse and show some humility

in high places

to have friends in high places tener amigos importantes con influencias;or

he is not without friends in high places I've got friends in high places

people in high places gente influyente importante;or

there were people in high places who thought that it was a criminal waste of resources an investigation into corruption in high places

4 (high-pitched) [+sound, note] alto; [+voice] agudo

he played another higher note tocó otra nota más alta; she can still hit those high notes todavía llega bien a los agudos

her high voice really irritated me she has a very high voice and can easily hit top C on a high [note] "oh God!" Annette said on a high note the eighties ended on a high [note] - a long period of uninterrupted growth

in a high voice con voz aguda

on a high note

he ended his career on a high note terminó su carrera con un gran éxito

the president ended his term of office on a high note I want to win the game and end the season on a high note

5 (informal) (intoxicated)

to be high (on) [+drink, drugs] estar colocado (de); (informal)

he's high on whiskey

to get high (on) [+drink, drugs] colocarse (de); (informal)

on activity, emotion I believed in my success, really got high on it

she was high on her latest success estaba encantada entusiasmada con su último éxito;or

to get high on music/sport

to be (as) high as a kite (on drugs, drink) estar totalmente colocado; (informal) (confident) estar que no se cabe en sí

I felt so strange on the steroid injections - I was as high as a kite some of the time

6 (Cookery) (mature) [+game, cheese] que huele fuerte; (rotten) [+meat] pasado

that chicken smells a bit high (to be) in high [gear] to move shift into high gear the presidential campaign has shifted into high gear

adverb

higher (comparative)highest (superlative)

1 (in height) [+fly, rise] a gran altura

it rose high in the air se elevó a gran altura; it sailed high over the house volaba a gran altura por encima de la casa

high aboveabove

an eagle circled high above un águila circulaba en las alturas; the town is perched high above the river el pueblo está en un alto, sobre el río; high above my head muy por encima de mi cabeza

stretch the arms as high above the head as possible /in Castel Molo, high above Taormina/, you can sample the famous almond wine made there

to run highrun [+sea] estar embravecido; [+river] estar crecido

feelings were running high los ánimos estaban exaltados

passions ran high in Paris on the eve of the season's potentially most explosive Five Nations' international nationalist passions have run high in Taiwan for the past week anti-Russian feeling is running high throughout the country

high upup

his farm was high up in the mountains su granja estaba en lo alto de las montañas; we saw three birds circling very high up vimos tres pájaros circulando en las alturas; she had put it too high up for me to reach lo había puesto demasiado alto y no llegaba; his cousin is someone high up in the navy su primo tiene un cargo importante en la marina

was there anyone particularly high in the administration who advocated a different policy? is it the house at the bottom of the hill? - no, it's higher up

to hold one's head (up) high mantener la cabeza bien alta

I'd like still to be able to hold my head up high after this you just have to hold your head up high and get on with life

to live high on the hog (US) (informal) vivir como un rajá

she's living high on the hog with the welfare check pets still live high on the hog despite the slump, says a report out today

to hunt search high and low (for sth/sb)or remover el cielo y la tierra (en busca de algo/algn)

I searched high and low for the examples I wanted we hunted high and low for my ring but couldn't find it

aim fly head stand

to fly high shares of Rolls-Royce were flying high at more than 230p earlier this year the last thing I need is for someone to bring me down when I'm flying high

2 (in degree, number, strength)

the bidding went as high as £500asas las ofertas llegaron hasta 500 libras

I had to go as high as £200

noun

on high (in heaven) en el cielo; en las alturas

from on high a general surveying the battle from on high

there's been a new directive from on high ha habido una nueva directriz de arriba

he was saved at the last moment by some dispensation from on high are you getting pressured from on high?

