elevado
adjective
1. high, elevated
at a great height or above something
Common combinations
- lugar elevado — high place
- terreno elevado — elevated ground
- zona elevada — high area
- La casa está en un lugar elevado.The house is in a high place.
- El avión volaba a gran altura.The plane was flying at a great height.
- Construyeron el puente sobre un terreno elevado.They built the bridge over elevated ground.
2. high, considerable
large in level, number, or cost
Common combinations
- precio elevado — high price
- número elevado — high number
- impuestos elevados — high taxes
- El producto tiene un precio elevado.The product has a high price.
- Hay un elevado número de casos.There is a high number of cases.
- La empresa paga impuestos elevados.The company pays high taxes.
3. lofty, elevated
noble or requiring a high level
Common combinations
- ideales elevados — lofty ideals
- estilo elevado — elevated style
- sentimientos elevados — lofty feelings
- Tiene ideales elevados.He has lofty ideals.
- El escritor utiliza un estilo elevado.The writer uses an elevated style.
- La música expresa sentimientos elevados.The music expresses lofty feelings.
4. raised to a power + a
in mathematics: multiplied by itself a stated number of times
Common combinations
- elevado al cuadrado — squared
- elevado al cubo — cubed
- elevado a una potencia — raised to a power
- Dos elevado al cuadrado es cuatro.Two squared is four.
- Tres elevado al cubo es veintisiete.Three cubed is twenty-seven.
- La variable está elevada a la segunda potencia.The variable is raised to the second power.