height

altezza

Distanza dalla parte più bassa a quella più alta di una persona o cosa.

In inglese semplice: The distance from the bottom to the top of a person or thing.

• What is the height of this table?
• The tree reached a height of ten metres.
• They measured the children’s heights.

Sinonimi: tallness

Espressioni comuni: height of something, average height, full height, someone’s height

altezza, altitudine

Distanza verticale dal suolo, dal mare o da un altro livello di riferimento.

In inglese semplice: The distance above the ground, sea, or another chosen level.

• The plane flew at a great height.
• Keep the shelf at a height children can reach.
• The balloon rose to a height of fifty metres.

Come si usa: at a height of + measurement (The helicopter hovered at a height of twenty metres.)

Sinonimi: altitude, elevation

Espressioni comuni: at a height, height above ground, great height

apice, culmine

Momento o punto in cui qualcosa raggiunge la massima forza, il massimo successo o il grado più estremo.

In inglese semplice: The time or point when something is strongest, most successful, or most extreme.

• She was at the height of her career.
• We visited at the height of summer.
• At the height of the storm, the lights went out.

Come si usa: at the height of something (At the height of the crisis, thousands needed help.)

Sinonimi: peak, climax, pinnacle

Espressioni comuni: height of something, at the height, height of summer