waist-high in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waist-high in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

1. high (elevated):

high

висок

high cheekbones

високи [o. вдигнати] скули

knee/waist-high

висок до коленете/кръста

one metre high and three metres wide

един метър висок и три метра широк

to be high FIN

високо се котирам

to do a high dive

гмуркам се от високо

to fly at high altitude

летя на голяма височина

2. high (above average):

high

голям

to have high hopes (for sb/sth)

тая големи надежди (за нкг/нщ)

to have a high opinion of sb

имам високо мнение за нкг

to have high praise (for sb/sth)

високо ценя (нкг/нщ)

of the highest calibre

от най-голям калибър

high blood-pressure/fever

високо кръвно налягане/висока температура

a high calibre gun

едрокалибрен пистолет

3. high:

high (important, eminent)

важен

high (important, eminent)

виден

high (regarding job)

престижен

of high rank

от висок ранг

to have sth on the highest authority a. iron

нщ ми е заповядано от най-високо място

to have friends in high places

имам високопоставени приятели

an order from on high

заповед от горе

to be high and mighty pej

високомерен съм

4. high (under influence of drugs, intoxicated by drugs):

high

дрогиран

5. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high voice

тънък

high voice

писклив

high voice

висок

a high note

висока нота

6. high FASHION:

with a high neckline

с висока яка

7. high (beginning to go bad):

high food

развален

Phrases:

to leave sb high and dry

изоставям нкг в беда

with one's head held high

с високо вдигната глава

to stink to high heaven

воня до небесата

come hell or high water

каквото ще да става

his stock is high

акциите му се котират високо

II.high [haɪ] ADV

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

high

високо

high

на високо

2. high (rough or strong):

high

силен

the sea runs high

морето се бунтува

Phrases:

to hold one's head high

вървя с високо вдигната глава

to live high on the hog

живея екстравагантно и разточително

to search for sth high and low

търся нщ навсякъде

III.high [haɪ] N

1. high (high(est) point):

high

най-висока/връхна точка

an all-time high

най-високото постижение на всички времена

to reach a high

достигам върха

2. high (euphoria or exhilaration caused by drugs):

to be on a high

в делириум съм

to be on a high

дрогиран съм

3. high (heaven):

on high

в небесата

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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The car was little more than a floor with a waist-high semicircular guard in front.

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

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

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Weeds grew waist-high through cracks in the surface and along the track's edges by 1942.

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Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green support frames and columns in the center and black, waist-high, steel fences at either ends.

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Each platform has concrete windscreens painted in beige and green canopies in the center and waist-high beige barriers at either side.

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Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns at the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends.

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It has a single island platform, fitted with waist-high platform screen doors.

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The fences are waist-high and wooden made up of slats with gaps between them.

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