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| high adj | (quality) | hoog bn |
| | CDs have very high quality recordings. |
| high adj | (quantity) | hoog bn |
| | The number of rats in this city is very high. |
| high adj | (price: expensive) | hoog bn |
| | The price is too high, don't you think? |
| high adj | (lofty) | verheven bn |
| | | ambitieus bn |
| | He has high goals for his dictionary project. |
| high adj | (important) | hoog bn |
| | People usually did what the high official wanted. |
| high adj | (wind: strong) | sterk bn |
| | The high winds blew over the tent. |
| high adj | (fever: elevated) | hoog bn |
| | Her fever was high - over a hundred and three degrees Fahrenheit. |
| high adj | (sports: over) (sport) | over bn |
| | The kick was high and went over the goal. |
| high adj | (advanced) | hoog bn |
| | | vergevorderd, gevorderd bn |
| | He communicated easily because of his high level of Spanish. |
| high adj | (music: above desired pitch) | te hoog bn |
| | That piano is high; you should have it tuned. |
| high adj | (principal) | hoog bn |
| | He was the High Commissioner of Jamaica. |
| high adj | (grave, serious) (in samenstelling) | hoog- bn |
| | The traitor was convicted of high treason. |
| high adj | (extravagant) | rijke leven bn |
| | | wild bn |
| | After winning the lottery, they lived the high life till they ran out of money. |
| high adj | UK, informal (intoxicated) | in trance, in extase bn |
| | This music makes me feel really high. |
| high adj | colloquial, figurative (on drugs) | stoned, high bn |
| | He was high on marijuana at the time and didn't notice anything. |
| high adj | (remote) | afgelegen bn |
| | I often used to walk on the high plains. |
| high adj | (of extreme opinions) | radicaal bn |
| Opmerking: This sense often refers to religious views. |
| | We suspect the vicar of having high church leanings. |
| high adj | (automotive: performance) | groot vermogen |
| | This is a really high performance car. |
| high adj | (gear ratio) | hoog bn |
| | Many sports cars are geared high to make them faster. |
| high adj | (baseball: pitch above the chest) (honkbal) | te hoog gegooide bal |
| | The high pitch was above the strike zone. |
| high adj | (cards) | hoog bn |
| | When we play, ace is high. |
| high adv | (at a high level) | hoog bw |
| | They hiked high in the mountains. |
| high adv | (with a high rank) | hoog bw |
| | He rose high in the ranks of the army. |
| high adv | (at a high price) | hoog bw |
| | | duur bn |
| | Unfortunately, she bought high, and then the stock went down. |
| high adv | (to a high degree) | hoog bw |
| | Her fever ran high for three days before she recovered. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| get high (on [sth]) vi + adj | slang, figurative (on drugs) (informeel) | stoned worden, high worden bn + ww |
| | You can get high by sniffing glue, but it's quite likely to kill you. |
| | Je kan high worden door het snuiven van lijm, maar het kan je waarschijnlijk doden. |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) (figuurlijk) | hoog te paard bw |
| | | hooghartig, uit de hoogte bw |
| | (Belg.) | rap op uw paard zitten |
| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| | Ik weet dat je denkt dat ik verkeerd ben, maar daarom hoef je nog niet hoog te paard zitten. |
| hi-fi n | abbreviation (high fidelity) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| hi-fi n as adj | abbreviation (high-fidelity) (afkorting: high fidelity) | hifi attr. bn |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | voor schut gezet worden woordgr |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) | hoge bloeddruk bn + nw |
| | Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high chair,
highchair n | (child's tall chair) | kinderstoel nw de |
| | The restaurant provided a highchair for my 3-year-old son. |
high class,
high-class adj | (refined, of top quality) | hoge klasse bn + nw |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | Be well-dressed when you go to that restaurant, it's a high-class place! |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) | Hooggerechtshof nw het |
| High Court n | Aus (law: highest court of appeal) | hoogste rechtbank nw de |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) | Hooggerechtshof van justitie woordgr |
| high end n | (expensive range) | dure kant bn + nw |
| | It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| | Het is een mooie handtas, maar het is aan de dure kant. |
| high fashion n | (designer clothing) | haute couture nw de, ont. |
| | The designer is one of the biggest names in high fashion. |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) | high five |
| | Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| | Goed werk op het speelveld! Geef me een high five! |
| high heels npl | (shoes with raised heels) | hoge hakken bn + nw |
| | Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems. |
| | Het dragen van hoge hakken kan zorgen voor langdurige voetproblemen. |
| high heels npl | (raised heels on shoes) | verhoogde hakken bn + nw |
| | Shoes with high heels are fashionable but bad for your feet. |
| | Schoenen met verhoogde hakken zijn modieus, maar slecht voor je voeten. |
