Translation of high – English–Spanish dictionary

high

adjective

/haɪ/ us

/haɪ/

DISTANCE

(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom

alto

a high building/mountain un edificio alto, una montaña alta

high ceilings techos altos

It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.

The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields.

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The house is encircled by a high fence.
I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it.
I love high heels but they're rather impractical.
A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village.
The village is perched on top of a high hill.

ABOVE AVERAGE

greater than the usual level or amount

alto

The job demands a high level of concentration.

He suffers from high blood pressure.

Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days. Hoy en día, los muebles antiguos alcanzan precios muy elevados.

She got very high marks in her geography exam.

It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet.

He's in a high-security prison.

high in something

containing a large quantity of something

alto en algo

I avoid foods that are high in fat. Evito los alimentos altos en grasa.

high winds

fast, strong wind

fuertes vientos

High winds caused delays on the ferries. Los fuertes vientos provocaron retrasos en los transbordadores.

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Chocolate has a high fat content.
She had a high temperature and was delirious.
Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas.
A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.
The pollen count is high today, which is bad news for hay fever sufferers.

IMPORTANT

having power, an important position, or great influence

alto

an officer of high rank un oficial de alto rango

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We've got to change the present system in which high court judges are regarded as somehow untouchable.
As the daughter of the president, she enjoys high status among her peers.
His father was a high-ranking official in the embassy.
She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance.
At the age of 32, she managed to enter one of the citadels of high fashion.

SOUND

near or at the top of the range of sounds

agudo

I can't reach the high notes. No puedo llegar a las notas altas.

BAD

(of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat

malo, pasado

This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out. Esta carne da olor, voy a tirarla.

Grammar

High or tall?

We use high for mountains and for things which are a long way above the ground: …

Measurements

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Area: length, width, depth and height

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Weight and volume

We use the verb weigh to measure weight: …

Frequency, speed, time

We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them: …

Idioms

hunt/search high and low
leave someone high and dry
on high

high

adverb

/haɪ/ us

/haɪ/

at or to a large distance from the ground

alto

You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.

The new jet flew much higher than most planes. El nuevo reactor volaba mucho más alto que la mayoría de los aviones.

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We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.
The ball rose high above the fielder and fell behind the boundary line.
Can you see those goats grazing high in the mountains?
He batted the ball high into the air.
She twirled her baton high in the air as she led the parade.

Grammar

Measurements

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Area: length, width, depth and height

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Weight and volume

We use the verb weigh to measure weight: …

Frequency, speed, time

We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them: …

(Translation of high from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of high | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

high

noun [ countable ]

/haɪ/

the top or highest level or number

máxima [ feminine ]

It will be hot today with a high of 92°. Hoy hará calor con una máxima de 92 °.

Antonym

low

record high/all-time high

the highest point ever

récord

The stock market reached a record high today. El mercado de valores alcanzó un récord histórico hoy.

an area of high pressure that affects the weather

altas presiones [ feminine ]

a high moving through the region unas altas presiones en la región

Antonym

low

a physical feeling that results from taking drugs

colocón [ masculine ]

the high you get from taking ecstasy el colocón que se obtiene al tomar éxtasis

a feeling of great happiness or excitement

en las alturas en la gloria

The whole campus was on a high after the team won. Todo el campus estaba en la gloria después de que el equipo ganara.

Antonym

low

highs and lows

good and bad times

altibajos

the highs and lows of a political campaign los altibajos de una campaña política

high

adjective

/haɪ/

large when measured from the bottom to the top

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

a high wall un muro alto

the highest mountain in the range la montaña más alta de la cordillera

Antonym

low

used to talk about how big sth is from bottom to top

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

How high is the mountain? ¿Cómo de alta es la montaña?

The fence is six feet high. La valla tiene dos metros de alto.

far above the ground

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

high white clouds altas nubes blancas

Antonym

low

greater in amount, size, or degree than usual

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

high speed/prices alta velocidad / precios altos

high-quality goods productos de alta calidad

Confidence in the economy is high. La confianza en la economía es alta.

Antonym

low

high in sth

having greater levels than usual

elevado/ada alto/ta en

foods that are high in fat alimentos que son altos en grasa

high hopes/expectations

alto/ta altas expectativas grandes expectativas

We had high hopes that he would be a doctor. Teníamos altas expectativas de que él fuera médico.

more important than others

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

officers of high rank oficiales de alto rango

to hold a high government office ocupar un alto cargo en el gobierno

Antonym

low

at or near the top of a range

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

temperatures in the high 70s temperaturas en los 70 altos

to sing the highest notes cantar las notas más altas

Antonym

low

showing strong approval or admiration

elevado/ada [ masculine-feminine ]

to have a high opinion of sb tener una opinión elevada de alguien

Antonym

low

under the influence of drugs

colocarse colocado/ada [ masculine-feminine ]

high on cocaine colocada en cocaína

(of winds) very strong

fuerte [ masculine-feminine ]

high winds gusting to 60 miles per hour vientos fuertes soplando a 60 millas por hora

being the most extreme example of

alto/ta [ masculine-feminine ]

the high fashion shows in Paris and Milan los desfiles de alta moda en París y Milán

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Translations of high

in Chinese (Traditional)

距離, （尤指無生命的東西）高的，有…高的, 超過平均水準…

in Chinese (Simplified)

距离, （尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的, 超过平均水平…

in Portuguese

alto, agudo, colocado…

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उंच, सर्वसाधारणपणे निर्जीव वस्तूंबद्दल बोलताना, सामान्य पातळी किंवा रकमेपेक्षा जास्त…

（物の高さが）高い, （標高が）高い, How high ～? で、身長（高さ）を聞く表現…

yüksek, ...yüksekliğinde, (miktar…

maximum [masculine], zone [feminine] de haute pression, anticyclone [masculine]…

alt, agut, a gran altura…

hoog, harde wind…

(குறிப்பாக வாழாத விஷயங்களில்) மேலிருந்து கீழாக ஒரு பெரிய தூரம் அல்லது தரையில் மேலே நீண்ட தூரம் இருப்பது, அல்லது மேலிருந்து கீழாகக் கூறப்பட்ட தூரத்தைக் கொண்டிருப்பது, வழக்கமான நிலை அல்லது தொகையை விட பெரியது…

(निर्जीव वस्तु) ऊँचा, (सामान्य स्तर या राशि से) अधिक, उच्च…

ઊંચું, ઉચ્ચ (શક્તિ, પદ અથવા પ્રભાવમાં)…

høj, høj-, højeste…

hög, stor, högsta…

tinggi, mulia, kencang…

hoch, Haupt-…, stark…