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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

I.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB trans

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1. live (conduct):

live

to live one's life

to live a normal/peaceful/healthier life

vivre normalement/paisiblement/plus sainement

to live a life of luxury/crime

vivre dans le luxe/crime

to live the life of a recluse/a saint

vivre en reclus/comme un saint

if I could live my life over again

si je pouvais revivre ma vie

you can't live your children's lives for them

vous ne pouvez pas vivre à la place de vos enfants

to live one's faith/one's politics

vivre sa foi/sa politique

2. live (undergo):

live experience

II.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB intr

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1. live:

live (dwell) animal:

live person: (gen)

vivre, habiter (with avec)

live (in permanent dwelling)

they live at number 7

ils habitent au numéro 7

three sons still living at home

trois fils qui vivent encore à la maison

animals that live underground

des animaux qui vivent sous terre

to live together/apart/alone

vivre or habiter ensemble/séparément/seul

to live in house, apartment

vivre dans, habiter

it isn't fit to live in

c'est insalubre

he's not very easy to live with

il n'est pas très facile à vivre

Devon is a nice place to live

il fait bon vivre dans le Devon

have you found anywhere to live yet?

avez-vous trouvé à vous loger?

he lives at the library/doctor's iron

il est toujours fourré à la bibliothèque/chez le médecin inf

he lives in his jeans

il est toujours en jean

2. live (lead one's life):

live

to live happily/extravagantly

vivre heureux/de manière extravagante

to live in luxury/poverty

vivre dans le luxe/la pauvreté

we live in the computer age

nous vivons à l'ère de l'informatique

to live for sport, work, family

ne vivre que pour

to live in hope/fear/etc (of sth/of doing)

vivre dans l'espoir/la peur (de qc/de faire)

to live through sth experience, period

to live without person

to live without drugs, TV, electricity

they lived happily ever after (in story)

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig

live (survive)

to live to be eighty/ninety

vivre jusqu'à l'âge de quatre-vingts/quatre-vingt-dix ans

nothing can live in this environment

rien ne peut vivre dans ce milieu

his grandfather is still living

son grand-père vit toujours

as long as I live, I'll…

tant que je vivrai, je…

you'll regret this for as long as you live

vous le regretterez toute votre vie

she 's only got two months to live

il ne lui reste que deux mois à vivre

I don't think he'll live

je ne pense pas qu'il survive

the memory will live in my heart forever

le souvenir vivra toujours dans mon cœur

these plants live through the hardest of winters

ces plantes survivent à l'hiver le plus rude

she'll not live through the night

elle ne passera pas la nuit

I'll live! hum

je n'en mourrai pas!

I've got nothing left to live for

je n'ai plus de raison de vivre

to live to regret sth

en venir à regretter qc

long live democracy/the King!

vive la démocratie/le roi!

4. live (subsist, maintain existence):

live

to live by hunting/begging

vivre en chassant/en mendiant

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

to live by one's wits

vivre d'expédients

to live on or off fruit, interest, profits, charity, promises

to live on or off wage, capital

to live off sb

se faire entretenir par qn

his wages aren't enough to live on

son salaire ne suffit pas pour le faire vivre

her children live on junk food

ses enfants ne mangent que des cochonneries inf

enough food to live on for a week

assez de nourriture pour une semaine

to live out of tins/the freezer

vivre de conserves/de surgelés

III.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv]

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I.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

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1. live (not dead):

live person, animal, bait

en chair et en os

3. live ELEC:

live

4. live (burning):

live match, cigarette end

5. live:

live (capable of exploding) ammunition, bullet

live (unexploded) bomb

6. live (topical):

II.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

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live RADIO, TV appear, bring, broadcast, transmit

live play, perform

I.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

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2. living (lifestyle):

vie f

easy/loose living

une vie facile/de débauche

3. living (incumbency):

Phrases:

the living + vb pl

les vivants mpl

II.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

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III.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ]

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to be still in the land of the living

être encore de ce monde

Translations for high living in the English»French Dictionary

to live high on the hog

vivre comme un pacha

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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

I.live¹ [laɪv] ADJ

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1. live (living):

live

en chair et en os

2. live RADIO, TV:

live

to give a live performance

jouer en public

3. live (carrying electrical power):

live

4. live MIL:

live

5. live (burning):

live

II.live¹ [laɪv] ADV

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1. live RADIO, TV:

live

2. live MUS:

live

I.live² [lɪv] VB intr

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2. live (reside):

live

to live together/apart

vivre ensemble/séparés

II.live² [lɪv] VB trans

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I.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

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3. living + pl vb (people who are still alive):

les vivants mpl

II.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

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2. living (existent):

living language, legend

living tradition

Phrases:

to scare the living daylights out of sb

faire une peur bleue à qn

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The high-protein diet movement during the early 2000s was very profitable, whereas during the late 2000s recession, fine dining was more suited for high living. en.wikipedia.org

This philanthropy, plus continued high living and poor financial management extinguished what remained of the family fortune. en.wikipedia.org

He had squandered much of his income on high living and poor investments. en.wikipedia.org

He was uninterested in high living, despite his large personal fortune. en.wikipedia.org

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