Forme compuse:
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| aim high v | literal (try to hit a high target) | a ținti sus loc.vb. |
| | You have to aim high when you shoot baskets. |
| aim high vi + adv | figurative (aspire to do well) | a avea aspirații înalte loc.vb. |
| | | a ținti sus loc.vb. |
| | Jerry needs to aim high if he wants to get grades that are good enough to do Medicine at university. |
| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) | fie ce-o fi |
| | Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| from on high expr | literary (from the sky, from a high position) | de la Cel de Sus loc.adv. |
| | | de sus, din ceruri loc.adv. |
| | A great rumbling came from on high, and the sea began to part. |
| get high vi + adj | figurative, slang (take drugs) | a se droga vb.reflex. |
| | You can get high by sniffing glue, but it's quite likely to kill you. |
| get high on [sth] v expr | figurative, slang (take drugs) | a se droga cu vb.pronominal |
| | (argou) | a trage pe nas expr.vb. |
| | Aaron got high on crack cocaine. |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) | a ține prelegeri, a face morală expr. |
| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| have friends in high places v expr | figurative (have influential contacts) | a avea pile loc.vb. |
| | | a avea prieteni sus puși expr.vb. |
| | She got the job because she has friends in high places. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | părăsit, abandonat adj. |
| | | de izbeliște loc.adj. |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| high and low adv | (all over the place, everywhere) | peste tot adv. |
| | I searched high and low for my glasses but couldn't find them. |
high and mighty,
high-and-mighty adj | (self-important, arrogant) | atotputernic adj. |
| | He's been acting high and mighty since his promotion. |
| high beams npl | (vehicle's strongest headlights) (faruri) | fază lungă s.f. |
| | Make sure not to use your high beams when driving through fog. |
| high birth n | (nobility, noble lineage) | viță aleasă s.f. |
| | Until quite recently a high birth would bestow one with many elite privileges, though not always great wealth. |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) | hipertensiune s.f. |
| | Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high chair,
highchair n | (child's tall chair) (pentru copii) | scaun înalt s.n. |
| | The restaurant provided a highchair for my 3-year-old son. |
high class,
high-class adj | (refined, of top quality) | rafinat, sofisticat adj. |
| | | de prim rang loc.adj. |
| | | de calitatea întâi loc.adj. |
| Notă: 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 comedy n | (sophisticated form of comedy) | comedie elitistă s.f. |
| | High comedy avoids the burlesque, slapstick and representations of low-life's that are apparent in low comedy. |
| high commissioner n | (ambassador, foreign representative) | ambasador s.m. |
| | I need a letter from the High Commissioner in order to apply for residency. |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) (instanță în UK) | Înalta Curte de Justiție s.f. |
| High Court n | Aus (law: highest court of appeal) (instanță în Australia) | cea mai înaltă curte de apel s.f. |
| High Court n | NZ (law: lower than Court of Appeal) (instanță în Noua Zeelandă) | instanță judecătorească s.f. |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) (instanță în Scoția) | Curte Supremă s.f. |
| high court n | often capitalized (law: country's highest court) | tribunal s.n. |
| | We disagree with the judge's verdict and will appeal to the High Court. |
| high end n | (expensive range) (marfă) | gamă de produse scumpe expr. |
| | | cea mai bună calitate expr. |
| | It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| | E o geantă plăcută, dar face parte dintr-o gamă de produse scumpe. |
| high explosive n | (violently-reactive substance) | exploziv puternic s.m. |
| | The car bomb contained 20kg of high explosive. |
| high fashion n | (designer clothing) | ultima modă s.f. |
| | The designer is one of the biggest names in high fashion. |
| high fidelity n | (high-quality sound reproduction) (calitatea sunetului) | înaltă fidelitate s.f. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) | salut prin baterea palmelor s.n. |
| | Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| high heels npl | (raised heels on shoes) | tocuri înalte s.n.pl. |
| | Shoes with high heels are fashionable but bad for your feet. |
| high heels npl | (shoes with raised heels) | pantofi cu toc înalt s.m.pl. |
| | Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems. |
| | Audrey is going shopping for a pair of high heels to go with her dress for the party. |
| high hopes npl | (great expectations) | speranțe mari s.f.pl. |
