high horse im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für high horse im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

high-mettled horse

focoso

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

Übersetzungen für high horse im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

alzare la cresta

to get on one's high horse

abbassare la cresta

to come off one's high horse, to vail one's pride

abbassare la cresta

to come off one's high horse

alzare la cresta

to get on one's high horse

sedere in cattedra

to pontificate, to get on one's high horse

sedere a scranno übtr

to pontificate, to be on one's high horse

montare or salire in cattedra

to pontificate, to get on one's high horse

sedere a scranna übtr

to pontificate, to be on one's high horse

Übersetzungen für high horse im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] SUBST

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) ugs, übtr

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MILIT:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse ugs

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse ugs

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VERB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VERB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit ugs , to beat a dead horse Am ugs

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! ugs

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink Sprichw

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

1. high (tall):

high building, wall, hill, pile, table, forehead, heel

alto

high cheekbones

zigomi alti

how high is the cliff?

quanto è alta la scogliera?

it is 50 cm high

è alto 50 cm

a five-metre high wall

un muro alto cinque metri or di cinque metri (di altezza)

chest-, waist-high

all'altezza del petto, della vita

I've known him since he was so high

lo conosco da quando era piccolo or da quando era alto così

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, ceiling, tier, level, floor, cloud

alto

at high altitude

a grande altitudine

at high tide

con l'alta marea

with a high ceiling

con il soffitto alto

a dress with a high neck, neckline

un vestito a collo alto

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

quanto siamo alti?

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

a che altezza siamo?

how high do you want the shelf?

a che altezza vuoi il ripiano?

3. high (numerically large):

high number, price, frequency

alto, elevato

high ratio, volume, playing card

alto

high wind

forte

this will lead to higher taxes

questo porterà ad un aumento delle tasse

at high speed

ad alta velocità

to have a high temperature

avere la febbre alta

high in fat, iron

ricco di

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, risk

alto, elevato

high intensity

elevato

high fever

alto

high heat, anxiety, excitement

forte

high tension

alto, forte

high hope, expectation

grande

cook on a high heat

cuocere a fuoco vivo

turn the grill to high

regola il grill al massimo

to have a high colour

avere un colorito acceso

that is high praise!

è un bel complimento!

a moment of high drama

un momento di forte drammaticità

the high seriousness of sth

la grande serietà di qc

the building is high Victorian, Gothic

l'edificio risale al pieno del periodo vittoriano, gotico

in high summer

in piena estate

feelings are running high

gli animi si stanno infiammando

5. high (important):

high quality, status, rank, class, authority

alto

high standard

elevato

to have a high priority

essere della massima priorità

a high place on the list

una delle prime posizioni della lista

a higher court

un tribunale di grado superiore

I have it on the highest authority

l'ho saputo da persone molto in alto

to have friends in high places

avere amicizi influenti

corruption in high places

corruzione agli alti livelli

to be high up

stare in alto

to go on to higher things (change)

passare a cose più importanti

to go on to higher things (make progress)

fare cose più importanti

6. high (noble):

high principle

alto, elevato

high ideal, character

grande, nobile

those are high words (indeed)! iron

sono (tutte) belle parole!

7. high (acute):

high pitch, sound, note

alto, acuto

high voice

acuto

to reach the high notes

arrivare alle note alte

8. high (mature):

high game

frollato

high fish

passato, andato a male

high cheese

invecchiato, maturo

high butter

rancido

I like my cheese really high

il formaggio mi piace molto maturo or stravecchio

9. high ugs:

high (euphoric) (on drug)

sballato

high (happy)

su di giri

to be high on drug

essere sovreccitato per

she was high on success

il successo l'aveva esaltata

to get high (deliberately)

sballare

to get high (accidentally)

sovreccitarsi

10. high LING:

high vowel

chiuso

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

1. high (to a great height):

high climb, throw, rise, raise

in alto

high jump, fly

alto, in alto

build, pile high

erigere costruzioni, fare pile molto alte

the plane flew too high

l'aereo volava troppo alto

the desk was piled high with papers

la scrivania era coperta da alte pile di carte

write it higher up

scrivilo più in alto

to live high up on the 16th floor

abitare al sedicesimo piano

to climb higher and higher person, animal:

