highly

highly
highly [ˈhaɪlɪ]
1. adverb
   a. ( = very) très ; [skilled, qualified, unlikely, professional] hautement
• highly respected éminemment respecté
• highly acclaimed by the critics salué par la critique
• highly recommended hautement recommandé
• highly polished [wood] bien astiqué
• highly charged [atmosphere] très tendu ; [debate] à l'atmosphère très tendue
• highly seasoned fortement assaisonné
   b. ( = at or to a high level) highly-paid [person, job] très bien payé
• highly-trained [scientist, academic] de haut niveau ; [sportsman] bien entraîné
• highly-rated très estimé
   c. (with vb) to speak/think highly of sb/sth dire/penser beaucoup de bien de qn/qch
• to praise sb highly chanter les louanges de qn
• I don't rate him very highly at all je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui
2. compounds
► highly strung adjective très nerveux
* * *
['haɪlɪ]
adverb [dangerous, developed, intelligent] extrêmement

highly unlikely — fort peu probable

to speak/think highly of somebody — dire/penser beaucoup de bien de quelqu'un

to praise somebody highly — chanter les louanges de quelqu'un


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