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altitude [altityd]feminine noun• à 2 800 mètres d'altitude at an altitude of 2,800 metres• perdre/prendre de l'altitude to lose/gain altitude* * *altityd1) ( hauteur) altitudeprendre de l'altitude — [avion, ballon] to gain altitude ou height
à basse/haute altitude — [neiger, voler] at low/high altitude
des sommets de plus de 6000 mètres d'altitude — peaks more than 6,000 metres [BrE] high
2) ( haute montagne)en altitude — [pousser, neiger] high up (in the mountains)
* * *altityd nf* * *altitude nf1 ( hauteur) altitude; perdre/prendre de l'altitude [avion, ballon] to lose/to gain altitude ou height; à basse/haute altitude [neiger, voler] at low/high altitude; vol à basse/haute altitude low/high altitude flight; à une altitude de 2 000 mètres [avion] at an altitude of 2,000 metresGB; [montagne, plateau] at a height of 2,000 metresGB (above sea-level), at an altitude of 2,000 metresGB; quelle est l'altitude du mont Blanc? how high is Mont Blanc?, what is the altitude of Mont Blanc?; des sommets de plus de 6 000 mètres d'altitude peaks more than 6,000 metresGB high; avoir une faible altitude [plateau, ville] to be close to sea-level;2 ( haute montagne) en altitude [pousser, neiger] high up (in the mountains), at altitude spéc; station d'altitude mountain resort.[altityd] nom fémininà haute/basse altitude at high/low altitudeprendre de l'altitude to gain altitude, to climben altitude locution adverbiale
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