high

high
[haɪ] adj
1) (altitude) hoch präd, hohe(r, s) attr;
he lives on the \highest floor er wohnt im obersten Stockwerk;
I knew him when he was only so \high ich kannte ihn schon als kleines Kind;
to fly at a \high altitude in großer Höhe fliegen;
to have a \high ceiling hohe Räume haben;
thirty centimetres/one metre/two metres \high dreißig Zentimeter/ein Meter/zwei Meter hoch;
\high cheekbones hohe Wangenknochen;
to do a \high dive einen Kopfsprung aus großer Höhe machen;
the \high diving board das oberste Sprungbrett;
to have a \high forehead eine hohe Stirn haben;
\high waves hohe Wellen;
\high wind starker Wind;
ankle-\high water knöcheltief; grass knöchelhoch;
knee-\high water knietief; grass kniehoch;
shoulder/waist-\high schulter-/hüfthoch
2) (above average) hohe(r, s) attr, hoch präd;
she got very \high marks sie bekam sehr gute Noten;
the casualty toll from the explosion was \high die Explosion forderte viele Opfer;
\high calibre [or (Am) caliber] gun großkalibrige Waffe;
of the \highest calibre [or (Am) caliber]; (fig) hervorragend;
\high level of concentration hohe Konzentration;
to have \high hopes sich dat große Hoffnungen machen;
to have \high hopes for sb für jdn große Pläne haben;
to have a \high IQ einen hohen IQ haben;
a \high-scoring match ein Match nt mit vielen Treffern;
to have a \high opinion of sb von jdm eine hohe Meinung haben;
to be full of \high praise [for sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] voll des Lobes sein;
to pay a \high price for sth (a. fig) für etw akk einen hohen Preis bezahlen (a. fig)
to have \high principles strenge Prinzipien haben;
to drive at \high speed mit hoher Geschwindigkeit fahren;
to demand \high standards from sb/sth hohe Ansprüche [o Anforderungen] an jdn/etw stellen
3) med
to suffer from \high blood-pressure an hohem Blutdruck leiden;
\high in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinreich;
\high fever hohes Fieber
4) (important)
safety is \high on my list of priorities Sicherheit zählt zu meinen höchsten Prioritäten;
to have sth on the \highest authority (esp hum) etw aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen;
to hold/resign from \high office ein hohes Amt innehaben/niederlegen;
to have friends in \high places wichtige Freunde haben;
of \high rank hochrangig;
to be \high and mighty (pej) herablassend sein
5) (intoxicated, euphoric) high (a. fig) (fam)
to be \high on drugs mit Drogen vollgepumpt sein;
to be [as] \high as a kite (fam) total high sein (sl)
6) (shrill)
to sing in a \high key in einer hohen Tonlage singen;
a \high note ein hoher Ton;
a \high voice eine schrille Stimme
7) fashion
she wore a dress with a \high neckline sie trug ein hochgeschlossenes Kleid;
\high heels Stöckelschuhe mpl
8) pred (gone off)
to be \high food riechen; game Hautgout haben
PHRASES:
\high drama hochdramatisch;
with one's head held \high hoch erhobenen Hauptes;
to stink to \high heaven (smell awful) wie die Pest stinken (sl) (be very suspicious) zum Himmel stinken (fig) (sl)
come hell or \high water um jeden Preis;
come hell or \high water, I'm going to get this finished by midnight und wenn die Welt untergeht, bis Mitternacht habe ich das fertig;
sb's stock is \high jds Aktien stehen gut (fig), jd steht hoch im Kurs;
\high time höchste Zeit;
to leave sb \high and dry jdn auf dem Trockenen sitzen lassen adv
1) (position) hoch;
you'll have to throw the ball \high du musst den Ball in die Höhe werfen;
he said he would go as \high as $500 er meinte, er würde maximal 500 Dollar ausgeben;
to look [or search] for sth \high and low das Unterste nach oben kehren (fig)
\high up hoch oben
2) (intensity)
the sea was running \high das Meer tobte;
feelings were running \high (fig) die Gemüter erhitzten sich
PHRASES:
to hold one's head \high stolz sein;
to live \high on [or off] the hog fürstlich leben n
1) (high[est] point) Höchststand m;
to reach an all-time [or a record] \high einen historischen Höchststand erreichen
2) meteo Hoch nt
3) (exhilaration)
\highs and lows Höhen und Tiefen (fig)
to be on a \high high sein (sl)
4) (heaven)
on \high im Himmel, in der Höhe (poet)
God looked down from on \high Gott blickte vom Himmel herab; (hum fig) (fam);
the orders came from on \high die Befehle kamen von höchster Stelle

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