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GHG in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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GHQ → General Headquarters

high- [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] PREFIX

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.high-rise [Am ˈhaɪˌraɪz, Brit ˈhʌɪrʌɪz] N esp Am

II.high-rise [Am ˈhaɪˌraɪz, Brit ˈhʌɪrʌɪz] ADJ attr

I.nigh [Am naɪ, Brit nʌɪ] ADJ arch or liter pred

II.nigh [Am naɪ, Brit nʌɪ] ADV arch

I.sigh [Am saɪ, Brit sʌɪ] VB intr

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II.sigh [Am saɪ, Brit sʌɪ] N

I.sky-high [Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ, Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ] ADV

II.sky-high [Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ, Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ] ADJ

I.shoulder-high [Am ˈˌʃoʊldər ˈhaɪ, Brit] ADV

II.shoulder-high [Am ˈˌʃoʊldər ˈhaɪ, Brit] ADJ

senior high school, senior high N (in US)

ugh [Am əɡ, Brit əː, ʌx] INTERJ

GHG in the PONS Dictionary

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I.sky-high [ˌskaɪ·ˈhaɪ] ADV a. fig

II.sky-high [ˌskaɪ·ˈhaɪ] ADJ

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For example, climate change projections are affected by highly uncertain changes in future GHG emissions.
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Each offset credit allows facilities whose emissions are capped to emit more, in direct proportion to the GHG reductions represented by the credit.
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Electricity consumption numbers are then converted to GHG emissions using an agreed-upon conversion factor that will vary by location around the world.
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There are no local GHG emissions other than by trucks servicing the terminal, and noise level is very low.
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We believe the preponderance of evidence indicates shale gas has a larger GHG green house gas footprint than conventional gas, considered over any time scale.
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This can be increased to 80-90% GHG emissions savings if second generation processes or reduced fertiliser growing regimes are used.
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Global GHG emissions due to human activities have grown since pre-industrial times.
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They allow for the description of factors which are difficult to quantify but are important in affecting future GHG emissions.
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Carbon dioxide is the dominant GHG followed by methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbon and sulfur hexafluoride.
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In the absence of policies to mitigate climate change, GHG emissions could rise significantly over the 21st century.
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