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hauteur

height, altitude

noun oh-TUHR Less Common

Also means

haughtiness, arrogance

Usage Note

hauteur measures vertical distance (la hauteur du mur) but also describes a condescending attitude — parler avec hauteur means to speak with arrogance. The expression être à la hauteur ('to be up to the task') is very common and should be learned as a set phrase.

Examples

"La hauteur du mur est de deux mètres."

Natural Translation

The height of the wall is two metres.

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