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elevado

elevated

adjective eh-leh-BAH-doh Less Common

Also means

high

Usage Note

Elevado describes something physically high (un puente elevado) or figuratively lofty — a high price, a noble ideal. It often replaces alto when the register is more formal or when 'elevated' implies effort to reach that level, as in costos elevados (high costs). The feminine form is elevada.

Examples

"Los precios son demasiado elevados."

Natural Translation

The prices are too high.

Literal Translation

The prices are too-much elevated

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