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| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) (idiomatisk) | i vått och torrt adv |
| | | vad som än händer adv |
| | Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| get high vi + adj | figurative, slang (take drugs) (om droger) | bli hög vtr + adj |
| | You can get high by sniffing glue, but it's quite likely to kill you. |
| get high on [sth] v expr | figurative, slang (take drugs) | bli hög vtr + adj |
| | | ta droger vtr + spl |
| | Aaron got high on crack cocaine. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | övergiven adj |
| | | utan någonting prep + pron |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) | högt blodtryck s |
| | Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high chair,
highchair n | (child's tall chair) | barnstol s |
| | The restaurant provided a highchair for my 3-year-old son. |
high class,
high-class adj | (refined, of top quality) (förled) | hög-klass- adj |
| | | högklassig adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | Be well-dressed when you go to that restaurant, it's a high-class place! |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) | högsta domstolen adj + s |
| High Court n | AU (law: highest court of appeal) | högsta domstolen adj + s |
| High Court n | NZ (law: lower than Court of Appeal) | hovrätten s |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) | högsta domstolen adj + s |
| high end n | (expensive range) | dyr adj |
| | | exklusiv adj |
| | | fin adj |
| | It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| high fashion n | (designer clothing) | mode s |
| | (lånord) | haute couture s |
| | The designer is one of the biggest names in high fashion. |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) | high-five, high five s |
| | Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| high-five [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (give hand-slap) (vardagligt) | high-fiva, high-fivea vtr |
| | | göra high-five åt ngn vbal uttr |
| | The player high-fived his teammates after scoring a goal. |
| high heels npl | (raised heels on shoes) | höga klackar s |
| | Shoes with high heels are fashionable but bad for your feet. |
| high heels npl | (shoes with raised heels) (allmänt) | högklackade skor s |
| | | pumps s |
| | Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems. |
| | Audrey is going shopping for a pair of high heels to go with her dress for the party. |
| high hopes npl | (great expectations) | höga förväntningar adj + spl |
| | Melissa has high hopes concerning her new job and its opportunites for advancement. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) | höjdhopp s |
| | Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| high key n | (light tones) | blektons- s |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
high key,
high-key n as adj | (light toned) | blektonad, kontrastfattig adj |
| high noon n | (midday) | middag, middagstid s |
| | | mitt på dagen uttr |
| | At high noon, the sun is directly overhead; you can't see your shadow at the equator. |
| high noon n | figurative (culmination) | slutskede s |
| | | kulminering s |
| high noon n | figurative (critical point) | kritisk punkt s |
| | | kritiskt skede s |
| | | vändpunkt s |
high pitched,
high-pitched adj | (sound: having a high frequency) (om ljud) | högfrekvent adj |
| | | gäll adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | He startled her, and she let out a high-pitched squeal. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) | höjdpunkt s |
| | The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| high profile n | (public prominence) | uppmärksammad person adj + s |
| | (förled) | högprofils- adj |
| | He's able to maintain his high profile thanks to a lot of TV work. |
| high quality n | (excellence) | hög kvalitet s |
| | | första klass s |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| | The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | högkvalitativ, förstklassig adj |
| | Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| high road n | figurative (morally superior approach) | den moraliskt riktiga vägen - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | high school - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (förled) | gymnasie- adj |
| | | high school- adj |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high school n | UK, regional (education: ages 11-18) | sekundärskola s |
| | | high school s |
| | I took a gap year between leaving high school and starting my university course. |
| high-school n as adj | UK, regional (of education for ages 11-18) (förled) | sekundärskole- adj |
| | | high school- adj |
