| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| aim high vi + adv | (try to hit a high target) | mirar alto loc v |
| You have to aim high when you shoot baskets. |
| aim high vi + adv | figurative (aspire to do well) | ter altas ambições loc v |
| Jerry needs to aim high if he wants to get grades that are good enough to do Medicine at university. |
| career high n | (greatest work achievement) (mais alta realização profissional) | topo da carreira loc sm |
| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) | aconteça o que acontecer, chova ou faça sol adv |
| a qualquer preço adv |
| Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| from on high expr | literary (from the sky, from a high position) (de Deus) | de cima, do céu loc adv |
| A great rumbling came from on high, and the sea began to part. |
| Um som alto veio do céu e o mar começou a se separar. |
| from on high expr | figurative (hierarchy: from a superior) (figurado) | de cima loc adv |
| get high vi + adj | figurative, slang (take drugs) (figurado, gíria, drogas) | ficar chapado expres v |
| (gíria, drogas) | ficar doidão expres v |
| 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) (figurado, gíria, drogas) | ficar chapado expres v |
| Aaron got high on crack cocaine. |
| get off your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (stop acting morally superior) (atribuir-se superioridade) | pedestal sm |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) | pedestal sm |
| I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| H.S. n | written, abbreviation (high school) | ensino médio loc sm |
| have friends in high places v expr | figurative (have influential contacts) (posição influente) | ter amigos em altos postos expres |
| She got the job because she has friends in high places. |
| HDTV n | initialism (high-definition television) | televisão de alta definição loc sf |
| HDTV sigla |
| HF n | initialism (high frequency) (sigla: alta frequência) | AF abrev |
| HF n as adj | initialism (high frequency) | de alta frequência loc adj |
| high above adv | (way up in the air) | do alto loc adv |
| I've never actually seen the Grand Canyon up close, I've only seen it from high above in an airplane. |
| high above prep | (much higher than) | muito acima loc prep |
| high achiever n | (successful person) | bem-sucedido adj |
| Yolanda has always been a high achiever; it's no surprise she has been accepted at Oxford. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) (desamparado, abandonado) | ao-deus-dará adj |
| When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| high and low adv | (all over the place, everywhere) (em todo lugar, em toda parte) | para cima e para baixo loc adv |
| I searched high and low for my glasses but couldn't find them. |
high and mighty,
high-and-mighty adj | (self-important, arrogant) | presunçoso, arrogante, convencido adj |
| He's been acting high and mighty since his promotion. |
high as a kite,
as high as a kite expr | informal (extremely drunk from alcohol) | bêbado como um gambá expres |
high as a kite,
as high as a kite expr | informal (intoxicated from drugs) (gíria, drogado) | chapado adj |
high as a kite,
as high as a kite expr | informal (overexcited in general) | empolgadíssimo adj |
| high beam n | (headlights: bright setting) | farol alto sm |
high beam,
high-beam n as adj | (headlights: on bright setting) | de farol alto loc adj |
| high beams npl | (vehicle's strongest headlights) (auto) | luz alta loc sf |
| Make sure not to use your high beams when driving through fog. |
| high birth n | (nobility, noble lineage) (descendência ilustre) | pessoa de berço loc smf |
| Until quite recently a high birth would bestow one with many elite privileges, though not always great wealth. |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) (med.) | pressão alta, alta pressão sanguínea loc sf |
| Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high chair,
highchair n | (child's tall chair) (assento para bebês) | cadeirinha alta loc sf |
| The restaurant provided a highchair for my 3-year-old son. |
high class,
high-class adj | (refined, of top quality) | de alta classe loc adj |
| de alto padrão loc adj |
| Nota: 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 comedy n | (sophisticated form of comedy) (Teatro: comédia) | comédia de costumes loc sf |
| High comedy avoids the burlesque, slapstick and representations of low-life's that are apparent in low comedy. |
| high commissioner n | (ambassador, foreign representative) (embaixador, representante diplomático) | alto comissário loc sm |
| I need a letter from the High Commissioner in order to apply for residency. |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) | Suprema Corte adj + sf |
