high wire nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di high wire nel dizionario inglese»francese

high wire SOST

high wire

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Traduzioni di high wire nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.wire [ingl brit wʌɪə, ingl am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] SOST

1. wire (length of metal):

wire

fil m

electric/telephone wire

fil électrique/téléphonique

a length/coil of wire

un bout/rouleau de fil

loose wires (from wall)

des fils qui dépassent

loose wires (on floor)

des fils qui traînent

loose wires (from plug)

des fils qui sortent

2. wire ingl am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

to get a wire from sb

recevoir un télégramme de qn

to send sb a wire

envoyer un télégramme à qn

3. wire ingl am (in horseracing):

wire

ligne f d'arrivée

II.wire [ingl brit wʌɪə, ingl am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] VB vb trans

1. wire ELETTR:

to wire a house

installer l'électricité dans une maison

to wire a plug/a lamp

connecter une prise/une lampe

the oven had been incorrectly wired

le four avait été mal connecté

the house is wired for television

la maison peut capter la télévision

2. wire (send telegram to):

wire person

télégraphier à

he wired us his answer immediately

il nous a immédiatement télégraphié sa réponse

3. wire (stiffen):

wire stem, flower, bodice

renforcer [qc] avec un fil métallique

III.wire [ingl brit wʌɪə, ingl am ˈwaɪ(ə)r]

down to the wire ingl am

jusqu'au tout dernier moment

to get in under the wire ingl am (arrive)

arriver de justesse

to get in under the wire (accomplish sth)

finir qc de justesse

to pull wires ingl am

se faire pistonner colloq

to get one's wires or lines crossed

se comprendre de travers

wired up colloq

énervé

I.high [ingl brit hʌɪ, ingl am haɪ] SOST

1. high (high level):

high

niveau m élevé

an all-time or a record high

un niveau record

to rise to or hit or reach a new high

atteindre son niveau le plus élevé

a high of 35°

une pointe de 35°

a ten-year high of three million

un niveau record de trois millions en dix ans

2. high (euphoric feeling) colloq:

to give sb a high drug:

défoncer qn colloq

to give sb a high success, compliment:

monter à la tête de qn

to be on a high

être en pleine euphorie

3. high METEOR:

high

zone f de haute pression

4. high ingl am colloq SCUOLA → high school

II.high [ingl brit hʌɪ, ingl am haɪ] AGG

1. high (tall):

high building, wall, cliff, hill, pile

haut

high table, chair, forehead, collar, heel

haut after sost

high cheekbones

pommettes fpl saillantes

how high is the cliff?

quelle est la hauteur de la falaise?

it is 50 cm high

ça fait 50 cm de haut

a five-metre high wall

un mur de cinq mètres de haut

chest-/waist-high

à la hauteur de la poitrine/la ceinture

I've known him since he was so high

il n'était pas plus grand que ça quand je l'ai connu

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, window, ceiling, plateau

haut

high tier, level, floor

supérieur

high cloud

d'altitude

at high altitude

à haute altitude

at high tide

à marée haute

with a high ceiling

haut de plafond

a dress with a high neck(line)

une robe montante

how high (up) are we? (on top of building)

on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?

how high (up) are we? (on plane, mountain)

quelle est notre altitude?

how high do you want the shelf?

à quelle hauteur voulez-vous l'étagère?

3. high (numerically large):

high number, ratio, price, frequency, volume

élevé

high wind

violent

high playing card

grosse

this will lead to higher taxes

cela conduira à une augmentation des impôts

at high speed

à grande vitesse

to have a high temperature

avoir de la fièvre

high in fat, iron

riche en

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, intensity, risk

élevé

high fever, heat

fort

high attr anxiety, tension, excitement

extrême

high hope, expectation

grand

cook on a high heat

faire cuire à feu vif

turn the grill to high

mettre le gril sur la position maximum

to have a high colour

avoir le teint rougeaud

that is high praise!

c'est très flatteur!

a moment of high drama

un moment de grande émotion

the high seriousness of sth

le grand sérieux de qc

the building is high Victorian/Gothic

le bâtiment est de la grande époque victorienne/du Gothique

in high summer

au cœur de l'été

feelings are running high

les esprits s'échauffent

5. high (important):

high quality, status, standard, rank, class, authority

supérieur

high priority, place on list

élevé

a higher court

une cour supérieure

I have it on the highest authority

je tiens cela des autorités les plus haut placées

to have friends in high places

avoir des amis haut placés

corruption in high places

la corruption en haut lieu

to be high up

être haut placé

to go on to higher things

faire son chemin dans le monde

6. high (noble):

high ideal, principle, character

noble

those are high words (indeed)! iron

ce sont de (bien) grands mots!

7. high (acute):

high pitch, sound, voice

aigu/-guë

high note

haut

to reach the high notes

atteindre les notes les plus hautes

8. high (mature):

high game

faisandé

high fish, cheese

avancé

high butter

rance

I like my cheese really high

j'aime mon fromage bien fait

9. high (on drug):

high colloq

défoncé colloq

high colloq

dans un état euphorique

to be high on drug

être défoncé à

to get high (deliberately)

se défoncer colloq

to get high (accidentally)

s'intoxiquer

10. high (happy):

high colloq

ivre de joie

she was high on success

son succès l'avait rendue ivre de joie

11. high LING:

high vowel

fermé

III.high [ingl brit hʌɪ, ingl am haɪ] AVV

1. high (to a great height):

high build, pile, climb, jump, throw, fly, rise, raise

haut

the plane flew too high

l'avion a volé trop haut or à une altitude trop élevée

the desk was piled high with papers

les papiers s'entassaient en hautes piles sur le bureau

write it higher up

écris-le plus haut

to live high up on the 16th floor

habiter tout en haut au 16ème étage

to climb higher and higher lett person, animal:

