GENERAL INFO

Haut means "high" or "tall" (adjective). It can also mean "loudly" or "up" (adverb).

USAGE

As an adjective, it describes height: "une table haute" (a high table), "un arbre haut" (a tall tree). As an adverb, it often means "loudly": "parler haut" (to speak loudly), or indicates direction: "en haut" (upstairs/above).

TRAPS

As an adjective, haut agrees: *haut* (m.sg.), *haute* (f.sg.), *hauts* (m.pl.), *hautes* (f.pl.). However, when used as an adverb (e.g., "parler haut"), it remains invariable.