Adjective
high
Pronunciation: /haɪ̯/
high (intoxicated with a drug other than alcohol)
A2
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Meanings
Adjective
- high (intoxicated with a drug other than alcohol)
Example sentence
Der Fahrer war high und durfte nicht weiterfahren.
The driver was high and was not allowed to drive on.
Usage
- high sein — This informal borrowed adjective describes drug intoxication.
- high / betrunken — Betrunken usually refers specifically to alcohol intoxication.
Im Roman merkt die Erzählerin, dass ihr Besucher high ist.
In the novel, the narrator realizes that her visitor is high.