| High Court n | Aus (law: highest court of appeal) | Suprema Corte adj + sf |
| High Court n | NZ (law: lower than Court of Appeal) | Suprema Corte adj + sf |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) | Suprema Corte adj + sf |
| high court n | often capitalized (law: country's highest court) (jurid.) | corte suprema loc sf |
| We disagree with the judge's verdict and will appeal to the High Court. |
| high end n | (expensive range) | os olhos da cara expres |
| caro adj |
| custar couro e cabelo expres |
| It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| high explosive n | (violently-reactive substance) | explosivo potente loc sm |
| The car bomb contained 20kg of high explosive. |
| high fashion n | (designer clothing) (roupas de grife) | alta-costura, alta moda sf |
| The designer is one of the biggest names in high fashion. |
| high fidelity n | (high-quality sound reproduction) (eletron.) | alta fidelidade sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
high fidelity,
high-fidelity n as adj | (sound reproduction: high quality) | som de alta fidelidade sm |
| som hi-fi sm |
| Before stereo was invented, people were excited to have "high-fidelity" systems in their homes. |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) | bate aqui expres |
| (anglicismo) | high five expres |
| dá-me cinco, dá cá mais cinco expres |
| Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| Ótimo trabalho em campo! Bate aqui! |
| high-five [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (give hand-slap) | choca aqui!, bate aqui! expres |
| The player high-fived his teammates after scoring a goal. |
| high grade n | (metal: density) (metal) | densidade sf |
| high heels npl | (raised heels on shoes) | salto alto sm + adj |
| (sapato) | salto sm |
| Shoes with high heels are fashionable but bad for your feet. |
| Sapatos com salto alto são estilosos, mas ruins para seus pés. |
| high heels npl | (shoes with raised heels) (sapato) | salto alto sm + adj |
| sapato de salto alto expres |
| 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. |
| O uso de salto alto pode causar problemas nos pés a longo prazo. Audrey vai comprar um par de sapatos de salto alto para combinar com o vestido da festa. |
| high hopes npl | (great expectations) (expectativas) | grandes esperanças adj + sf pl |
| Melissa has high hopes concerning her new job and its opportunites for advancement. |
| on your high horse expr | (displaying haughty attitude) (atitude) | cara de besta expres |
| I see Irene's on her high horse again. |
| high ideals npl | (idealistic outlook) | grandes ideais loc sm |
| I had high ideals when I was a student but am more realistic now. |
| high income n | (large earnings) (fin.) | renda alta loc sf |
| You need a high income in order to live in central London. |
| high-income n as adj | (with a higher than average income) | de alta renda loc adj |
| High-income taxpayers no longer receive child benefit. |
| high jinks npl | (playful activity, boisterousness) | brincadeira, travessura, diabrura sf |
| As soon as I leave the house my dogs begin their usual high jinks: barking, scratching, and chewing on the rug. |
| high jump n | (sport: jumping over a high bar) (esportes) | salto em altura loc sm |
| Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump. |
| high jumper n | (sportsperson who jumps over a high bar) (esportes) | saltador em altura loc sm |
| I would love to be a high-jumper but am not tall enough. |
| High Mass n | (Roman Catholic church service) | missa solene sf + adj |
| missa pontifical sf + adj |
| The family attends High Mass every Sunday. |
| A família vai à missa solene todos os domingos. |
| high net worth n | (possession of valuable assets) | alto poder aquisitivo sm |
high net worth,
high-net-worth n as adj | (company, individual: wealthy) | de alto poder aquisitivo loc adj |
| high noon n | (midday) | meio-dia sm |
| At high noon, the sun is directly overhead; you can't see your shadow at the equator. |
| Ao meio-dia, o sol está diretamente acima; você não pode ver sua sombra no Equador. |
| high noon n | figurative (culmination) | auge sm |
| (figurado) | ponto alto sm + adj |
| (formal) | ápice, apogeu sm |
| high noon n | figurative (critical point) | crise sf |
| high pitch n | (music: high-scale frequency) (mus:) | som agudo, som de alta frequência sm |
| A dog whistle sounds at such a high pitch, that humans can't hear it -- but dogs can. |
| high pitch n | figurative (great intensity) | estridência sf |
| alta intensidade sf |
| The excitement reached a high pitch when the home team scored a goal. |
high pitched,
high-pitched adj | (sound: having a high frequency) (frequência do som) | agudo, estridente adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| He startled her, and she let out a high-pitched squeal. |
