high living in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.live1 [Am lɪv, Brit lɪv] VB intr

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1.1. live (be, remain alive):

live
vivir
(for) as long as I live
mientras viva
(for) as long as I live
toda la vida
she lived to be 100
llegó a cumplir 100 años
he never lived to see it
no vivió para verlo
he never lived to see it
no alcanzó or llego a verlo
you'll live to regret it
algún día te arrepentirás
she had three months to live
le quedaban tres meses de vida
according to the doctors, he should live
según los médicos, se salvará
you'll live inf
no te vas a morir inf
long live the king/queen!
¡viva el rey/la reina!
her words will live forever
sus palabras vivirán para siempre
his spirit still lives among his people
su espíritu sigue vivo entre su pueblo
the dramatist makes his characters live
el dramaturgo da vida a sus personajes
you live and learn
todos los días se aprende algo nuevo
live and let live
vive y deja vivir a los demás

II.live1 [Am lɪv, Brit lɪv] VB trans

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I.live2 [Am laɪv, Brit lʌɪv] ADJ

II.live2 [Am laɪv, Brit lʌɪv] ADV

I.living [Am ˈlɪvɪŋ, Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

II.living [Am ˈlɪvɪŋ, Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ attr

I.high <higher highest> [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] ADJ

2.1. high (considerable, greater than usual):

high number/score/salary/interest rate
alto
high pressure/voltage/current
alto
high speed/velocity
alto
high wind
fuerte
high temperature/fever
alto
he has a very high color
tiene un color muy subido
think of a number higher than five
piensa en un número mayor que cinco
the high latitudes
las altas latitudes
the temperature was in the high eighties
la temperatura rondaba los noventa grados
the death toll could rise as high as 20
el número de muertos podría elevarse a 20
unemployment is very high
hay mucho desempleo
the high cost of giving in to terrorism
el alto precio que se paga por ceder al terrorismo
to pay a high price for sth
pagar algo muy caro
they've paid a high price for failure
han pagado muy caro el fracaso
to play for high stakes
apostar fuerte
my hopes were high as I set out
tenía grandes esperanzas al partir
Byzantine art finds its highest expression in …
el arte bizantino tiene su expresión más depurada en …
to be high in sth
ser rico en algo
high in protein
rico en proteínas

II.high <higher highest> [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] ADV

1.1. high fly:

high
alto
the tower loomed high over the town
la torre se erguía or se alzaba por encima de la ciudad
the mountain towered high above us
la montaña se elevaba dominante sobre nosotros
they built ever higher
construían cada vez más alto
high in the sky
en lo alto del cielo
high overhead
en las alturas
high up
arriba
high up
en lo alto
if you go a bit higher up, you'll get a better view
si subes un poco más, tendrás mejor vista
the Bears are fairly high in the league
los Bears están entre los primeros de la liga
it's pretty high (up) on the agenda
es uno de los asuntos más importantes
to run high river:
estar crecido
to run high sea:
estar embravecido
to run high feelings:
estar exaltados
passions run high in this thrilling new saga
las pasiones se desatan en esta nueva y emocionante saga
high and dry, to leave sb high and dry
dejar a alguien en la estacada
high and dry, to leave sb high and dry
dejar a alguien tirado inf
there was the boat, high and dry on a sandbank
allí estaba el bote, varado en un banco de arena
to search or hunt or look high and low (for sth)
remover cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)

III.high [Am haɪ, Brit hʌɪ] N

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This philanthropy, plus continued high living and poor financial management extinguished what remained of the family fortune.
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He was uninterested in high living, despite his large personal fortune.
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He had squandered much of his income on high living and poor investments.
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The high-protein diet movement during the early 2000s was very profitable, whereas during the late 2000s recession, fine dining was more suited for high living.
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