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Learn French: haut - high, tall

French
/Superlative adjectives (le plus, le moins)
/haut

haut

Word

haut

Meaning

high, tall

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

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Superlative adjectives (le plus, le moins)

Usages of haut

Cette tour est la plus haute de la ville.

This tower is the tallest in the city.

Ce gratte-ciel est le plus haut.

This skyscraper is the tallest.

Cette tour est la moins haute.

This tower is the least tall.

C'est la structure la plus haute avec la plus belle architecture.

It is the tallest structure with the most beautiful architecture.

Quoique la falaise soit haute, l'homme qui grimpe n'a pas peur.

Even though the cliff is high, the man who is climbing is not afraid.

C'est si haut que je tremble !

It is so high that I am shaking!

La chute est tellement haute qu'ils paniquent.

The drop is so high that they are panicking.

L'attraction est si haute qu'ils ont le vertige.

The attraction is so high that they are dizzy.

Nous chauffons le four à haute température.

We heat the kiln to a high temperature.

Si haute que soit l'altitude, l'alpiniste atteint le sommet.

However high the altitude may be, the mountaineer reaches the summit.

Pourtant, les minorités économiques n'ont pas toujours le revenu le plus haut.

Yet, economic minorities do not always have the highest income.

La haie était très haute, mais il refusait de la tailler.

The hedge was very tall, but he refused to trim it.

Ils construisent un pilier de cinq mètres de haut.

They are building a pillar five meters high.

Voici un poteau de trois mètres de haut.

Here is a post three meters high.

La muraille est haute, l'ennemi en aura peur.

The defensive wall is high, the enemy must be afraid of it.

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