| high places npl | (biblical: places of worship) (Bíblia: lugares de adoração) | altares sm pl |
| People who didn't worship the Jewish God often worshipped their many deities at local high places. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) (apogeu, clímax) | ponto culminante loc sm |
| The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| high pressure n | (intense or stressful situation) (situação estressante) | alta pressão, alta tensão loc sf |
| She has been working under high pressure to pass her exams. |
| high pressure n | (oppressive weather conditions) (meteor.) | alta pressão atmosférica adj + sf + adj |
| An area of high pressure is building over the Atlantic. |
| high-pressure n as adj | (stressful) | de muita pressão loc adj |
| estressante adj |
| She has a high-pressure job. |
| high prices npl | (great costs) | preço altos, preços elevados loc sm pl |
| High prices are bad news for consumers. |
| high price n | figurative (great cost) | preço alto, preço elevado sm + adj |
| We won the battle, but we paid such a high price in human lives, I wonder if it was worth it. |
| high price tag n | figurative (great cost, expense) (figurado) | preço alto sm |
| His rise to fame came with a high price tag; his wife and children left him. |
| high priest n | (religion: head priest) (religião: sacerdote principal) | sumo sacerdote, sumo-sacerdote loc sm |
| The high priest himself conducted the ritual sacrifice at the alter. |
| high priest n | figurative (leading figure) (figurativo, líder) | sumo sacerdote, sumo-sacerdote loc sm |
| chefe, comandante sm, sf |
| Sir Isaac Newton was once called the high priest of science. |
| high principles npl | (strong moral code, ethical ideas) (forte código moral) | altos princípios loc sm |
| She would never lie or cheat because she has very high principles. |
| high profile n | (public prominence) | posição relevante sf |
| proeminência sf |
| He's able to maintain his high profile thanks to a lot of TV work. |
| high quality n | (excellence) | alta qualidade, excelência sf |
| Nota: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | alta qualidade adj |
| Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| high rank n | (military: high position) (mil.) | posto superior loc sm |
| high rank n | (favourable rating) | classificação alta loc sf |
| high regard n | (great esteem, respect) | alta conta, alta consideração sf |
| high road n | figurative (morally superior approach) (figurado) | caminho certo sm |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) (BRA, ensino médio) | colégio sm |
| (POR) | liceu sm |
| The high school has a new French teacher. |
| O colégio tem um novo professor de Francês. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) | do ensino médio loc adj |
| (POR) | da escola secundária loc sf |
| (POR) | do ensino secundário, do liceu loc sm |
| The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| O time de futebol do ensino médio venceu os visitantes. |
| high school n | UK, regional (education: ages 11-18) | ensino médio sm |
| 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) | ensino médio sm |
| Isla's high-school French wasn't good enough to understand the conversation at the next table. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) | formando sm |
| Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
high schooler,
high-schooler n | mainly US (student in high school) | secundarista smf |
high schooler,
high-schooler n | US (teenager) | adolescente smf |
| high score n | (test, game: good marks) | boa nota sf |
| You will need to gain a high score in every section of the test. |
| high seas npl | (seas beyond territorial waters) | alto mar expres |
| Nota: Sometimes used with a singular verb |
| Piracy on the high seas is beyond the control of any one nation. |
| high season n | (period of greatest activity) (período de maior movimentação) | alta temporada, alta estação sf |
| In most of Thailand, high season starts in November and lasts until January. |
| high society n | (social class) (classe social) | alta sociedade sf |
| high-society adj | (relating to high social classes) | da alta sociedade loc adj |
| high speed n | (great velocity) | alta velocidade adj + sf |
| high-speed n as adj | (chase: very fast) (perseguição: veloz) | de alta velocidade loc adj |
| high-speed n as adj | (Internet, broadband: acting quickly) (internet: rápida) | de alta velocidade loc adj |
| rápida adj |
| high spirits npl | (lively or boisterous mood) | bom humor loc sm |
| You're in high spirits today. What happened, did you win the lottery? |
| high stakes npl | (great risk) | altos riscos sm pl |
| Stock market speculators play for high stakes. |
