high-water mark in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] N

II.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB trans

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III.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB intr

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V.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk]

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See also top, full

I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

top step, storey
dernier/-ière
top bunk
de haut
top button, shelf
du haut
top division SPORTS
premier/-ière
top layer
supérieur
top concern, priority fig
majeur
in the top left-hand corner
en haut à gauche
the top corridor
le couloir du dernier étage
the top notes MUS
les notes les plus hautes
the top tax band
la catégorie des plus imposables
to pay the top price for sth buyer:
acheter qc au prix fort
‘we pay the top prices’
‘nous achetons aux meilleurs prix’
to be in the top class at primary school
être en cours moyen 2ème année
to get top marks SCHOOL
avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
fig top marks to the company for its initiative
vingt sur vingt à l'entreprise pour son initiative

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

to top oneself
se suicider
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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)
par-dessus le marché inf
from top to bottom
de fond en comble
not to have very much up top inf
n'avoir rien dans le ciboulot inf
to be over the top or OTT (in behaviour, reaction) inf
être exagéré
he's really over the top inf!
il exagère!
he's really over the top inf!
il pousse! inf
to be the tops inf, dated
être formidable
to be/stay on top
avoir/garder le dessus
to be top dog
être le chef
to come out on top (win)
l'emporter
to come out on top (survive, triumph)
s'en sortir
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
MIL to go over the top
monter à l'assaut
to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)
dire n'importe quoi
I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)
moi, je dirais £5000, mais c'est approximatif
to shout at the top of one's voice
crier à tue-tête
to sleep like a top
dormir comme un loir

I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

1. full (completely filled):

full box, glass, room, cupboard
plein
full hotel, flight, car park
complet/-ète
full theatre
comble
a full tank of petrol
un plein réservoir d'essence
a full bottle of whisky
une pleine bouteille de whisky
full to the brim
plein à ras bord
full to overflowing bucket
plein à déborder
full to overflowing room, suitcase
plein à craquer inf
I've got my hands full lit
j'ai les mains pleines
I've got my hands full fig
je suis débordé
don't speak with your mouth full
ne parle pas la bouche pleine
full of ideas, life, energy, surprises
plein de
the hotel/the train is full of tourists
l'hôtel/le train est plein de touristes
the papers are full of the accident
les journaux ne parlent que de l'accident
he's full of his holiday plans
il ne parle que de ses projets de vacances
to be full of oneself pej
être imbu de soi-même
to be full of one's own importance
être plein de suffisance

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

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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

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water
eau f
drinking water
eau potable
running water
eau courante
tap water
eau du robinet
washing-up water
eau de vaisselle
by water
par bateau
under water (submerged)
sous l'eau
under water (flooded)
inondé
at high/low water
à marée haute/basse
to let in water shoe, boat:
prendre l'eau
to make water ship:
faire eau
to pass water
uriner
to turn the water on/off
ouvrir/fermer le robinet
he lives across the water on the mainland
il habite sur le continent
our French colleagues across the water
nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche
the wine was flowing like water
le vin coulait à flots
to keep one's head above water lit
garder la tête hors de l'eau
to keep one's head above water (financially) fig
faire face à ses engagements
to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank
à eau
to keep one's head above water snake, shrew
d'eau
to keep one's head above water filter, pump
à eau
to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage
d'eau
to keep one's head above water industry
de l'eau

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

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IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

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V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

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high-water mark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for high-water mark in the English»French Dictionary

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I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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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

mark1 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] N (currency)

II.mark2 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] VB trans

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III.mark2 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] VB intr (stain)

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The reefs are in fact also atolls, although mostly submerged, with only small unvegetated sand cays above the high-water mark.
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The masonry tower is 146 feet (44.5 m) high, but the focal point of the light is 159 feet (48.5 m) above high-water mark.
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This one-of-a-kind band and recording set a high-water mark for far too few bands, even unto itself, to follow.
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The high-water mark of the seminary's 50 year existence was the recruitment of 98 seminarians for the class that entered in 1990.
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Their position on a slight rise above the high-water mark places them in danger of being lost to erosion within a short time.
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The practical effect of the high-water mark was a gradual movement of all objects towards the highest security level in the system.
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The contest drew a network record 10.1 million viewers, a high-water mark at that time.
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In 1987, the area above the mean high-water mark was only 23 hectares, a few years later it had reduced to just 11 hectares.
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The normal high-water mark is 1.17 ft above datum (601.1 ft or 183.2 m).
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Tides were six feet above the high-water mark.
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