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1 High Commissioner
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2 British High Commissioner in Palestine
de hoogste gevolmachtigde (Britse premier die leiding had in de tijd van de Mandaat)English-Dutch dictionary > British High Commissioner in Palestine
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3 UN High Commissioner for Refugees
gouverneur van de Verenigde Naties voor Vluchtelingen (UNHCR)English-Dutch dictionary > UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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4 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
de Hoge Ambtenaar van de Verenigde Staten voor Vluchtelingen (UNHCR)English-Dutch dictionary > United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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5 high
adj. hoog; adellijk; stoned (door de drugs)--------adv. hoog, boven--------n. verheven; hoge versnelling; hoogtepunthigh1[ haj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————high2〈 higher〉1 hoog ⇒ hooggeplaatst, verheven2 intens ⇒ sterk, groot4 vrolijk♦voorbeelden:high camp • superkitsch(erig)high circles • hogere kringenhigh command • opperbevelHigh Commission • ambassade van een Gemenebestlid in een ander GemenebestlandHigh Commissioner • Hoge Commissarishigher court • hoger rechtscollegehigh fashion • haute coutureHigh Mass • hoogmisa high opinion of • een hoge dunk vanhave friends in high places • een goede kruiwagen hebben〈 ook meteorologie〉 high pressure • hoge druk; 〈 informeel〉 agressiviteit 〈van verkooptechniek e.d.〉high priest • hogepriesterhigh society • de hogere kringenhigh water • hoogwaterthe Most High • de Allerhoogstehigh gear • hoge versnellinghigh hopes • hoge verwachtingena high wind • een harde windhigh treason • hoogverraad〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 high roller • patser, iemand die met geld smijt, supergokkerthe high sea(s) • de volle zeeplay for high stakes • het hoog spelen〈 Brits-Engels〉 high tea • vroeg warm eten, vaak met theecome hell or high water • wat er ook gebeurthigh and mighty • uit de hoogteII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 gevorderd ⇒ hoog, op een hoogtepunt♦voorbeelden:high season • hoogseizoenhigh summer • hoogzomerit's high time we went • het is de hoogste tijd om te gaan♦voorbeelden:————————high3〈 bijwoord〉2 schel♦voorbeelden:feelings ran high • de emoties liepen hoog opride high • succes hebbensearch high and low • in alle hoeken zoeken→ hog hog/
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