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high point
Punto culminante
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high adjective

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alto; elevado; grande, importante; alto (en musica); borracho, drogado

Example sentences of
high adjective

  • •The apartment has high ceilings.
  • •The airplane was high above the clouds.
  • •The bush is six feet high.
  • •a building 100 stories high
  • •They have a home in the high country.
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  • •The houses are built on high ground.
  • •They reached speeds as high as 100 mph.
  • •He's being treated for high blood pressure.
  • •She earns a high salary.
  • •His books are in high demand.
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Synonyms of
high adjective

tall, lofty, towering, elevated, great, important, intoxicated
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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre high y tall?
  • Tenga en cuenta la diferencia entre high y tall.
    High se usa para describir objetos con una base ancha, como montañas, sillas, mesas, etc., u objetos que no tocan el piso, como aviones o pájaros. Ejemplos: The chair is too high, I can't sit comfortably. The highest mountains in the world are in the Himalayan mountain range. The plane is still very high, so it probably isn't going to land.
    Tall se usa para describir cosas que tienen forma delgada, como personas, árboles, ciertos animales, pilares, etc. Ejemplos: John is so tall, that he often hits his head on the door frame. The tallest trees in the world are the redwoods in Sierra Nevada, California. The Serengeti nature reserve is home to tall giraffes and big African buffaloes. The beach house is built on tall pillars.

point noun

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punto; cualidad; fin, propósito; lugar; punto (en una escala); momento, coyuntura; punta; cabo; punto (marca de puntuación)

Example sentences of
point noun

  • •She showed us several graphs to illustrate the point she was making.
  • •I see your point, but I don't think everyone will agree.
  • •There's no use in arguing the point.
  • •He made a very good point about the need for change.
  • •Let me make one final point.
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  • •That's the point I've been trying to make.
  • •“What's your point?” “Actually, I have two points.”
  • •My point is simply that we must do something to help the homeless.
  • •“If we leave now, we won't make it back in time.” “That's a good point.”
  • •There are two critical points that I would like to discuss.
  • •The number 9.5 is read aloud as “nine point five.”
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Synonyms of
point noun

headland, item, moment, period, place, purpose, quality, tip, unit
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¿Qué significa to miss the point?
  • Si alguien miss the point, eso significa que esa persona falla en comprender el nudo del asunto. Por ejemplo: Looking for hotels in Paris is fun, but you are missing my point. I'd rather go to South America.