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1 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.) hár2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hár3) (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.) hár, mikill, töluverður4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) há-, hæsti-, aðal-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) háleitur6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterkur, mikill7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hár, bjartur8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hár, bjartur9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) sem farið er að slá í10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) háspil2. 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.) hátt- 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).) beina athygli að- 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.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
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2 high and dry
1) ((of boats) on the shore; out of the water: The boat was left high and dry of the beach.) á þurru2) (in difficulties: Her husband has left her high and dry without any money.) í vandræðum -
3 high tide
(the time when the tide is farthest up the shore: High tide today is at 15.46; They set sail at high tide.) háflóð -
4 high-class
adjective (of high quality: This is a high-class hotel.) hágæða- -
5 high-handed
adjective (done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.) yfirgangssamur, ráðríkur; hrokafullur -
6 high-pitched
adjective ((of sounds, voices etc) high, sharp: a high-pitched, childish voice.) hár, skerandi -
7 high-spirited
adjective (showing high spirits: a high-spirited horse.) fjörmikill, líflegur -
8 high and low
(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) hátt og lágt -
9 high and mighty
(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) merkilegur með sig -
10 high school
(a secondary school: She goes to high school next year.) alm. framhaldsskóli eftir barnaskóla (12-17 ára eða 14-17 ára) -
11 high spirits
(enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy: He's in high spirits today.) gleði; eldmóður -
12 high-level
adjective (involving important people: high-level talks.) sem snertir háttsetta -
13 high-powered
adjective ((with an engine which is) very powerful: a high-powered motorboat/engine.) kraftmikill -
14 high-rise
adjective (with many storeys: She does not like living in a high-rise flat as the children cannot get out to play easily.) margra hæða -
15 high-tech
noun ((also hi-tech, high technology) the use of advanced machines and equipment in industry.) -
16 high fidelity
hágæðahljómur/-hljómflutningur -
17 high jump
(a sports contest in which people jump over a bar which is raised until no-one can jump over it.) hástökk -
18 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) aðalgata -
19 high treason
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20 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) háflæði
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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[ u]gel… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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