-
1 high-rise building
augstceltne -
2 high
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.) augsts2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) augsts; garš3) (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.) liels; augsts4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) galvenais; augstāks5) (noble; good: high ideals.) augsts; cēls6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) (par vēju) stiprs7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) (par skaņu) spalgs; augsts8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) (par balsi) augsts9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) (par gaļu) iesmacis10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) vērtīgs2. 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.) augstu; stipri- 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).) izcelt; izgaismot- 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.) augsto tehnoloģiju-- 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* * *augstākā pakāpe, maksimums; augsta spiediena josla, anticiklons; eiforija ar halucinācijām, narkotisks apdullums; augsts; augstāks, galvenais; stiprs, liels; dārgs, augsts; spalgs, griezīgs; līksms, jautrs; cēls, augsts; labākais, augstākais; lepns, krāšņs; straujš; iesmacis; iereibis, piedzēries; narkotiku apdullināts; augstu; spēcīgi, stipri; dārgi; krāšņi, lepni -
3 tower
1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) tornis2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) pacelties/slieties pāri, virs- towering- tower-block* * *tornis; cietoksnis, citadele; atbalsts; pilons; pacelties; slieties; izcelties, pārspēt
См. также в других словарях:
high-rise building — Multistory building taller than the maximum height people are willing to walk up, thus requiring vertical mechanical transportation. The introduction of safe passenger elevators made practical the erection of buildings more than four or five… … Universalium
Arabella High-Rise Building — Infobox Skyscraper building name = Arabella High Rise Building caption = Arabella Hochhaus built = 1966 to 1969 status = completed use = Residential previous building = location = Munich, Germany roof = 75 m floor count = 23 elevator count =… … Wikipedia
Hannibal (high-rise building) — Hannibal is the designation of several multistoried building settlements from the 70 s in Germany. The housing development Hannibal in Stuttgart Asemwald was built around 1970 and consists of several blocks of flats with up to 70 meters height… … Wikipedia
high-rise building — skyscraper … English contemporary dictionary
high-rise — high rises ADJ: ADJ n High rise buildings are modern buildings which are very tall and have many levels or floors. ...high rise apartment blocks. ...high rise office buildings. N COUNT A high rise is a high rise building. That big high rise above … English dictionary
high-rise — ☆ high rise [hī′rīz΄ ] adj. designating or of a tall apartment house, office building, etc. of many stories n. a high rise building … English World dictionary
high-rise — high ,rise adjective a high rise building is very tall with many floors or levels ╾ high ,rise noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
High Rise — infobox Book | name = High Rise title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = J. G. Ballard illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
high-rise — UK / US adjective a high rise building is very tall with many floors or levels Derived word: high rise UK / US noun countable Word forms high rise : singular high rise plural high rises … English dictionary
high-rise — ˈhigh rise adjective [only before a noun] PROPERTY high rise buildings are tall with many floors: • 3,000,000 square feet of office space in three high rise towers in downtown Dallas high rise noun [countable] : • It differed from the other… … Financial and business terms
high-rise — high′ rise or high′rise adj. 1) cvb (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house[/ex] 2) cvb Also, high′ rise , high riser. a high rise apartment or office building •… … From formal English to slang