| | Melissa has high hopes concerning her new job and its opportunites for advancement. |
| high ideals npl | (idealistic outlook) | idealuri înalte s.n.pl. |
| | | vise mari s.n.pl. |
| | I had high ideals when I was a student but am more realistic now. |
| high income n | (large earnings) | venit ridicat, venit mare s.n. |
| | You need a high income in order to live in central London. |
| high-income n as adj | (with a higher than average income) | cu venit mare loc.adj. |
| | | cu salariu mare loc.adj. |
| | | înstărit adj. |
| | High-income taxpayers no longer receive child benefit. |
| high jinks npl | (playful activity, boisterousness) | ghidușie, poznă s.f. |
| | | giumbușluc s.n. |
| | As soon as I leave the house my dogs begin their usual high jinks: barking, scratching, and chewing on the rug. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) | săritură în înălțime s.f. |
| | Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| high jumper n | (sportsperson who jumps over a high bar) | săritor în înălțime, săritoare în înălțime s.m., s.f. |
| | I would love to be a high-jumper but am not tall enough. |
| high noon n | (midday) | amiază mare s.f. |
| | | zenit s.n. |
| | At high noon, the sun is directly overhead; you can't see your shadow at the equator. |
| high pitch n | (music: high-scale frequency) | de înaltă frecvență |
| | A dog whistle sounds at such a high pitch, that humans can't hear it -- but dogs can. |
| high pitch n | (great intensity) | de mare intensitate |
high pitched,
high-pitched adj | (sound: having a high frequency) | ascuțit, strident adj. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | He startled her, and she let out a high-pitched squeal. |
| high places npl | (biblical: places of worship) | lăcaș de cult s.n. |
| | People who didn't worship the Jewish God often worshipped their many deities at local high places. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) | punct înalt s.n. |
| | The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| high pressure n | (intense or stressful situation) | presiune mare s.f. |
| | | stres s.n. |
| | She has been working under high pressure to pass her exams. |
high pressure,
high-pressure n | (oppressive weather conditions) (referitor la vreme) | presiune mare s.f. |
| high prices npl | (great costs) | prețuri ridicate s.n.pl. |
| | | costuri mari s.n.pl. |
| | High prices are bad news for consumers. |
| high price n | figurative (great cost) | preț mare, preț ridicat s.n. |
| | We won the battle, but we paid such a high price in human lives, I wonder if it was worth it. |
| high price tag n | figurative (great cost, expense) | cost ridicat s.n. |
| | | preț s.n. |
| | His rise to fame came with a high price tag; his wife and children left him. |
| high priest n | (religion: head priest) | mare preot s.m. |
| | | înalt preot s.m. |
| | The high priest himself conducted the ritual sacrifice at the alter. |
| high priest n | figurative (leading figure) | mare maestru s.m. |
| | Sir Isaac Newton was once called the high priest of science. |
| high principles npl | (strong moral code, ethical ideas) | principii înalte s.n.pl. |
| | She would never lie or cheat because she has very high principles. |
| high profile n | (public prominence) | importanță s.f. |
| | He's able to maintain his high profile thanks to a lot of TV work. |
| high quality n | (excellence) | înaltă calitate s.f. |
| | | excelență s.f. |
| Notă: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| | The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | de înaltă calitate loc.adj. |
| | Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| high rank n | (military: high position) (militar) | grad înalt s.n. |
| high rank n | (favourable rating) (loc bun în clasament) | s.n. |
| | (poziție bună) | s.f. |
| the High Renaissance n | (16th-century Italian art movement) | apogeul Renașterii italiene s.n. |
| high road n | figurative (morally superior approach) | abordare moralmente superioară s.f. |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) (colegiu, școală secundară) | liceu s.n. |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
| | Liceul are un nou profesor de limba franceză. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) | a liceului loc.adj. |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) | absolvent de liceu s.m. |
| | Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
| high seas npl | (seas beyond territorial waters) | ape internaționale, ape transteritoriale s.f.pl. |
| Notă: Sometimes used with a singular verb |
| | Piracy on the high seas is beyond the control of any one nation. |
| high season n | (period of greatest activity) | plin sezon s.n. |
| | In most of Thailand, high season starts in November and lasts until January. |
| high speed n | (great velocity) | mare viteză s.f. |