2 (peak)

exports have reached an all-time high

sales have reached an all-time high las ventas han alcanzado cifras récord

to be on a high (informal) estar a las mil maravillas

3 (Economics) máximo; (m)

the Dow Jones index reached a high of 2503 el índice de Dow Jones alcanzó un máximo de 2.503

4 (Metal) zona de altas presiones; (f)

a high over the North Sea

especially (US) temperatura máxima; (f)

5 (US) (Aut) (top gear) directa; (f)

quinta (velocidad) $ cuarta (velocidad) $ - Comprobar, pero estoy casi segura de que "high gear" es quinta y no cuarta. en sus tiempos era cuarta porque no había quinta. No sé si ahora 'directa habrá pasado a ser la quinta. Así es que estoy de acuerdo con el comentario de Alison, pero va a quedar un poco confuso poner las dos trads. ¿se te ocurre alguna forma? Cristina I think it could be both - there are still some cars that don't have a fifth gear

to be in high ir en directa

modifier

high altar (n) altar mayor; (m)

his bones were taken in lead caskets to Santo Domingo and interred before the high altar of the cathedral

high beam (n) (US) (Aut)

he had his lights on high beam llevaba las luces largas de cruce;or

high camp (n) (Teat) amaneramiento; (m)

high chair (n) silla alta (para niño); (f) trona; (f) (Esp)

it was all I could do to strap him into his high chair

High Church (n) sector de la Iglesia Anglicana muy cercano a la liturgia y ritos católicos

her family are very high Church

high comedy (n) (Teat) comedia de costumbres; (f)

Minelli's post-Impressionist high comedy there were sinister undertones in /a day of high comedy/ as the AWB celebrates Kruger Day in Vereeniging

it was high comedy era de lo más cómico

For the onlooker, it was high comedy

high command (n) (Mil) alto mando; (m)

the German High Command was astonished at the heavy invasion losses

high commission (n) (international body) alto comisionado; (m) (embassy) embajada que representa a uno de los países de la Commonwealth en otro; (f) (que representa a uno de los países de la Commonwealth en otro)

he was posted to the Indian High Commission before Independence the United Nations High Commission for Refugees the Belize High Commission in London

high commissioner (n) [of international body] alto comisarioacomisaria;a comisaria (m) (f) (ambassador) embajadoraembajadora de un país de la Commonwealth en otro;a embajadora (m) (f) (de un país de la Commonwealth en otro)

the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr Douglas Gordon was appointed Britain's High Commissioner in Guyana

High Court (n) (Jur) Tribunal Supremo; (m)

a high court judge un juez del Tribunal Supremo

he pursued the case to the high court the transfer of large numbers of High Court cases to the county court

high definition (n) alta definición; (f)

high definition television

high-definition

high diving (n) saltos de trampolín de gran altura; (m)

the Olympic high diving competition was reaching its climax he took up high diving the high diving board

high explosive (n) explosivo de gran potencia; (m)

high explosive shells a ship loaded with ammunition and high explosives

high-explosive

high fidelity (n) alta fidelidad; (f)

FM is better able to carry the subtle overtones that we call high fidelity

high-fidelity

high finance (n) altas finanzas; (f)

she's quite at home in the world of high finance to [give] sb a high five we jump up in the air and give each other a high five he lifted his hand as if to give me a high five. "No touching," the guard said "I enjoyed every hug and high-five I received," the charismatic player said

high flier (n)

he's a high flier es ambicioso, tiene talento y promete

High German (n) alto alemán; (m)

she learned Viennese German, rather than the High German John spoke

high ground (n)

they believe they have occupy the moral high ground in this conflictor creen que tienen moralmente la razón de su parte en este conflicto

to have hold occupy the (moral) high ground

to take claim the (moral) high ground Television is seen to be taking the moral high ground, the side of the punter against the forces of evil he likes to take the moral high ground but the truth is his party has no scruples in spite of the overwhelming jingoist attacks against it, the anti-colonialist critique never really lost the moral high ground this will force the administration to cede some of the moral high ground it has claimed in this conflict He has conceded the moral and political high ground to Tony Blair by failing to back the implementation of Nolan in full

high hat (n) sombrero de copa; (m) cilindro; (informal) (m)

high-hat

high heels (n) (heels) tacones altos; (m)

shoes with high heels

(shoes) zapatos de tacón; (m)

a tall girl in high heels

high jinks (old-fashioned) (informal) (n) jolgorio; (m) jarana; (f)

there were high jinks last night hubo jolgorio jarana anoche;or

he had put up with Beck's silly high jinks, the dumb jokes, the hysterics his customary intellectual high jinks he resigned amid accusations of sexual high-jinks with teenage girls

to get up to high jinks meterse en jarana

high jump (n) (Dep) salto de altura; (m)

