highly

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highly
[ˈhaɪlɪ]
adverbio
1muy (very)
  • highly paid -> (muy) bien pagado(a)
  • highly seasoned -> muy condimentado(a)
  • to be highly strung -> ser muy nervioso(a)
también:
  • to think highly of somebody -> tener buena opinión de alguien

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highly [jai-li]
adverbio
1Altamente, elevadamente.
2Sumamente, en sumo grado, infinitamente.
3Altivamente, arrogantemente, ambiciosamente.
4Con aprecio, con estimación.
  • I am highly obliged to you -> le quedo a Ud
  • To think highly of one -> estimar, altamente a alguno
  • To think highly of oneself -> tener gran concepto de sí mismo
sumamente agradecido o reconocido.

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highly [ˈhaɪlɪ]
adverb
1 (with adj, pp used as adj) [+effective, sensitive, controversial] muy; sumamente; [+qualified, developed, sophisticated] sumamente; altamente; [+significant] sumamente; tremendamente
highly acclaimedacclaimed sumamente elogiado
a highly acclaimed biography
highly chargedcharged [+atmosphere, occasion, debate] muy tenso
it's a very highly-charged atmosphere here in a highly-charged debate, MPs from all parties demanded more money
highly colouredcoloured [+clothes, picture] de colores chillones; [+description, account] muy exagerado
the stuff of which many a highly-coloured, emotionally-charged tabloid newspaper story of the human interest variety is made highly [coloured] clothes a highly coloured autobiography
highly educatededucated muy culto
he was a highly educated, clever man
highly intelligentintelligent sumamente inteligente; inteligentísimo
it is highly likely that he will win the competitionlikely es muy sumamente probable que gane la competición;or
highly paidpaid [+person, job] muy bien pagado
these people are already highly paid
a highly placed officialplaced un funcionario importante; un alto cargo
he is highly placed in the company está muy bien situado en la compañía
highly polishedpolished [+shoes, furniture, tiles] muy brillantes; [+book, film, description] muy bueno; muy pulido
highly polished boots the desk was broad, modern and highly polished a highly polished, well constructed movie a highly polished party election broadcast
highly qualifiedqualified muy preparado; muy cualificado
he's very highly qualified Hugh was a highly qualified engineer
this book is highly recommendedrecommended este libro está muy recomendado
she came to the job highly recommended vino muy bien recomendada
a highly regarded writerregarded un escritor de mucha reputación
highly sexedsexed muy sensual; con mucho apetito sexual
he's very highly-sexed a highly sexed woman
highly spicedspiced con muchas especias; muy condimentado
highly strungstrung muy nervioso; muy excitable
a highly successful businessmansuccessful un hombre de negocios de muchísimo éxito
highly trained soldierstrained soldados sumamente adiestrados
the staff are highly trained el personal está altamente capacitado
it is highly unlikely that she will see youunlikely es muy poco probable que te reciba
this is a highly [unusual] state of affairs this is a highly unusual step for us they were not very highly paid
2 (with verb)
to praise sb highlypraise alabar elogiar mucho a algn;or
I can't praise him highly enough todo elogio que haga de él es poco
I don't rate him very highlyrate no tengo muy buena opinión de él
his chances of survival are not rated very highly no se cree que tenga muchas posibilidades de sobrevivir
he is highly regarded by all his staffregarded está muy bien considerado por todo su personal
these children score very highly in intelligence testsscore estos niños consiguen unas puntuaciones muy altas en los tests de inteligencia
to speak highly of sb/sthspeak hablar muy bien de algn/algo
to think highly of sb/sththink tener muy buena opinión de algn/algo
to value sth highlyvalue apreciar mucho algo
teaching should be valued as highly as research

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