height

height
[haɪt] 1.
nome
1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.

what is your height? — quanto sei alto?

to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza

to draw oneself up to one's full height — ergersi in tutta la propria altezza

2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.

to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota

at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri

to fall from a height of 10 metres — cadere da un'altezza di 10 metri

3) fig. (peak)

at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione

at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi

to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità

the violence was at its height — la violenza era al colmo

4) (utmost)

the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [luxury]

to be the height of fashion — essere l'ultimo grido della moda

2.
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.

to be scared of heights — soffrire di vertigini

to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto

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[hæit]
noun
1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) altezza
2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) apice, culmine
3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) sommo, culmine
4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) cima, vetta, altura
* * *
[haɪt] 1.
nome
1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.

what is your height? — quanto sei alto?

to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza

to draw oneself up to one's full height — ergersi in tutta la propria altezza

2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.

to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota

at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri

to fall from a height of 10 metres — cadere da un'altezza di 10 metri

3) fig. (peak)

at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione

at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi

to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità

the violence was at its height — la violenza era al colmo

4) (utmost)

the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [luxury]

to be the height of fashion — essere l'ultimo grido della moda

2.
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.

to be scared of heights — soffrire di vertigini

to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto


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