Ray Ewry won the standing high jump for the fourth consecutive time in the running high jump,Harold Osborn set a new Olympic record

he's for the high jump (Britain) (informal) (he'll be in trouble) se la va a cargar; le va a caer una buena

God help anyone who was sneaking a cup of tea when they shouldn't have been - they'll be for the high jump

(he'll be sacked) le van a largar

high jumper (n) (Dep) saltadorasaltadora de altura;a saltadora (m) (f)

the high life (n) (gen) la buena vida; (in high society) la vida de la buena sociedad

you can live the high life in the Hilton this summer without paying a fortune he was a road digger whose idea of the high life was three pints and a fish-and-chip supper his taste for the high life cost her a fortune ironically, the Hollywood high life that he had thought he needed and wanted proved hollow most large cities are good for business and high life, but not for families on holiday

high living (n) la buena vida

he was much given to high living and glamorous women high living and later theater flops got him into debt he had a reputation for high living at the expense of taxpayers

High Mass (n) misa mayor; (f)

the boys'choir of the Parish of All Saints sings a solemn high mass at High Mass the priest had preached a sermon on the devil

high noon (n) (midday) mediodía; (m)

a frontier shoot-out at high noon the heat of high noon

(peak) apogeo; (m) (critical point) momento crucial; (m)

/it looks like high noon for the nation's movie theaters/ - the film business used to be considered recession-proof, but that was before the advent of the home video the years 1907 to 1919 were the high noon of physics in Manchester. During those years Ernest Rutherford was professor in Manchester, at the peak of his youthful vigor

high point (n) [of show, evening] punto culminante; (m) clímax; (m)

the catharsis, or emotional high point, of the play comes in the same place the high point in her autobiography takes place when she was twenty-four

[of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto culminante; (m) cenit; (m)

it was the high point of his career the high point of the trip was a day at the races in Balgriffin the high point of his visit was an interview with the premier the high point of the exhibition is a gold and emerald mask one of the high points in the intellectual history of Japanese Buddhism that goal was the only high point in an otherwise disappointing match

high priest (n) sumo sacerdote; (m)

at Jesus' trial before the high priest, the high priest asks him, Tell us if you are the Christ the high priest of cheap periodical fiction Jacques Monod, high priest of scientific rationality

high priestess (n) suma sacerdotisa; (f)

she does not look as though she was once a Satanic high priestess, luring young people into covens the conservatives labelled her the high priestess of political correctness the American high priestess of wit

high relief (n) alto relieve; (m)

a frieze of sculpted figures in high relief

to throw bring sth into high reliefor poner algo de relieve

other factors have thrown the importance of the quality of management performance into high relief

high road (n) especially (Britain) carretera; (f)

Chiswick High Road the overturned carriage was blocking the high road

the high road to success/disaster el camino directo al éxito/desastre

this is the high road to disaster prudent course of action the president is likely to take the high road in his statements about trade he'd kept a fairly high road for most of his presidential campaign

high roller (n) (US) (gen) derrochónonaderrochona;ona derrochona (m) (f)

Ken was a hard-drinking high roller who always seemed to have plenty of money they are hoping for a greater influx of tourist dollars with some of these high rollers coming in from Texas and Chicago

