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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.) înalt, de la înălţime2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) înalt (de)3) (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.) mare; bun4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) înalt5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobil, înalt6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) tare, puternic7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) înalt8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ascuţit, strident9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) fezandat10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mare2. 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.) la înălţime- 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).) a scoate în evidenţă- 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 extortionate
[-nət]adjective ((of a price) much too high: That restaurant's prices are extortionate!) exorbitant -
3 black market
((a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc: coffee on the black market.) la negru
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