French

haut

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An user
Sa   taille   peut   atteindre   de   haut .

Its size can reach high.

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An user
Nous   proposons   donc   de   diminuer   le   nombre de   membres   du   Haut   conseil .

We therefore propose to reduce the number of members of the High Council.

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Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/o/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
hault
Inherited from Old French
hault
Inherited from Latin
Latin
altus
Cognate with Old High German
hōh
In summary

Inherited from Middle French hault, from Old French haut, halt (“high, tall, elevated”), a conflation of Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, tall, elevated”) and Latin altus (“high, raised, profound”). Akin to Old High German hōh (“high, tall, elevated”). More at high, haughty.

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niveau dessus
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dessous au-dessus hauts bas haute

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