Translations for waist-high in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

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1. high (tall):

high building, wall, hill, pile, table, forehead, heel

high cheekbones

how high is the cliff?

quanto è alta la scogliera?

it is 50 cm high

a five-metre high wall

un muro alto cinque metri or di cinque metri (di altezza)

chest-, waist-high

all'altezza del petto, della vita

I've known him since he was so high

lo conosco da quando era piccolo or da quando era alto così

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, ceiling, tier, level, floor, cloud

at high altitude

a grande altitudine

at high tide

con l'alta marea

with a high ceiling

con il soffitto alto

a dress with a high neck, neckline

un vestito a collo alto

how high (up) are we? (on top of building)

quanto siamo alti?

how high (up) are we? (on plane, mountain)

a che altezza siamo?

how high do you want the shelf?

a che altezza vuoi il ripiano?

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, risk

high intensity

high heat, anxiety, excitement

high tension

high hope, expectation

cook on a high heat

cuocere a fuoco vivo

turn the grill to high

regola il grill al massimo

to have a high colour

avere un colorito acceso

that is high praise!

è un bel complimento!

a moment of high drama

un momento di forte drammaticità

the high seriousness of sth

la grande serietà di qc

the building is high Victorian, Gothic

l'edificio risale al pieno del periodo vittoriano, gotico

in high summer

in piena estate

feelings are running high

gli animi si stanno infiammando

5. high (important):

high quality, status, rank, class, authority

high standard

to have a high priority

essere della massima priorità

a high place on the list

una delle prime posizioni della lista

a higher court

un tribunale di grado superiore

I have it on the highest authority

l'ho saputo da persone molto in alto

to have friends in high places

avere amicizi influenti

corruption in high places

corruzione agli alti livelli

to be high up

to go on to higher things (change)

passare a cose più importanti

to go on to higher things (make progress)

fare cose più importanti

10. high LING:

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

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1. high (to a great height):

high climb, throw, rise, raise

high jump, fly

build, pile high

erigere costruzioni, fare pile molto alte

the plane flew too high

l'aereo volava troppo alto

the desk was piled high with papers

la scrivania era coperta da alte pile di carte

write it higher up

scrivilo più in alto

to live high up on the 16th floor

abitare al sedicesimo piano

to climb higher and higher person, animal:

salire sempre più in alto

to climb higher and higher fig figures, rate, unemployment:

aumentare sempre di più

interest rates may go as high as 15%

i tassi d'interesse possono arrivare fino al 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

non andare oltre or non superare le 5.000 sterline

3. high sing, play:

high

in una tonalità alta

sing an octave higher

canta un'ottava sopra

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] N

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2. high (euphoric feeling) inf:

to give sb a high drug:

fare sballare qn

to give sb a high success, compliment:

dare alla testa a qn

to be on a high

essere su di giri or eccitatissimo

3. high METEO:

high

zona f di alta pressione

4. high Am inf SCHOOL:

high

scuola f (media) superiore

5. high:

from on high

6. high REL:

from on high

IV.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ]

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Translations for waist-high in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

altezza [alˈtettsa] N f

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1. altezza (dimensione verticale):

il muro misura 3 metri in altezza e 6 in lunghezza

the wall is 3 metres high and 6 metres long

nel senso dell'altezza

una torre di 30 metri d'altezza

a tower 30 metres high

cime di oltre 6.000 metri d'altezza

peaks over 6, 000 metres high

qual è l'altezza del Monte Bianco?

how high is Mont Blanc? what is the altitude of Mont Blanc?

quadri appesi a diverse altezze (livello)

pictures hung at different heights or levels

ad altezza d'uomo

3. altezza (quota, altitudine):

un paese a 500 metri di altezza

a village at a height of 500 metres (above sea level) or at an altitude of 500 metres

4. altezza (profondità):

l'altezza di un pozzo

the depth of a well

7. altezza MATH:

altezza (di triangolo)

altezza (di trapezio, cilindro)

8. altezza MUS (di suono):

avere altezze diverse

to vary in pitch

10. altezza (di tessuto):

tessuto a doppia altezza

11. altezza:

arrivare all'altezza di

all'altezza della vita

waist-high, at waist-level

accorciare una gonna all'altezza delle ginocchia

to shorten a skirt to knee-level

c'è stato un deragliamento all'altezza di Firenze

there was a derailment near Florence

Phrases:

altezza d'appoggio CONSTR, ARCHIT

Translations for waist-high in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

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1. high:

high

alto, -a

one meter high and three meters wide

alto una iarda e largo tre

knee/waist-high

fino al ginocchio/alla cintura

to fly at high altitude

volare ad alta quota

high cheekbones

to do a high dive

fare un tuffo dall'alto

to have high hopes for sb/sth

riporre molte aspettative in qu/qc

to have a high opinion of sb

stimare molto qu

to have high praise for sb/sth

parlare molto bene di qu/qc

of the highest caliber

del migliore livello

high blood-pressure/fever

pressione/febbre alta

a high caliber gun

un'arma di grosso calibro

of high rank

to have friends in high places

avere amicizie che contano

an order from on high

un ordine dall'alto

to be high and mighty

credersi chissacchì

with a high neckline/waistline

a collo alto/vita alta

2. high (under influence of drugs):

high

3. high (of high frequency, shrill):

a high note

4. high (at peak, maximum):

mezzogiorno in punto

high priority

massima importanza

Phrases:

to leave sb high and dry

lasciare qu abbandonato a se stesso

II.high [haɪ] ADV

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1. high (at or to a great point or height):

high

2. high (rough or strong):

high

the sea runs high

il mare è agitato

Phrases:

to search for sth high and low

cercare qc in lungo e in largo

III.high [haɪ] N

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2. high inf (from drugs):

to be on a high

3. high (heaven):

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Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and columns in the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends. en.wikipedia.org

Each platform has beige windscreens and red canopies with green roofs in the center and black waist-high fences on either side. en.wikipedia.org

On either side, there are red, waist-high, ironwork fences. en.wikipedia.org

The platforms have waist-high platform edge doors, and the tracks are covered with a roof to form a snow shelter. en.wikipedia.org

These are less crowded and can produce waist-high waves on occasions, but the world-class section of the point is way on the outside. en.wikipedia.org

On either ends are white waist-high steel fences with sodium lampposts at regular intervals. en.wikipedia.org

Its operations included some particularly dangerous mine shafts, sections of which were filled waist-high with water. en.wikipedia.org

He was clocked at 75 mph at the young age of 14, although the only issue was that the majority of his bowling was waist-high. en.wikipedia.org

The western half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the eastern half has waist-high steel fences. en.wikipedia.org

I struck a match to waist-high grass, running out of time. en.wikipedia.org

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