high

alto, elevado

Situado muy por encima del suelo o de otra superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Far above the ground or another surface.

• The shelf is too high.
• Clouds were high above the hills.
• That window is higher than the others.

Cómo se usa: high above something (The nest is high above the path.)

Sinónimos: elevated

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: a high shelf, a high window, high above something

alto, elevado

Que tiene mucha distancia entre su base y su parte más alta.

En inglés sencillo: With a top that reaches a long way above the bottom or ground.

• They built a high fence.
• How high is that mountain?
• The tower was higher than every nearby building.

Cómo se usa: number + unit of length + high (The wall is three metres high.)

Sinónimos: tall, lofty

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: a high wall, a high mountain, two metres high, a high tower

alto, superior

De gran importancia, poder o calidad en comparación con otros.

En inglés sencillo: Having great importance, power, or quality compared with others.

• The school has high standards.
• She held a high position in government.
• The case went to the highest court.

Sinónimos: superior, elevated

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: high quality, high standards, high office, high priority

colocado, drogado

Que siente o actúa de forma distinta por haber consumido drogas.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling or behaving differently because you have taken drugs.

• He got high at the party.
• She seemed high on drugs.
• Were they high when they drove home?

Cómo se usa: high on something (He was high on cannabis.)

Sinónimos: stoned, intoxicated

Antónimos: sober

Expresiones frecuentes: get high, high on drugs, feel high

agudo

Dicho de un sonido fino, como un silbido, en vez de grave, como el de un tambor grande.

En inglés sencillo: Describing a sound like a whistle, rather than a deep sound like a large drum.

• She has a high voice.
• That note is too high for me.
• The bird’s call became higher and sharper.

Sinónimos: high-pitched, shrill

Antónimos: low, deep

Expresiones frecuentes: a high note, a high voice, a high pitch

alto, en lo alto

En un lugar muy por encima del suelo u otra superficie, o hacia ese lugar.

En inglés sencillo: At or towards a place far above the ground or another surface.

• The birds flew high.
• How high can you jump?
• Smoke rose higher than the trees.

Cómo se usa: high above something (The plane flew high above the sea.)

Sinónimos: far up, aloft

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: fly high, jump high, high above something

a un precio alto, al alza

A una cantidad, precio o valor elevados, o hacia ese nivel.

En inglés sencillo: At or towards a large amount, price, or value.

• They bought low and sold high.
• The shares traded higher this morning.
• How high will you bid for the painting?

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: sell high, bid high, trade high

máximo, punto culminante

El punto más alto, o un momento de especial éxito o felicidad.

En inglés sencillo: A highest point or an especially successful or happy moment.

• Winning the prize was a personal high.
• The team enjoyed many highs that season.
• Ticket sales reached a new high.

Sinónimos: peak, high point

Antónimos: low

Expresiones frecuentes: a career high, highs and lows, a new high