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1 water tower
subst. \/ˈwɔːtəˌtaʊə\/vanntårn, hydrant -
2 cooling tower
subst. eller water-cooling towerkjøletårn -
3 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.) høy2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) høy3) (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.) stor, voldsom, kraftig, sterk4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) høy(-), høytstående5) (noble; good: high ideals.) høy, fornem6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterk7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) høy, lys8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) lys9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) vilt som har hengt lenge nok10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) av høy verdi2. 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.) høyt- 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).) framheve, rette søkelyset mot- 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.) høyteknologisk- 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 timehøyIsubst. \/haɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) topp, maksimum, rekord, høyde, høydepunkt, rekordtall2) ( meteorologi) høytrykk, høytrykksområde3) ( kortspill) høyeste kort, høyeste trumf4) ( hverdagslig) kick, rus, narkotikapåvirket tilstand5) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig, forkortelse for high school) videregående skole6) høygir, høyeste girfrom on high fra oven, fra himmelen, fra det høyehit\/reach a new high sette en ny rekord, nå nye høyderon high i høyden, over i himmelenIIadj.1) høy2) høyt beliggende, øvre, høy-3) innlands-, høylands-4) høy, høytstående, av høy rang, fornem, høyere5) høy, opphøyd6) fordelaktig, god7) alvorlig, graverende8) høy-, hoved-, over-9) høy, edel, nobel, fin, opphøyd10) høy, stor, sterk, kraftig, intens11) ( om pris eller sum) høy, dyr, kostbar15) hovmodig, arrogant, overlegen16) ekstrem, ytterliggående, ultra-18) ( hverdagslig) oppspilt, glad, oppløftet19) (hverdagslig, om alkoholrus) animert, brisen20) (hverdagslig, om narkotikarus) høy, påvirket, ruset21) luksuriøs, flott, ekstravagant24) (sjøfart, om vind) forklaring: som har styrke 10 på Beaufortskalaen, full storm25) (kortspill, om kort) forklaring: av høyere verdi enn andre kort eller farger26) (kortspill, om kort) i stand til å ta et stikkat high noon ( også overført) kl. 12 på dagen, når solen står høyest, middagstidat high tide ved høyvannhave a high time ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøyhigh and dry ( sjøfart) på tørt land strandet ( overført) på bar bakke, isolert, stilt utenfor, forlatthigh and low høyt og lavthigh and mighty ( hverdagslig) arrogant, storaktig, stor på det, høy i hatten, storsnutet som tilhører det øvre sosiale sjikthigh day midt på lyse dagenhigh definition (TV) med høy oppløsninghigh on something påvirket av noehigh Tory ultrakonservativ, erkekonservativhigh, wide and handsome ( hverdagslig) glad, sorgløs, ubekymret• after months of worrying, he looked positively high, wide and handsomeetter måneder med bekymring, så han faktisk sorgløs utin high places\/quarters på høyere holdleave someone high and dry la noen i stikkenof high antiquity svært gammel, av høy alderwith a high hand egenmektig, selvrådig og vilkårligIIIadv. \/haɪ\/1) høyt• pay high2) høyt, i høyt toneleie3) sterkt, kraftig, voldsomt4) (sjøfart, om seiling) høyt, skarpt, opp mot vindenas high as så høyt som, så mye somfeelings ran high stemningen var opphisset, bølgene gikk høyt
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