salire sempre più in alto

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

aumentare sempre di più

interest rates may go as high as 15%

i tassi d'interesse possono arrivare fino al 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

non andare oltre or non superare le 5.000 sterline

2. high (at a high level):

high set, turn on

alto

to turn sth up high

alzare qc

don't turn it up too high

non alzarlo troppo

3. high sing, play:

high

in una tonalità alta

sing an octave higher

canta un'ottava sopra

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] SUBST

1. high (high level):

high

livello m massimo

high

massimo m

high

picco m

an all-time, a record high

un massimo assoluto, un livello record

to rise to or hit or reach a new high

raggiungere un nuovo picco

a high of 35°

un picco di 35°

a ten-year high of three million

una cifra record di tre milioni in dieci anni

2. high (euphoric feeling) ugs:

to give sb a high drug:

fare sballare qn

to give sb a high success, compliment:

dare alla testa a qn

to be on a high

essere su di giri or eccitatissimo

3. high METEO:

high

zona f di alta pressione

4. high Am ugs SCHULE:

high

scuola f (media) superiore

5. high:

on high

in alto

from on high

dall'alto

6. high REL:

on high

in Cielo

from on high

dal Cielo

IV.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ]

it's high time that sb did

è proprio ora che qn faccia

to have a high (old) time

divertirsi da matti

to hold one's head (up) high

tenere la testa alta

to search or hunt high and low for sth

cercare qc in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti

high horse im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für high horse im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

high horse SUBST

to get (down) off one's high horse

scendere dal piedistallo

Übersetzungen für high horse im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

high-spirited (fiery) horse

focoso, -a

Übersetzungen für high horse im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

horse [hɔ:rs] SUBST

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORT:

horse

cavallo m

Wendungen:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth Sprichw

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca Sprichw

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses ugs

non essere impaziente

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

1. high:

high

alto, -a

one meter high and three meters wide

alto una iarda e largo tre

knee/waist-high

fino al ginocchio/alla cintura

to fly at high altitude

volare ad alta quota

high cheekbones

zigomi alti

to do a high dive

fare un tuffo dall'alto

to have high hopes for sb/sth

riporre molte aspettative in qu/qc

to have a high opinion of sb

stimare molto qu

to have high praise for sb/sth

parlare molto bene di qu/qc

of the highest caliber

del migliore livello

high blood-pressure/fever

pressione/febbre alta

a high caliber gun

un'arma di grosso calibro

of high rank

di alto rango

to have friends in high places

avere amicizie che contano

an order from on high

un ordine dall'alto

to be high and mighty

credersi chissacchì

with a high neckline/waistline

a collo alto/vita alta

2. high (under influence of drugs):

high

fatto, -a

3. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high voice

acuto, -a

a high note

una nota alta

4. high (at peak, maximum):

high noon

mezzogiorno in punto

high priority

massima importanza

Wendungen:

to leave sb high and dry

lasciare qu abbandonato a se stesso

II.high [haɪ] ADV

1. high (at or to a great point or height):

high

(in) alto

2. high (rough or strong):

high

intensamente

the sea runs high

il mare è agitato

Wendungen:

to search for sth high and low

cercare qc in lungo e in largo

III.high [haɪ] SUBST

1. high (high(est) point):

high

massimo m

an all-time high

un picco massimo

to reach a high

raggiungere un picco massimo

2. high ugs (from drugs):

to be on a high

essere fatto

3. high (heaven):

on high

in cielo

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

It isn't something to worry about - but nor is it something to dismiss out of hand, or something to get on a high horse about.

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Now, put the high horse back in the shed and start helping the people around you.

www.imt.ie

The government decided to avoid any further publicity by giving the jilted investors what they wanted rather than ride the high horse of sovereign immunity.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

Get off your high horse and enjoy life.

eatocracy.cnn.com

So get off the high horse and protect your own.

security.blogs.cnn.com

So everyone else needs to get off their high horse!

deadline.com

But having made its point, it should got off its high horse and end this form of harassment.

www.firstpost.com

For everyone who was once young and wants to get off your high horse.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

Until you finance your own socialism including money-eating environmental scams, get off your high horse.

www.macleans.ca

He finally came down from his high horse, adorning his humble toga of contentment.

www.vanguardngr.com