high point in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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elevación
high point
punto culminante
high point
el punto álgido del festival
the climax o high point of the festival
el culmen de su carrera artística
the high point o the peak of her artistic career
en el momento o punto culminante de su carrera
at the peak o the high point of his career
el momento cumbre de su carrera
the peak o the high point of her career
la procesión fue la culminación de los festejos
the procession was the high point o the climax of the celebrations
el plato fuerte del día fue la conferencia del doctor Tercedor
the main attraction o the high point of the day was the talk by doctor Tercedor
La Tirana
A spectacular yearly festival in La Tirana, Chile. The high point is on July 16, the day of La Virgen del Carmen, Chile's patron saint. Many thousands of people come to the village to watch three days of non-stop dancing by costumed dancers before a richly adorned statue of the Virgin. Some of the dances are fantastic, others are religious allegories, such as the diabladas, performed by dancers wearing devil masks.

Translations for high point in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

I.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] N

3.1. point C (in space):

point
punto m
the southernmost/highest point of the island
el punto más meridional/alto de la isla
the points of the compass
los puntos cardinales
meeting point
punto de encuentro
customs point
aduana f
point of contact
punto de contacto
point of departure
punto de partida
point of entry (of bullet)
orificio m de entrada
point of entry (of immigrant, goods)
punto de entrada
I've reached the point where I just don't care
he llegado a un punto en que ya no me importa
things have reached such a point that …
las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que …
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return
ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return lit
ahora tenemos que seguir adelante
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return lit
ahora ya no nos podemos volver

3.2. point C (on scale):

point
punto m
freezing/boiling point
punto de congelación/ebullición
the index rose three points
el índice subió tres enteros or puntos
his nerves were at breaking point
estaba a punto de estallar
the trains were at bursting point
los trenes iban repletos
the children have reached saturation point
los niños ya están saturados
you're right, up to a point
hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness
es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
his writing is untidy to the point of being illegible
tiene tan mala letra, que lo que escribe resulta ilegible
we worked to the point of exhaustion
trabajamos hasta quedar agotados
they tormented her to the point where her life became unbearable
la atormentaron hasta tal punto, que la vida se le hizo insoportable

6.1. point C (item, matter):

point
punto m
we discussed various points
tratamos diversos puntos or diversas cuestiones
agreement was reached on the following points
se llegó a un acuerdo en los siguientes puntos
the main points of the news
un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día
point of honor
cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order
moción f de orden
to bring up or raise a point
plantear una cuestión
as a point of principle
por principio
a point of law
una cuestión de derecho
in point of fact
en realidad
in point of fact
de hecho
in point of fact
a decir verdad
not to put too fine a point on it
hablando en plata or en buen romance
to make a point of sth/-ing , she always made a point of talking to everyone
siempre se preocupaba por or se proponía conversar con todo el mundo
I'll make a point of watching them closely
me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca
to stretch a point
hacer una excepción

6.2. point C (argument):

Mike's point was a good one
Mike tenía razón en lo que dijo
it was a point which had never occurred to me
era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido
to make a point , what point are you trying to make?
¿qué estás tratando de decir?
that was a very interesting point you made
lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante
I'd like to make one more point, if I may
quisiera hacer otra observación or señalar otra cosa, si me permiten
she made the point that …
observó que …
all right, you've made your point!
sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir
all right, you've made your point! (conceding)
sí, bueno, tienes razón
I see your point about it being boring!
ya veo lo que querías decir con lo de que era aburrido
I take your point that …
acepto que …
point taken
de acuerdo
I think he has a point
yo creo que tiene razón or que no está tan errado
you have a point there
tienes razón (en lo que dices)
to prove a point , that proves my point that we need more staff
eso me da la razón en que necesitamos más personal
she's doing it simply to prove a point
no lo hace más que para demostrar que tiene razón

7.1. point (central issue, meaning):

to come/get to the point
ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point
no irse por las ramas
to keep or stick to the point
no salirse del tema
now, to get back to the point, …
bueno, volviendo al tema, …
she was brief and to the point
fue breve y concisa
I don't need a car and, more to the point …
no necesito coche, y lo que es más …
that's beside the point
eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that it should have been ready yesterday
el hecho es que debería haber estado listo ayer
that's not the point
no se trata de eso
that's just the point!
¡justamente!
that's just the point!
¡precisamente!
Mr Mercer seems to have entirely missed the point
el señor Mercer parece no haber entendido en absoluto de qué se trata

II.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] VB trans

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III.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] VB intr

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high point in the PONS Dictionary

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II.point [pɔɪnt] VB intr (with finger)

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The actual high point of the custom is the throwing onto the ground of porcelain that has been brought by guests.
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When these experiments started producing neutrons of their own only a few weeks later, the fusion research world reached a high point.
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Oil and gas trapped within the porous rock unit migrate to a high point in the structure because of their low density.
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While the band were said not to be entirely happy with the results, the album was regarded by many as their artistic high point.
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He reached his career high point in the latter half of the 1960s.
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The spacecraft remained in an orbit with a high point of 163nmi km and a low point of 161nmi km.
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With its success, her career reached its high point.
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This release marked the commercial high point of the group's career.
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For national championship implications, 1996 was the high point of the series.
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At its high point, the factory employed 5000 workers.
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