l'

feminine

/o.tœʁ/

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Translation

height; haughtiness

Word origin

From haut ('high'), from Latin altus, with the initial h taken from Frankish hoh. English 'altitude' comes from the same Latin adjective.

Origin: Latin
Root: altus
English cognates: altitude

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralhauteurs

Examples

The wall is two metres high.

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She jumped from a fair height.

The heights above the town are covered in snow.

He never comes down to the children's level.

Look how tall those trees are!

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This word is part of lesson 48.