high jinks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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jink [Am dʒɪŋk, Brit dʒɪŋk] VB intr

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jinks → high jinks

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I.high <higher highest> [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] ADJ

2.1. high (considerable, greater than usual):

high number/score/salary/interest rate
alto
high pressure/voltage/current
alto
high speed/velocity
alto
high wind
fuerte
high temperature/fever
alto
he has a very high color
tiene un color muy subido
think of a number higher than five
piensa en un número mayor que cinco
the high latitudes
las altas latitudes
the temperature was in the high eighties
la temperatura rondaba los noventa grados
the death toll could rise as high as 20
el número de muertos podría elevarse a 20
unemployment is very high
hay mucho desempleo
the high cost of giving in to terrorism
el alto precio que se paga por ceder al terrorismo
to pay a high price for sth
pagar algo muy caro
they've paid a high price for failure
han pagado muy caro el fracaso
to play for high stakes
apostar fuerte
my hopes were high as I set out
tenía grandes esperanzas al partir
Byzantine art finds its highest expression in …
el arte bizantino tiene su expresión más depurada en …
to be high in sth
ser rico en algo
high in protein
rico en proteínas

II.high <higher highest> [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] ADV

1.1. high fly:

high
alto
the tower loomed high over the town
la torre se erguía or se alzaba por encima de la ciudad
the mountain towered high above us
la montaña se elevaba dominante sobre nosotros
they built ever higher
construían cada vez más alto
high in the sky
en lo alto del cielo
high overhead
en las alturas
high up
arriba
high up
en lo alto
if you go a bit higher up, you'll get a better view
si subes un poco más, tendrás mejor vista
the Bears are fairly high in the league
los Bears están entre los primeros de la liga
it's pretty high (up) on the agenda
es uno de los asuntos más importantes
to run high river:
estar crecido
to run high sea:
estar embravecido
to run high feelings:
estar exaltados
passions run high in this thrilling new saga
las pasiones se desatan en esta nueva y emocionante saga
high and dry, to leave sb high and dry
dejar a alguien en la estacada
high and dry, to leave sb high and dry
dejar a alguien tirado inf
there was the boat, high and dry on a sandbank
allí estaba el bote, varado en un banco de arena
to search or hunt or look high and low (for sth)
remover cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)

III.high [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] N

high jinks in the PONS Dictionary

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The film's high jinks have not eroded its right-thinking core.
www.independent.co.uk
It is a scream and has some beautiful music throughout, high jinks and great fun.
www.limerickleader.ie
And high jinks were not just limited to the hostel.
www.odt.co.nz
But serious concerns underlie the insouciant high jinks.
www.latimes.com
He liked to smoke, wrote a bit of poetry and was fond of a few high jinks.
www.stuff.co.nz
Not that these high jinks affected relations, which remain excellent.
www.dailymail.co.uk
To me it seems like they had a few too many beers and got up to some high jinks.
www.odt.co.nz
There was quite a lot of high jinks and pillow fights.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It met on a nightly basis, where high jinks would ensue.
en.wikipedia.org
Tales of drunken high jinks involving well-connected public school boys.
www.mirror.co.uk

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