high road in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

road
route f (from de, to à)
the road to Leeds, the Leeds road
la route de Leeds
the road north/inland
la route du nord/qui mène à l'intérieur
the road home
la route qui mène à la maison
the road back to sth
la route du retour à qc
are we on the right road for Oxford?
c'est bien la route pour Oxford?
follow the road round to the right
suivez la route qui tourne à droite
follow the road ahead
allez tout droit
a dog in the road
un chien sur la route
after three hours on the road
après trois heures de route
across the road
de l'autre côté de la route, en face
along the road
plus loin
it's just along the road
c'est juste un peu plus loin
down the road
plus bas, plus loin
by road
par la route
transported by road
transporté par or sur route
to hit the road inf, to take (to) the road
prendre la route, se mettre en route
to be on the road car:
être en état de rouler
to be on the road driver, person:
être sur la route
to be on the road band, performers:
être en tournée
a bargain at £5, 000 on the road
une occasion à 5 000 livres sterling clés en main
to be or get back on the road
reprendre la route
I've been on the road all night
j'ai roulé toute la nuit
to go on the road with a show
partir en tournée avec un spectacle
to be off the road vehicle:
être hors d'usage
to be off the road attr bridge, condition, congestion, junction, layout, network, map, safety, surface, traffic
routier/-ière
to be off the road building, construction, maintenance, repair, resurfacing
des routes
to be off the road accident
de la route

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] N

4. high Am inf SCHOOL → high school

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, intensity, risk
élevé
high fever, heat
fort
high attr anxiety, tension, excitement
extrême
high hope, expectation
grand
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

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

See also high school

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Phrases:

a high drama
un grand drame
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)
sentir la mort
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
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Cars of courage will always take the high road when it comes to tough situations.
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It is a relatively green ex-suburb with a small high road and most amenities.
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The situation is dramatic at selective schools which are the high road to university and the professions.
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When the writers could not come up with any high road jokes, they went with what they know.
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