Translations for Middle High German in the English»French Dictionary

Middle High German N

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Middle High German

moyen haut allemand m

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Low/Middle/High German

bas/moyen/haut allemand

High German

haut allemand m

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I.German [Brit ˈdʒəːmən, Am ˈdʒərmən] N

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1. German (person):

Allemand/-e m/f

2. German (language):

Low/Middle/High German

bas/moyen/haut allemand

II.German [Brit ˈdʒəːmən, Am ˈdʒərmən] ADJ

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I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

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1. middle:

in the middle of one's back/forehead

au milieu du dos/du front

in the middle of place, night, meal

to be caught in the middle

être pris entre deux feux

I was in the middle of a good book when…

j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand…

in the middle of May

right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate

en plein milieu de

right in the middle of dinner

en plein dîner

to be in the middle of doing

être en train de faire

to split [sth] down the middle bill, work

partager [qc] en deux

to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

diviser [qc] en deux

2. middle (waist):

middle inf

to grab sb round the middle

attraper qn par la taille

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

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middle (gen) door, shelf, house

middle price

middle size, height, difficulty

moyen/-enne

middle ranks MIL

in middle life

au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine

to be in one's middle thirties Brit

avoir environ 35 ans

the middle child (of three children)

le deuxième enfant

the middle child (of five children)

le troisième enfant

to steer or take or follow a middle course

adopter une position intermédiaire

there must be a middle way

il doit y avoir un juste milieu

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

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in the middle of nowhere

dans un trou perdu

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] N

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2. high (euphoric feeling) inf:

to give sb a high drug:

défoncer qn inf

to give sb a high success, compliment:

monter à la tête de qn

to be on a high

être en pleine euphorie

3. high METEO:

high

zone f de haute pression

4. high Am inf SCHOOL → high school

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

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1. high (tall):

high building, wall, cliff, hill, pile

high table, chair, forehead, collar, heel

high cheekbones

pommettes fpl saillantes

how high is the cliff?

quelle est la hauteur de la falaise?

it is 50 cm high

ça fait 50 cm de haut

a five-metre high wall

un mur de cinq mètres de haut

chest-/waist-high

à la hauteur de la poitrine/la ceinture

I've known him since he was so high

il n'était pas plus grand que ça quand je l'ai connu

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, window, ceiling, plateau

high tier, level, floor

at high altitude

à haute altitude

at high tide

à marée haute

with a high ceiling

haut de plafond

a dress with a high neck(line)

une robe montante

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

on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?

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

quelle est notre altitude?

how high do you want the shelf?

à quelle hauteur voulez-vous l'étagère?

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, intensity, risk

high fever, heat

high attr anxiety, tension, excitement

high hope, expectation

cook on a high heat

faire cuire à feu vif

turn the grill to high

mettre le gril sur la position maximum

to have a high colour

avoir le teint rougeaud

that is high praise!

c'est très flatteur!

a moment of high drama

un moment de grande émotion

the high seriousness of sth

le grand sérieux de qc

the building is high Victorian/Gothic

le bâtiment est de la grande époque victorienne/du Gothique

in high summer

au cœur de l'été

feelings are running high

les esprits s'échauffent

5. high (important):

high quality, status, standard, rank, class, authority

high priority, place on list

a higher court

une cour supérieure

I have it on the highest authority

je tiens cela des autorités les plus haut placées

to have friends in high places

avoir des amis haut placés

corruption in high places

la corruption en haut lieu

to be high up

être haut placé

to go on to higher things

faire son chemin dans le monde

6. high (noble):

high ideal, principle, character

those are high words (indeed)! iron

ce sont de (bien) grands mots!

11. high LING:

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

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1. high (to a great height):

high build, pile, climb, jump, throw, fly, rise, raise

the plane flew too high

l'avion a volé trop haut or à une altitude trop élevée

the desk was piled high with papers

les papiers s'entassaient en hautes piles sur le bureau

write it higher up

écris-le plus haut

to live high up on the 16th floor

habiter tout en haut au 16ème étage

to climb higher and higher lit person, animal:

grimper de plus en plus haut

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

augmenter de plus en plus

interest rates may go as high as 15%

le taux d'intérêt peut monter jusqu'à 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

ne dépasse pas 5 000 livres sterling

3. high sing, play:

high

play an octave higher

jouez à l'octave supérieure

IV.on high ADV (gen)

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V.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ]

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See also high school

high school

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high school SCHOOL

≈ lycée m

high school Brit SCHOOL

établissement m secondaire

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I.German [ˈdʒɜ:mən, Am ˈdʒɜ:r-] ADJ

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German speaker

germanophone mf

II.German [ˈdʒɜ:mən, Am ˈdʒɜ:r-] N

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1. German (person):

Allemand(e) m (f)

2. German LING:

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I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

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II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

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1. English pl (people):

the English

I.middle [mɪdl] N sing

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2. middle inf (waist):

II.middle [mɪdl] ADJ

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1. middle (in the middle):

in my middle forties

quand j'avais autour de quarante-cinq ans

2. middle (intermediate):

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

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2. high (above average):

high

high technology, opinion, quality

high secretary

high calibre

high explosive

de forte puissance

high colour

of the highest calibre

du meilleur calibre

a high definition television

une télévision à haute définition

to be full of high praise for sb/sth

ne pas tarir d'éloges sur qn/qc

5. high (noble):

high ideal, character

to have high principles

avoir des principes

6. high (intoxicated by drugs):

high

to be (as) high as a kite

être complètement défoncé

7. high (euphoric):

être sur un petit nuage

8. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high

9. high (beginning to go bad):

Phrases:

a high drama

the high summer

le cœur de l'été

to be in high spirits

être de bonne humeur

with one's head held high

(avec) la tête haute

to leave sb high and dry

planter qn là inf

to stink to high heaven (stink)

to stink to high heaven (be very suspicious)

sentir le soufre

come hell or high water

qu'il vente ou qu'il pleuve

high days and holidays

grandes occasions fpl

sb's stock is high

la popularité de qn est en hausse

to be high time to +infin

être grand temps de +infin

to have a high old time inf

passer du bon temps

to be for the high jump Brit

aller se faire engueuler

II.high [haɪ] ADV

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high a. fig:

high

the sea/tide runs high

la mer/la marée monte vite

III.high [haɪ] N

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2. high (euphoria caused by drugs):

to be on a high

3. high (heaven):

from on/on high

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This derives from the Middle High German name "merswin". en.wikipedia.org

The name came from unter, which in Middle High German meant between, and seen, which means lake. en.wikipedia.org

A distinctive usage emerged in Middle High German. en.wikipedia.org

His name is derived from the Middle High German "grob" or "grop", meaning coarse or vulgar. en.wikipedia.org

His varied and voluminous literary work is comparatively free from the degeneration which set in so rapidly in Middle High German poetry during the 13th century. en.wikipedia.org

Middle High German and Maaslandic rhymes are used indifferently. en.wikipedia.org

The spelling goes back to the Middle High German pronunciation of that diphthong, which was. en.wikipedia.org

Some early Middle High German texts have the 2nd person singular ending in -es rather than the more common -est in all tenses and moods. en.wikipedia.org

Also, in early Middle High German, umlauts and other modifications to pronunciation would be indicated by superscript letters placed directly above the letter they modified. en.wikipedia.org

The word "vme" first appears in the Middle High German literature of the 13th century as a noun with the meaning of punishment. en.wikipedia.org

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