high

alto, elevato

Situato molto al di sopra del suolo o di un’altra superficie.

In inglese semplice: Far above the ground or another surface.

• The shelf is too high.
• Clouds were high above the hills.
• That window is higher than the others.

Come si usa: high above something (The nest is high above the path.)

Sinonimi: elevated

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: a high shelf, a high window, high above something

alto

Che ha molta distanza tra la base e la parte più alta.

In inglese semplice: With a top that reaches a long way above the bottom or ground.

• They built a high fence.
• How high is that mountain?
• The tower was higher than every nearby building.

Come si usa: number + unit of length + high (The wall is three metres high.)

Sinonimi: tall, lofty

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: a high wall, a high mountain, two metres high, a high tower

alto, elevato

Di grande importanza, potere o qualità rispetto ad altri.

In inglese semplice: Having great importance, power, or quality compared with others.

• The school has high standards.
• She held a high position in government.
• The case went to the highest court.

Sinonimi: superior, elevated

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: high quality, high standards, high office, high priority

fatto, sballato

Che sente o si comporta diversamente dopo aver assunto droghe.

In inglese semplice: Feeling or behaving differently because you have taken drugs.

• He got high at the party.
• She seemed high on drugs.
• Were they high when they drove home?

Come si usa: high on something (He was high on cannabis.)

Sinonimi: stoned, intoxicated

Contrari: sober

Espressioni comuni: get high, high on drugs, feel high

acuto

Detto di un suono come un fischio, anziché profondo come quello di un grande tamburo.

In inglese semplice: Describing a sound like a whistle, rather than a deep sound like a large drum.

• She has a high voice.
• That note is too high for me.
• The bird’s call became higher and sharper.

Sinonimi: high-pitched, shrill

Contrari: low, deep

Espressioni comuni: a high note, a high voice, a high pitch

in alto, alto

In un punto molto al di sopra del suolo o di un’altra superficie, oppure verso quel punto.

In inglese semplice: At or towards a place far above the ground or another surface.

• The birds flew high.
• How high can you jump?
• Smoke rose higher than the trees.

Come si usa: high above something (The plane flew high above the sea.)

Sinonimi: far up, aloft

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: fly high, jump high, high above something

a caro prezzo, a un prezzo alto

A una quantità, un prezzo o un valore elevati, oppure verso quel livello.

In inglese semplice: At or towards a large amount, price, or value.

• They bought low and sold high.
• The shares traded higher this morning.
• How high will you bid for the painting?

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: sell high, bid high, trade high

apice, picco

Il punto più alto, oppure un momento di particolare successo o felicità.

In inglese semplice: A highest point or an especially successful or happy moment.

• Winning the prize was a personal high.
• The team enjoyed many highs that season.
• Ticket sales reached a new high.

Sinonimi: peak, high point

Contrari: low

Espressioni comuni: a career high, highs and lows, a new high