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• 1 (de persona, edificio, techo) height el muro tiene un metro de altura = the wall is one meter high Definition of height in the British & World English dictionary Definition of height in the US English dictionary Translate height | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (indicando posición) height ponlos a la misma altura = put them at the same height a la altura de los ojos = at eye level estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn para ponernos a la altura de la competencia = to put ourselves on a par with our competitors estar a la altura de las circunstancias = to rise to the occasion no está a la altura de su predecesor = he doesn't match up to his predecessor Definition of height in the British & World English dictionary Definition of height in the US English dictionary Translate height | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a [Aviac, Geog] (altitud) altitude a 2.240 metros de altura = at an altitude of 2,240 meters Definition of altitude in the British & World English dictionary Definition of altitude in the US English dictionary Translate altitude | into French | into German | into Italian b de altura [pesquero/flota] = deep-sea (before n) [remolcador] oceangoing (before n) Definition of oceangoing in the British & World English dictionary Definition of oceangoing in the US English dictionary

• 4 (en sentido horizontal) ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? = how far up Serrano do you live? cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza = when we reached the square

• 5 (en sentido temporal) a estas alturas ya debe haber llegado = he should have arrived by now ¡a estas alturas me vienes con eso! = you wait till now to bring this to me! a estas alturas del año = this late on in the year a esas alturas ya no me importaba = by that stage I didn't mind

• 6 [Mús] pitch Definition of pitch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pitch in the US English dictionary Translate pitch | into French | into German | into Italian