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1 high
I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
* * *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.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) di altezza3) (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.) alto4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principale, maggiore, alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) alto6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) passato, andato a male10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto2. 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.) alto- 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).) dar rilievo a, mettere in evidenza- 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.) (ad alto contenuto tecnologico)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
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2 tuck
I [tʌk]nome sart. piega f., pince f.; (to shorten) piega f., risvolto m.II [tʌk]to tuck a blanket under sb. — mettere una coperta sotto qcn.
she tucked her feet up under her — si sedette o si accoccolò sui calcagni
it tucked its head under its wing — mise o nascose la testa sotto l'ala
- tuck in- tuck up* * *1. noun1) (a fold sewn into a piece of material: Her dress had tucks in the sleeves.) piega2) (sweets, cakes etc: Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; ( also adjective) a tuck shop.) dolciumi2. verb(to push, stuff etc: He tucked his shirt into his trousers.) mettere- tuck in* * *[tʌk]1. nSewing pince f inv, piega2. vt(put) infilare, mettere, cacciare3. vito tuck into a meal Brit fam — lanciarsi sul pasto
•- tuck in- tuck up* * *tuck /tʌk/n.1 piega; basta; pince (franc.): ( sartoria) to make [to let out] a tuck in a sleeve, fare [allentare] una basta in una manica ( di camicia, ecc.)4 ( slang) cibo; roba da mangiare; (spec.) dolci, dolciumi, brioche; merendine; pasticcini: a tuck box, una scatola di dolci● ( slang) a tuck-in, una scorpacciata; una mangiata □ ( pesca) tuck net (o tuck seine), bertovello □ tuck position, ( ciclismo) posizione rannicchiata; ( ginnastica, tuffi) posizione raggruppata; ( sci) posizione a uovo □ ( tuffi) tuck-position dive, tuffo in posizione raggruppata □ ( slang) tuck shop, spaccio che vende dolciumi, roba da mangiare (spec. a scuola o in un collegio).(to) tuck /tʌk/A v. t.3 mettere dentro; far entrare; infilare; stipare; cacciare; nascondere: I managed to tuck my shoes into the suitcase, riuscii a far entrare le scarpe nella valigia; The cove lies tucked between high cliffs, l'insenatura è nascosta da alte scogliere; I tucked the letter into my pocket, mi sono cacciato la lettera in tasca5 ripiegare ( una parte del corpo): The pigeon tucked its head under its wing, il piccione ha ripiegato il capo sotto l'alaB v. i.1 far pieghe; far baste* * *I [tʌk]nome sart. piega f., pince f.; (to shorten) piega f., risvolto m.II [tʌk]to tuck a blanket under sb. — mettere una coperta sotto qcn.
she tucked her feet up under her — si sedette o si accoccolò sui calcagni
it tucked its head under its wing — mise o nascose la testa sotto l'ala
- tuck in- tuck up
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