grimper de plus en plus haut

to climb higher and higher fig figures, rate, unemployment:

augmenter de plus en plus

interest rates may go as high as 15%

le taux d'intérêt peut monter jusqu'à 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

ne dépasse pas 5 000 livres sterling

2. high (at a high level):

high set, turn on

fort

to turn sth up high

monter qc

don't turn it up too high

ne le mets pas trop fort

3. high sing, play:

high

haut

play an octave higher

jouez à l'octave supérieure

IV.on high AVV (gen)

on high

en haut

on high RELIG

au Ciel

from on high (gen)

d'en haut

from on high RELIG

du Ciel

V.high [ingl brit hʌɪ, ingl am haɪ]

it's high time that sb did

il est grand temps que qn fasse

to have a high (old) time

s'amuser comme des fous

to hold one's head (up) high

marcher la tête haute

to search or hunt high and low for sth

remuer ciel et terre pour trouver qc

Vedi anche: high school

high school

high school SCUOLA

≈ lycée m

high school ingl brit SCUOLA

établissement m secondaire

high wire nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di high wire nel dizionario inglese»francese

high wire SOST

high wire

corde f raide

Traduzioni di high wire nel dizionario francese»inglese

équilibriste de la haute finance

a financial high wire artist

Traduzioni di high wire nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, ingl am ˈwaɪɚ] SOST

1. wire no pl (metal thread):

wire

fil m métallique

2. wire ELETTR:

wire

fil m

3. wire ingl am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

locuzioni:

to get one's wires crossed

s'embrouiller

to get in under the wire ingl am colloq

arriver de justesse

down to the wire ingl am colloq

jusqu'à la dernière minute

to pull wires ingl am

tirer les ficelles

II.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, ingl am ˈwaɪɚ] VB vb trans

1. wire (fasten with wire):

wire

attacher

2. wire ELETTR:

wire building

faire l'installation électrique de

3. wire (fit with microphone):

to be wired person, room

être équipé de micros cachés

to be wired for sound

avoir un micro sur soi

4. wire ingl am (send telegram):

wire

envoyer un télégramme à

I.high [haɪ] AGG

1. high (elevated):

high

haut(e)

high forehead

large

thirty meters high and three meters wide

trente mètres de haut et trois mètres de large

shoulder/waist-high

à hauteur d'épaule/à la taille

a high jump

un saut en hauteur

to do a high dive

faire un grand plongeon

2. high (above average):

high

élevé(e)

high technology, opinion, quality

haut(e)

high secretary

de haut niveau

high hopes

grand(e)

high calibre

gros(se)

high explosive

de forte puissance

high colour

vif(vive)

of the highest calibre

du meilleur calibre

a high definition television

une télévision à haute définition

to be full of high praise for sb/sth

ne pas tarir d'éloges sur qn/qc

3. high MED:

high

élevé(e)

high fever

fort(e)

to suffer from high blood-pressure

avoir de la tension

4. high (important, eminent):

high priest

grand(e)

high treason, rank

haut(e)

to have friends in high places

avoir des amis bien placés

an order from on high

un ordre venant de haut

to be high and mighty pegg

prendre des grands airs

5. high (noble):

high ideal, character

noble

to have high principles

avoir des principes

6. high (intoxicated by drugs):

high

shooté(e)

to be (as) high as a kite

être complètement défoncé

7. high (euphoric):

to be high

être sur un petit nuage

8. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high

haut(e)

9. high (beginning to go bad):

high food

avancé(e)

locuzioni:

a high drama

un grand drame

the high summer

le cœur de l'été

to be in high spirits

être de bonne humeur

with one's head held high

(avec) la tête haute

to leave sb high and dry

planter qn là colloq

to stink to high heaven (stink)

sentir la mort

to stink to high heaven (be very suspicious)

sentir le soufre

come hell or high water

qu'il vente ou qu'il pleuve

high days and holidays

grandes occasions fpl

sb's stock is high

la popularité de qn est en hausse

to be high time to +infin

être grand temps de +infin

to have a high old time colloq

passer du bon temps

to be for the high jump ingl brit

aller se faire engueuler

II.high [haɪ] AVV

high a. fig:

high

haut

the sea/tide runs high

la mer/la marée monte vite

locuzioni:

to hold one's head high

tenir la tête haute

to live high on the hog

vivre comme un pacha

to search for sth high and low

chercher qc dans chaque recoin

III.high [haɪ] SOST

1. high (high(est) point/level/amount):

high

sommet m

an all-time high

un niveau jamais atteint

highs and lows

des hausses fpl et des baisses

highs and lows fig

des hauts mpl et des bas

to reach a high

atteindre un plafond

2. high (euphoria caused by drugs):

to be on a high

planer

3. high (heaven):

from on/on high

du/au ciel

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The station had a high wire fence and many security measures.

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Initially he performed on high wire and trapeze, but he took up juggling while recovering from a fall.

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A high wire, intelligent espionage thriller.

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Live entertainment was the main attraction with high wire artists, trick cyclists, unicyclists and others.

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In the same period, he began to perform high wire walking in other famous places.

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It keeps threatening to go bonkers, then makes good on its threat, and still remains as lucid as an aerialist on a high wire.

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As a teenager she performed in the circus as an acrobat on the high wire, and as a contortionist.

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The circus acrobatics included acts in the rings as well as on the high wire and trapeze.

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Ironically, his fall occurred not during his high wire bicycle act, but rather as he was descending from the platform after completing the act.

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The mouse steals the bridge and uses it as a balancing stick on a high wire.

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