French Conversation · Level 9
88 words
French word
haut
Pronunciation
IPA/o/
Meaning
- adjectivehigh
Example
La montagne est haute.
The mountain is high.
More examples
Elle porte des talons hauts.
She is wearing high heels.
Core concept
A point or level rising well above its surroundings, either in physical space or on a scale of intensity, status, or sound.
Common phrases
une maison haute
a tall house
talons hauts
high heels
Similar words
grand: Tall or large in overall size.
élevé: Greater than usual in height or degree.
supérieur: Higher in rank or status.
Definition in French
S'emploie pour décrire une grande hauteur physique ou un niveau élevé au sens figuré, comme une intensité, une position sociale ou une hauteur sonore.
Word origin
Haut comes through Old French from Latin altus, whose physical sense of elevation developed broader figurative meanings in French.
Usage tips
- Haut agrees with the noun: haute, hauts, and hautes, as in une haute montagne and de hauts murs.