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1 Translation result for high-flown in Spanish

adjective

high-flown adjective

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altisonante

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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  • 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.

fly verb

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flew, has flown, is flying, flies
volar (dícese de los pájaros, etc.); pilotar (un avión), hacer volar (una cometa); volar (dícese de los aviones), ir en avión (dícese de los pasajeros); flotar, ondear; huir, escapar; correr, irse volando; pasar (volando)
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A man flying through the air

Example sentences of
fly verb

  • •My daughter and I will fly to India next summer.
  • •A bird flew in through the open window.
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Synonyms of
fly verb

flee, float, pass, rush, travel
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Reverse translation for high-flown

altisonante  - pompous, affected (of language), rude, obscene (of language) 
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