-
1 high seas
öppet hav -
2 the high seas
(the open seas; far from land.) öppna havet -
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
- it is high time -
4 piracy
n. sjöröveri; stöld; stöld av patent eller idé* * *noun (the act(s) of a pirate: He was accused of piracy on the high seas; Publishing that book under his own name was piracy.) sjöröveri, pirattryck
См. также в других словарях:
high seas — n. open ocean waters outside the territorial limits of any single nation * * * In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large … Universalium
high seas — plural noun The open ocean • • • Main Entry: ↑high * * * high seas, the open ocean. The high seas are outside the authority of any country. * * * plural n. the high seas the open ocean, esp. that not within any country s jurisdiction * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
high seas — all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a state (Geneva Convention on the High Seas 1958). The territorial sea was fixed as not exceeding 12 nautical miles by the 1982 Convention on the Law… … Law dictionary
high seas — ˌhigh ˈseas noun [plural] the areas of ocean that do not belong to any particular country: • the need to establish regional organizations which would regulate fishing on the high seas and settle disputes compare territorial waters … Financial and business terms
High seas — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high seas — n the high seas literary the areas of ocean around the world that do not belong to any particular country … Dictionary of contemporary English
high seas — ► PLURAL NOUN (the high seas) ▪ the open ocean, especially that not within any country s jurisdiction … English terms dictionary
high seas — n. open ocean waters outside the territorial limits of any single nation … English World dictionary
high seas — {n. phr.} The open ocean, not the waters near the coast. * /It was a big powerful liner built to sail on the high seas./ * /The ships of every country have the right to sail on the high seas./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high seas — {n. phr.} The open ocean, not the waters near the coast. * /It was a big powerful liner built to sail on the high seas./ * /The ships of every country have the right to sail on the high seas./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high\ seas — n. phr. the open ocean, not the waters near the coast. It was a big powerful liner built to sail on the high seas. The ships of every country have the right to sail on the high seas … Словарь американских идиом