| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| get high (on [sth]) vi + adj | slang, figurative (on drugs) (informeel) | stoned worden, high worden bn + ww |
| You can get high by sniffing glue, but it's quite likely to kill you. |
| Je kan high worden door het snuiven van lijm, maar het kan je waarschijnlijk doden. |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) (figuurlijk) | hoog te paard bw |
| hooghartig, uit de hoogte bw |
| (Belg.) | rap op uw paard zitten |
| I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| Ik weet dat je denkt dat ik verkeerd ben, maar daarom hoef je nog niet hoog te paard zitten. |
| hi-fi n | abbreviation (high fidelity) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| hi-fi n as adj | abbreviation (high-fidelity) (afkorting: high fidelity) | hifi attr. bn |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | voor schut gezet worden woordgr |
| When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) | hoge bloeddruk bn + nw |
| Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high chair,
highchair n | (child's tall chair) | kinderstoel nw de |
| The restaurant provided a highchair for my 3-year-old son. |
high class,
high-class adj | (refined, of top quality) | hoge klasse bn + nw |
| Opmerking: 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) | Hooggerechtshof nw het |
| High Court n | Aus (law: highest court of appeal) | hoogste rechtbank nw de |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) | Hooggerechtshof van justitie woordgr |
| high end n | (expensive range) | dure kant bn + nw |
| It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| Het is een mooie handtas, maar het is aan de dure kant. |
| high fashion n | (designer clothing) | haute couture nw de, ont. |
| The designer is one of the biggest names in high fashion. |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) | high five |
| Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| Goed werk op het speelveld! Geef me een high five! |
| high heels npl | (shoes with raised heels) | hoge hakken bn + nw |
| Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems. |
| Het dragen van hoge hakken kan zorgen voor langdurige voetproblemen. |
| high heels npl | (raised heels on shoes) | verhoogde hakken bn + nw |
| Shoes with high heels are fashionable but bad for your feet. |
| Schoenen met verhoogde hakken zijn modieus, maar slecht voor je voeten. |
| high hopes npl | (great expectations) | hoge verwachtingen bn + nw |
| Melissa has high hopes concerning her new job and its opportunites for advancement. |
| Melissa heeft hoge verwachtingen over haar nieuwe job. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) | hoge sprong bn + nw |
| Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| high noon n | (midday) | middaguur nw het, ont. |
| midden van de dag woordgr. |
| At high noon, the sun is directly overhead; you can't see your shadow at the equator. |
| Op het middaguur staat de zon vlak boven ons, je kan je schaduw dan niet zien als je op de evenaar staat. |
high pitched,
high-pitched adj | (sound: having a high frequency) | hoog, schel bn |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| He startled her, and she let out a high-pitched squeal. |
| Ze liet haar schrikken en ze gilde zeer hoog. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) | hoogtepunt nw het |
| The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| high profile n | (public prominence) | publieke bekendheid bn + nw |
| He's able to maintain his high profile thanks to a lot of TV work. |
| high quality n | (excellence) | hoge kwaliteit bn + nw |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | van hoge kwaliteit bw |
| (in samenstellingen) | kwaliteits- |
| Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | middelbaar onderwijs in de Verenigde Staten woordgr. |
| The high school has a new French teacher. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (in samenstelling) | school- voorvoegsel |
| van middelbare school woordgr. |
| The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high season n | (period of greatest activity) | hoogseizoen nw het |
| In most of Thailand, high season starts in November and lasts until January. |
| high stakes npl | (great risk) | hoge inzet bn + nw |
| Stock market speculators play for high stakes. |
| high standards npl | (expectation of excellence) | hoge verwachtingen bn + nw |
| He's not picky, he just has high standards when looking for a bride. |
| high street n | UK (town's main street) | hoofdstraat nw de |
| Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) (handel) | het grote publiek bn+nw |
| consument nw de |
| Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| High Street n as adj | UK, figurative (retail) (in samenstellingen) | consumenten- |
high tech,
high-tech,
hi-tech adj | informal (technologically advanced) | hightech bn |
| van hoogwaardige technologie bw |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Some people are scared of high-tech devices. |
| Sommige mensen zijn bang voor hightech apparaten. |
high tech,
hi tech n | informal (advanced technology) | hightech nw de, ont. |
| high tide n | (sea's tide at highest elevation) | vloed nw de |
| At high tide, this rocky island is completely submerged. |
| high up adv | (in a high place) | hoog bw |
| Keep all medicines high up so that children cannot reach them. |
| high-up n | US, informal ([sb] in position of power) | hooggeplaatst bn |
| high-end n as adj | (upmarket or exclusive) | exclusief, duur bn |
| I work at a high-end clothing store; nothing we sell is under $100. |
| high-handed adj | figurative (use of power: unfair, arbitrary) | autoritair, bazig, willekeurig bn |
| high-rise n | (multi-storey block: of flats, etc.) | hoogbouw nw de, ont. |
| blok nw het |
| high-rise adj | (building: multi-storey) (gebouw) | hoog bn |
| Kenny lives downtown in a high-rise apartment building. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | middelbare school diploma woordgr |
| Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
| high-water mark n | (sea, river: highest level) | hoogwaterpeil nw het |
| 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) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| 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) | edel bn |
| van adel vz+nw |
| voornaam bn |
| highbrow adj | informal (highly cultured) | intellectueel, hoogstaand bn |
| Kim thinks opera is too highbrow to be enjoyed by regular people. |
hightail,
high-tail vi | informal, US (run, hurry) | snellen onoverg. ww |
| rennen onoverg. ww |
| zich haasten. wk. ww |
| The shoplifter hightailed out of the store with the security guard in hot pursuit. |
horizontal bar,
high bar n | (gymnastic event) (sport: turnen) | rekstok nw de |
| It's high time you did it. expr | informal (You should do it now.) (informeel) | het is hoog tijd dat je, het wordt hoog tijd dat je frase |
| het is hoog tijd dat u, het wordt hoog tijd dat u frase |
| It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. |
| Het wordt hoog tijd dat ik naar de dokter ga, ik heb het al vier keer uitgesteld. |
| junior high n | US (lower secondary school) | middenschool nw de, ont. |
| middelbaar onderwijs nw het, ont. |
| The transition from junior high to high school can be tough for some kids. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | middelbare school bn + nw |
| Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | het ervan nemen frase |
| They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