| high hopes npl | (great expectations) | hoge verwachtingen bn + nw |
| | Melissa has high hopes concerning her new job and its opportunites for advancement. |
| | Melissa heeft hoge verwachtingen over haar nieuwe job. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) | hoge sprong bn + nw |
| | Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| high noon n | (midday) | middaguur nw het, ont. |
| | | midden van de dag woordgr. |
| | At high noon, the sun is directly overhead; you can't see your shadow at the equator. |
| | Op het middaguur staat de zon vlak boven ons, je kan je schaduw dan niet zien als je op de evenaar staat. |
high pitched,
high-pitched adj | (sound: having a high frequency) | hoog, schel bn |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | He startled her, and she let out a high-pitched squeal. |
| | Ze liet haar schrikken en ze gilde zeer hoog. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) | hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| high profile n | (public prominence) | publieke bekendheid bn + nw |
| | He's able to maintain his high profile thanks to a lot of TV work. |
| high quality n | (excellence) | hoge kwaliteit bn + nw |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| | The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | van hoge kwaliteit bw |
| | (in samenstellingen) | kwaliteits- |
| | Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | middelbaar onderwijs in de Verenigde Staten woordgr. |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (in samenstelling) | school- voorvoegsel |
| | | van middelbare school woordgr. |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high season n | (period of greatest activity) | hoogseizoen nw het |
| | In most of Thailand, high season starts in November and lasts until January. |
| high stakes npl | (great risk) | hoge inzet bn + nw |
| | Stock market speculators play for high stakes. |
| high standards npl | (expectation of excellence) | hoge verwachtingen bn + nw |
| | He's not picky, he just has high standards when looking for a bride. |
| high street n | UK (town's main street) | hoofdstraat nw de |
| | Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) (handel) | het grote publiek bn+nw |
| | | consument nw de |
| | Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| High Street n as adj | UK, figurative (retail) (in samenstellingen) | consumenten- |
high tech,
high-tech,
hi-tech adj | informal (technologically advanced) | hightech bn |
| | | van hoogwaardige technologie bw |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Some people are scared of high-tech devices. |
| | Sommige mensen zijn bang voor hightech apparaten. |
high tech,
hi tech n | informal (advanced technology) | hightech nw de, ont. |
| high tide n | (sea's tide at highest elevation) | vloed nw de |
| | At high tide, this rocky island is completely submerged. |
| high up adv | (in a high place) | hoog bw |
| | Keep all medicines high up so that children cannot reach them. |
| high-up n | US, informal ([sb] in position of power) | hooggeplaatst bn |
| high-end n as adj | (upmarket or exclusive) | exclusief, duur bn |
| | I work at a high-end clothing store; nothing we sell is under $100. |
| high-handed adj | figurative (use of power: unfair, arbitrary) | autoritair, bazig, willekeurig bn |
| high-rise adj | (building: multi-storey) (gebouw) | hoog bn |
| | Kenny lives downtown in a high-rise apartment building. |
| high-rise n | (multi-storey block: of flats, etc.) | hoogbouw nw de, ont. |
| | | blok nw het |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | middelbare school diploma woordgr |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
| high-water mark n | (sea, river: highest level) | hoogwaterpeil nw het |
| | The high-water mark is easy to identify on a beach by a line of debris such as seaweed. |
| high-water mark n | figurative (achievement) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire. |
highborn,
also UK: high-born adj | (born into the aristocracy) | edel bn |
| | | van adel vz+nw |
| | | voornaam bn |
| highbrow adj | informal (highly cultured) | intellectueel, hoogstaand bn |
| | Kim thinks opera is too highbrow to be enjoyed by regular people. |
hightail,
high-tail vi | informal, US (run, hurry) | snellen onoverg. ww |
| | | rennen onoverg. ww |
| | | zich haasten. wk. ww |
| | The shoplifter hightailed out of the store with the security guard in hot pursuit. |
horizontal bar,
high bar n | (gymnastic event) (sport: turnen) | rekstok nw de |
| It's high time you did it. expr | informal (You should do it now.) (informeel) | het is hoog tijd dat je, het wordt hoog tijd dat je frase |
| | | het is hoog tijd dat u, het wordt hoog tijd dat u frase |
| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. |
| | Het wordt hoog tijd dat ik naar de dokter ga, ik heb het al vier keer uitgesteld. |
| junior high n | US (lower secondary school) | middenschool nw de, ont. |
| | | middelbaar onderwijs nw het, ont. |
| | The transition from junior high to high school can be tough for some kids. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | middelbare school bn + nw |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | het ervan nemen frase |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |