high road in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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road [Am roʊd, Brit rəʊd] N

1. road (for vehicles):

road (in town)
calle f
road (out of town)
carretera f
road (minor)
camino m
is this the road to Boston?
¿éste es el camino/la carretera que va a Boston?
is this the road to Boston?
¿por aquí se va a Boston?
the Cambridge road
la carretera (que va) a Cambridge
the Cambridge road
la carretera de Cambridge
five miles down the road
a cinco millas siguiendo la carretera/el camino
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí muy cerca
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí nomás LatAm
there's a baker's over or across the road
enfrente or al otro lado de la calle hay una panadería
the people from over the road Brit
los de enfrente
the house is set back a mile or so from the road
la casa está como a una milla de la carretera
a major/minor road
una carretera principal/secundaria
a dirt road
un camino sin pavimentar
it's good road all the way now
de aquí en adelante el camino es bueno
by road
por carretera
by road
por tierra
my car's off the road Brit
tengo el coche fuera de circulación or averiado
to take to the road
empezar a vagar por los caminos
“road closed”
“carretera cerrada”
“road narrows”
“estrechamiento de calzada or carretera”
to have one for the road inf
tomarse la del estribo or la penúltima
all roads lead to Rome
todos los caminos conducen or llevan a Roma
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tráfico
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tránsito LatAm
road junction
cruce m de carreteras
road mender
peón m caminero
road racing (in car)
carreras fpl automovilísticas (en carretera)
road racing (on foot)
carrera f a pie por carretera
road repairs
obras fpl en la carretera
road traffic accident
accidente m de circulación,
road traffic accident
accidente de tráfico
road traffic accident
accidente de tránsito LatAm
road transport
transporte m por carretera

3. road:

on the road the car's been on the road for ten years
el coche tiene diez años de uso
a rattletrap like that shouldn't be on the road
un cacharro como ese no debería estar en circulación
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería manejar
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería conducir Spain
we've been on the road for four days
llevamos cuatro días viajando
they were on the road before six
se pusieron en camino antes de las seis
they were on the road before six
antes de las seis ya estaban en camino
the exhibition will go on the road in March
la exposición iniciará una gira en marzo
to take a circus/band on the road
llevar un circo/un grupo de gira
let's get this show on the road inf
pongamos manos a la obra
let's get this show on the road inf
pongámonos en movimiento

4. road <roads, pl > → roadstead

See also roadstead

roadstead [Am ˈroʊdstɛd, Brit ˈrəʊdstɛd] N

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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It is a relatively green ex-suburb with a small high road and most amenities.
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When the writers could not come up with any high road jokes, they went with what they know.
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The situation is dramatic at selective schools which are the high road to university and the professions.
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Cars of courage will always take the high road when it comes to tough situations.
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