| | Isla went to high school in Edinburgh. |
| high season n | (period of greatest activity) | högsäsong s |
| | In most of Thailand, high season starts in November and lasts until January. |
| high spirits npl | (lively or boisterous mood) | gott humör, gott mod adj+s |
| | | positiv sinnesstämning adj+s |
| | You're in high spirits today. What happened, did you win the lottery? |
| high stakes npl | (great risk) (förled) | högodds- adj |
| | | höga risker adj + spl |
| | Stock market speculators play for high stakes. |
| high standards npl | (expectation of excellence) (singular) | hög standard adj + s |
| | | höga krav adj + spl |
| | He's not picky, he just has high standards when looking for a bride. |
high street,
High Street n | UK (town's main street) | huvudgata s |
| | | storgata s |
| | Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) | storgatan s |
| | (i storstäder) | paradgatan s |
| | Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| high-street n as adj | UK, figurative (shops, fashion: retail) | varor som säljs i finare butiker spl |
| | | lyxprodukter spl |
| | Models paraded the latest high-street fashions. |
high tech,
high-tech,
hi-tech adj | informal (technologically advanced) | högteknologisk adj |
| | (lånord, slang) | high tech adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Some people are scared of high-tech devices. |
high tech,
hi tech,
high technology n | informal (advanced technology) | högteknologi, teknologi s |
| | (lånord, slang) | high tech s |
| | High tech is one of California's most important industries. |
| high tide n | (sea's tide at highest elevation) | högvatten, flod s |
| | At high tide, this rocky island is completely submerged. |
| be high time for [sb] to do [sth] n | informal (be urgent) | hög tid för ngn att göra ngt uttr |
| | | på tiden för ngn att göra ngt uttr |
| | It's high time for you to find yourself a job. |
| be high time [sb] did [sth] expr | informal (be urgent) | vara hög tid för ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara på tiden att ngn gör ngt vbal uttr |
| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. |
| high time | (appropriate time) | hög tid s |
| | | på tiden s |
| high top n | usually plural (sneaker that covers ankle) | high top-tennissko s |
high top,
high-top n as adj | (shoe: covering the ankle) | som täcker ankeln adj |
| high up adv | (in a high place) | högt upp, högt uppe adv + prep |
| | Keep all medicines high up so that children cannot reach them. |
| high water n | (water at greatest elevation) | flod, högvatten s |
| high wind n | (strong wind) | hård vind, kraftig vind adj + s |
| | (vardagligt) | kraftig blåst adj + s |
| high-end n as adj | (upmarket or exclusive) | exklusiv adj |
| | | dyr adj |
| | | högklassig adj |
| | | förnäm adj |
| | I work at a high-end clothing store; nothing we sell is under $100. |
| high-energy adj | (having lots of energy) | energisk adj |
| | | intensiv adj |
| | There is a high-energy atmosphere in the busy newsroom. |
| high-energy adj | (needing lots of energy) (förled) | högenergi- adj |
| | Jane does a high-energy aerobic workout every morning. |
| high-energy adj | (providing lots of energy) (förled) | högenergi- adj |
| | These high-energy sports drinks are ideal for athletes. |
high-flyer,
high-flier n | informal, figurative (successful person) | framgångsrik person - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The company wants to have as many high-flyers on its staff as possible. |
| high-flying adj | (successful, wealthy) | framgångsrik adj |
| | | rik adj |
| | | välbärgad adj |
| high-flying adj | (with lofty goals) | ambitiös adj |
| | | företagsam adj |
| high-flying adj | (aloft, on high) (främst bildlig) | högt-flygande adj |
| | | som flyger högt adj |
high-handed,
highhanded adj | figurative (use of power: unfair, arbitrary) | egenmäktig adj |
| | | orättvis adj |
| | | godtycklig adj |
| | Kevin's high-handed demeanor always frustrates me. |
| high-heeled adj | (shoes: having raised heels) | högklackad adj |
| | | med hög klack uttr |
| | Those high-heeled shoes are beautiful, but they'd be painful on my feet. |
| high-level adj | (advanced) (förled) | högnivå- adj |
| | | avancerad adj |
| high-minded adj | (morally principled) | högsint, högsinnad adj |
| | | ädel adj |
| | The politician is respected for his high-minded attempts to combat online bullying. |
| high-powered adj | (person: highly capable) | högeffektiv adj |
| | | högkompetent adj |
high-powered,
highpower adj | (device: more powerful than usual) | högeffektiv adj |
| | | kraftig adj |
| | | stark adj |
| high-powered adj | (job: influential, powerful) | stark adj |
