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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshaut de gamme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o də ɡam
"Elle achète uniquement des vêtements haut de gamme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Catering to a luxury market; expensive and of superior quality.
"They purchased a high-end apartment in the center of the city." - 2
Advanced in technology or capability compared to standard models.
"The studio is equipped with high-end computers for video editing."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'high' (referring to a superior position on a scale) and 'end' (referring to the extreme limit or category). Emerging in the mid-20th century within marketing and consumer contexts, it evolved to designate products, services, or lifestyles targeted at the most expensive and sophisticated tier of the market.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "High-end" is said worldwide
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haut de gamme
Transliteration: o də ɡam
"Elle achète uniquement des vêtements haut de gamme."
hochwertig
Transliteration: ˈhoːxˌvɛʁtɪç
"Das Restaurant ist für seine hochwertige Küche bekannt."
di alto livello
Transliteration: di ˈalto livˈvɛllo
"Questo albergo offre un servizio di alto livello."
de alta gama
Transliteration: de ˈalta ˈɡama
"Prefieren los teléfonos inteligentes de alta gama."
de alto padrão
Transliteration: dʒi ˈawtu paˈdɾãw
"Eles moram em um condomínio de alto padrão."
उच्च-स्तरीय
Transliteration: uchch-astareeya
"यह एक उच्च-स्तरीय होटल है।"
高端
Transliteration: gāoduān
"这家商店出售高端电子产品。"
고급의
Transliteration: gogeub-ui
"우리는 고급의 가구를 구매했습니다."
高級な
Transliteration: kōkyū na
"彼らは高級なレストランで食事をした。"
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