| high spirits npl | (lively or boisterous mood) | bună dispoziție s.f. |
| | You're in high spirits today. What happened, did you win the lottery? |
| high stakes npl | (great risk) | miză mare s.f. |
| | Stock market speculators play for high stakes. |
| high standard of living n | (material comfort) | standard de viață ridicat s.n. |
| high standards npl | (expectation of excellence) | standarde înalte, standarde ridicate s.n.pl. |
| | | pretenții s.f.pl. |
| | He's not picky, he just has high standards when looking for a bride. |
high street,
High Street n | UK (town's main street) | strada mare s.f. |
| | | strada principală s.f. |
| | Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) (în UK, stradă cu magazine) | High Street s.propriu |
| | Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| high-street n as adj | UK, figurative (shops, fashion: retail) (modă) | de stradă loc.adj. |
| | Models paraded the latest high-street fashions. |
high tech,
high-tech,
hi-tech adj | informal (technologically advanced) (tehnologie) | avansat adj. |
| | | de înaltă tehnologie loc.adj. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Some people are scared of high-tech devices. |
high tech,
hi tech,
high technology n | informal (advanced technology) | tehnologie avansată s.f. |
| | | înaltă tehnologie s.f. |
| | High tech is one of California's most important industries. |
| high tide n | (sea's tide at highest elevation) (maree) | flux s.n. |
| | At high tide, this rocky island is completely submerged. |
| high time | (appropriate time) | moment potrivit s.n. |
| high treason n | (betrayal of one's country) | înaltă trădare s.f. |
| | The spy was convicted of high treason and promptly executed. |
| high up adv | (in a high place) | sus adv. |
| | Keep all medicines high up so that children cannot reach them. |
| high voice n | (voice which is high pitched) | voce stridentă s.f. |
| | The young man's beautiful high voice began to deepen with the onset of puberty. |
| high voltage n | (high-power electricity) | voltaj înalt s.n. |
| high-voltage n as adj | figurative (energetic, assertive) | energic, impetuos adj. |
| | | plin de vigoare loc.adj. |
| high water n | (water at greatest elevation) | cotă maximă a apei s.f. |
| high wind n | (strong wind) | vânt puternic s.n. |
| high-end n as adj | (upmarket or exclusive) | de lux loc.adj. |
| | | exclusivist adj. |
| | | select, distins adj. |
| | I work at a high-end clothing store; nothing we sell is under $100. |
| high-energy adj | (having lots of energy) | dinamic adj. |
| | | incendiar adj. |
| | There is a high-energy atmosphere in the busy newsroom. |
| high-energy adj | (needing lots of energy) | energic, intens adj. |
| | | care cere multă energie expr. |
| | Jane does a high-energy aerobic workout every morning. |
high-flyer,
high-flier n | informal, figurative (successful person) | persoană de succes s.f. |
| | The company wants to have as many high-flyers on its staff as possible. |
| high-flying adj | (successful, wealthy) | de succes loc.adj. |
| | | bogat adj. |
| | | realizat, împlinit adj. |
| high-flying adj | (with lofty goals) | ambițios adj. |
| | | îndrăzneț adj. |
| high-flying adj | (aloft, on high) | în înalt loc.adv. |
| | | în înalturi loc.adv. |
| | | în ceruri loc.adv. |
high-handed,
highhanded adj | figurative (use of power: unfair, arbitrary) | despotic adj. |
| | (literar) | samavolnic adj. |
| | Kevin's high-handed demeanor always frustrates me. |
| high-heeled adj | (shoes: having raised heels) | cu toc loc.adj. |
| | Those high-heeled shoes are beautiful, but they'd be painful on my feet. |
| high-level adj | (advanced) | avansat adj. |
| high-level language n | (formal language) | limbaj evoluat s.n. |
| | C++ is a high-level language. High level programming languages use more human-like syntax. |
| high-minded adj | (morally principled) (persoană) | moral, etic adj. |
| | | cu principii loc.adj |
| | The politician is respected for his high-minded attempts to combat online bullying. |
| high-powered adj | (person: highly capable) (superlativ absolut) | foarte capabil adj. |
high-powered,
highpower adj | (device: more powerful than usual) | cu putere mare loc.adj. |
| high-powered adj | (job: influential, powerful) | puternic adj. |
| | | influent adj. |
| high-profile n as adj | (prominent publicly) | celebru, important, proeminent adj. |
| | This lawyer has defended a string of high-profile clients. |
| high-protein diet n | (eating proteins while restricting carbohydrates) | dietă hiperproteică s.f. |
| | | regim hiperproteic s.n. |
| | My wife is on a high-protein diet but she refers to it as a low-carb diet. |
| high-rise n | (multi-story block: of flats, etc.) | bloc-turn s.n. |
| | | zgârie-nori s.m. |
| | A lot of the high-rises that were built in the 1960s have now been demolished. |