| | | inflytelserik adj |
| | | viktig adj |
| high-profile n as adj | (prominent publicly) (förled) | högprofils- adj |
| | | uppmärksammad adj |
| | | känd adj |
| | This lawyer has defended a string of high-profile clients. |
| high-rise n | (multi-story block: of flats, etc.) | höghus, våningshus s |
| | | flerfamiljshus s |
| | A lot of the high-rises that were built in the 1960s have now been demolished. |
| high-rise adj | (building: multi-storey) | höghus- adj |
| | Kenny lives downtown in a high-rise apartment building. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | high-school-diplom s |
| | (svensk motsvarighet) | gymnasieexamen s |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
| high-speed n as adj | (chase: very fast) (förled) | höghastighets- adj |
| | | i hög fart adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| | The movie features a high-speed car chase through the streets of New York City. |
| high-speed n as adj | (Internet, broadband: acting quickly) (förled) | höghastighets- adj |
| | | snabb- adj |
| | Having high-speed internet makes it easy to stream videos and movies. |
| high-spirited adj | (showing energy, enthusiasm) | glad, munter adj |
| | | energisk adj |
| | | entusiastisk adj |
| high-stakes n as adj | (involving great risk) (förled) | högodds- adj |
| | | högrisk- adj |
| | This is a high-stakes game, with bets starting at ten dollars. |
| high-up n | US, informal ([sb] in position of power) (bildlig) | högt upp, högt uppe adv + prep |
| | I'm not sure what Maria's job is, exactly, but she's a high-up in the legal system. |
| high-water mark n | (sea, river: highest level) | högvattenmärke s |
| | The high-water mark is easy to identify on a beach by a line of debris such as seaweed. |
| high-water mark n | figurative (achievement) (bildlig) | högvattenmärke s |
| | The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire. |
highborn,
also UK: high-born adj | (born into the aristocracy) (formell) | av hög börd adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
highlight,
high light n | figurative, often plural (most important moment) | höjdpunkt s |
| | (inspelat sportögonblick) | highlight s |
| | The highlight of the trip was the visit to the Eiffel Tower. |
| | Resan höjdpunkt var besöket av Eiffeltornet. |
highly strung,
also US: high strung,
high-strung adj | figurative (person: tense, sensitive) | spänd adj |
| | | känslig adj |
| Anmärkning: The hyphen in 'high-strung' is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | They balance each other: he's laid back, she's highly strung. |
highroad,
high road n | UK (highway, main road) | motorväg s |
highroad,
high road n | figurative (most ethical position or method) (bildlig) | kungsväg s |
| | (omskrivning) | den bästa metoden s |
highroad,
high road n | figurative (sure way) | det säkra sättet s |
| | (bildlig) | kungsväg s |
hightail,
high-tail vi | informal, US (run, hurry) | skynda vitr |
| | (slang) | kuta, kubba vitr |
| | | springa vitr |
| | The shoplifter hightailed out of the store with the security guard in hot pursuit. |
hightail it,
high-tail it v expr | informal, US (run, hurry) (vardaglig) | kuta, kubba vitr |
| | | springa vitr |
| | | springa iväg vitr partikel |
| | The burglars hightailed it before the police arrived. |
hold your head high,
hold your head up high v expr | figurative (be proud) (bildlig) | hålla huvudet högt vbal uttr |
| | | inte tappa modet vtr + s |
| | Even though our team lost, they played well, so they can hold their heads up high. |
| junior high n | US (lower secondary school) | junior high school s |
| | The transition from junior high to high school can be tough for some kids. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | junior high school s |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | leva gott vtr + adv |
| | (omodern) | leva på stor fot vbal uttr |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| | De levde gott i Thailand för allt var så billigt där. |
| | De levde på stor fot i Thailand för allt var så billigt där. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | leva ett liv i lyx och flärd vbal uttr |
| | | leva lyxliv vtr + s |
| senior high school n | US (secondary, upper) | skola för elever mellan 15 och 18 uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Those kids must go to senior high school - they look too old to be in junior high. |
sky-high,
sky high adj | figurative (very high) | skyhög adj |
| | (vardagligt) | jättehög adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| with your head held high expr | figurative (showing pride in yourself) | med ditt huvud högt hållet uttr |
| | | stolt adv |
| | | modigt adv |