(gambling) jugadorajugadora empedernido*;a jugadora (m) (f)

the high rollers - gamblers who place large stakes - have pulled in their horns there are people employed in casinos in Las Vegas especially to spot the high rollers

high school (n) (US) (Britain) instituto de enseñanza secundaria; (m) liceo; (m) (LAm)

he began taking drugs when he was in high school

junior high (school) (US) instituto donde se imparten los dos primeros años de bachillerato

she is a student at the junior high

En Estados Unidos las high schools son los institutos donde los adolescentes de 15 a 18 años realizan la educación secundaria, que dura tres cursos (grades), desde el noveno hasta el duodécimo año de la enseñanza; al final del último curso se realiza un libro conmemorativo con fotos de los alumnos y profesores de ese año Yearbook y los alumnos reciben el diploma de high school en una ceremonia formal de graduación. Estos centros suelen ser un tema frecuente en las películas y programas de televisión estadounidenses en los que se resalta mucho el aspecto deportivo - sobre todo el fútbol americano y el baloncesto - además de algunos acontecimientos sociales como el baile de fin de curso, conocido como Senior Prom.

high schoolsgradesYearbookhigh schoolSenior Prom

note note See culture box in entry prom.note note See culture box in entry yearbook.

high school diploma (n) (US) bachillerato; (m)

high school graduate (n) (US) bachiller; (m)

41 percent never completed high school

the high seas (n) alta mar; (f)

on the high seas en alta mar

he had many stories to tell of his adventures on the high seas the first refugees from Vietnam took to the high seas on leaky boats

high season (n) temporada alta; (f)

it's so much more expensive to go in high season a typical high season week in a chalet costs £470 June is the high season for weddings

high season prices/rates precios /tarifas de temporada alta; (m) (f)

the price is based on high season rates

high sign (n) seña acordada; (f) (acordada)

to give sb a high sign hacer la seña a algn

he gave Wren a high sign as he left let's give them a high sign that this campaign's about issues and not about vagueness

high society (n) la alta sociedad

she was dazzled with the trappings of high society Mona moved in high society and showbusiness circles a lavish dinner with Paris high-society celebrities

high spot (n) [of show, evening] punto culminante; (m) clímax; (m) [of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto culminante; (m) cenit; (m)

rough weather denied us a landing on the island, for me the high spot of the whole cruise Pamela looks back at the incident as the high spot of her career to hit the high spots go to fashionable places ir a los sitios de moda > I think it's more 'irse de juerga' - high spots in the SPEG refers to places like nightclubs he cambiado. antes "echar una cana al aire >". Cristina let's go out and have a good time - hit the high spots

high street (n) calle mayor; (f) calle principal; (f)

vegetarian restaurants and health food shops are springing up in every high street

high street banks bancos principales; (m) high street shops tiendas de la calle principal; (f)

high summer (n) pleno verano; (m) pleno estío; (m)

except for the high summer, when the heat and humidity were insufferable, the climate was close to idyllic

high table (n) (gen) mesa principal; (f) mesa presidencial; (f) (Univ) (Educ) mesa de los profesores; (f)

a flower arrangement which would have graced the high table of any banquet the dons, however, do not take part in the distasteful process of queueing for their chips and mixing with the hoi polloi, but still sit secluded at High Table

high tea (n) (Britain) merienda-cena que se toma acompañada de té; (f) (que se toma acompañada de té)

the more rural tradition of high tea, a meal that often replaced dinner and included small portions of cooked dishes an unusually nice touch is the high tea served daily from 3 to 5

high technology (n) alta tecnología; (f)

the progress of high technology and information systems has now brought people closer together they are calling for restraints on transfers of high technology and arms

high tide (n) pleamar; (f) marea alta; (f)

at high tide en la pleamar; en marea alta

high treason (n) alta traición; (f)

it is considered by law as high treason they accused us of/charged us with high treason

high water (n) pleamar; (f) marea alta; (f)

fishing is possible for a couple of hours either side of high water

high-water mark

high wire (n) cuerda floja; (f)

she performed amazing feats of dexterity on a high wire

high wire act (n) número en la cuerda floja; (m) número de funambulismo; (m)

the artistes were rehearsing their high wire acts what could have been merely an intellectual high wire act becomes a wholly unexpected delight

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