highly **** high·ly adv

highly **** high·ly adv
['haɪlɪ]
estremamente, molto

highly paid — pagato (-a) molto bene

highly spiced dishes — piatti molto piccanti

highly specialized — altamente specializzato (-a)

to think highly of sb — avere molta stima di qn

to speak highly of — parlare molto bene di


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