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1 high and low
överallt* * *(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) överallt -
2 hunt high and low
(to search everywhere.) leta överallt -
3 high
adj. hög; upphöjd, förnäm; drogad--------adv. högt--------n. höjd; höjdpunkt; topp* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hög2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hög3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hög, stor4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) hög, högsta5) (noble; good: high ideals.) hög, ädel6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stark7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hög8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ljus9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) ankommen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) hög2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) högt, långt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) framhäva, accentuera, sätta strålkastarljus på- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) högteknologisk- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
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4 hunt
n. jakt--------v. jaga, leta, söka* * *1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) jaga2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) jaga2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) jakt2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) letande•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out -
5 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
6 tide
n. ebb och flod, tidvatten; tendens--------v. driva; komma över, övervinna* * *(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) tidvatten, ebb och flod- tidal- tidal wave
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