tall

tall  (tôl)

adj. tall·er, tall·est

1.

a. Having greater than ordinary height: a tall woman.

b. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty: tall trees.

2. Having a specified height: a plant three feet tall.

3. Informal Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful: tall tales of heroic exploits.

4. Impressively great or difficult: a tall order to fill.

5. Archaic Excellent; fine.

adv.

With proud bearing; straight: stand tall.

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[Middle English, brave, quick, from Old English getæl, swift; see del-² in Indo-European roots.]

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tallish adj.

tallness n.

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tall

Adjective

1. of greater than average height

2. having a specified height: five feet tall [Middle English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tall - a garment size for a tall person size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.	1.	tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships" high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	2.	tall - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" grandiloquent, magniloquent rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
	3.	tall - impressively difficult; "a tall order" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	4.	tall - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" marvelous, improbable, marvellous incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

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tall

adjective 1. lofty, big, giant, long-legged, lanky, leggy

adjective 2. high, towering, soaring, steep, elevated, lofty << OPPOSITE short

Translations

tall [tɔːl] adj → alto; [tree] → grande;

to be 6 feet tall → medir 1 metro 80, tener 1 metro 80 de alto;

how tall are you? → ¿cuánto mides?

tall [tɔːl] adj [person] → grand(e); [building, tree] → haut(e);

to be 6 feet tall → mesurer 1 mètre 80;

how tall are you? → combien mesurez-vous?

tall [tɔːl] adj [person] → groß; [glass, bookcase, tree, building] → hoch; [ladder] → lang;

to be 6 feet tall [person] → 1,80m groß sein;

how tall are you? → wie groß bist du?

tall [tɔːl] adj → alto/a;

to be 6 feet tall → essere alto 1 metro e 80;

how tall are you? → quanto è alto?

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tall

adj tall [toːl]

1 (of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal a tall man/tree.lank, hoogعالٍ ، مُرْتَفِعвисокvysokýhøjgroßψηλόςaltopikk, kõrgeبلندpitkä, korkeahaut, grandגָבוֹהַलम्बाvisok, velikmagastinggiháralto(背が)高い키가 큰, 높은aukštasgarš; slaidstinggilang, hooghøy, langwysokialtoînaltвысокийvysokývisokvisoklång, högสูงมาก (ของคน, สัตว์, สิ่งของหรืออื่น ๆ )uzun boylu, yüksek高的високийلمبا، دراز قامتcao高的

2 (of people) having a particular height John is only four feet tall.lankطَويل، طولُهвисокvysokýhøjgroßπου έχει ένα συγκεκριμένο ύψος (για πρόσωπο)de alturapikkuneبلند قدpituinenmesurerבְּגוֹבָהलम्बाvisokmagassetinggihár, á hæðalto～の高さの키[]가 ...인ūgiogarštinggilanghøy... wzrostude alturaînalt de (...)ростvysokývelikvisoklångซึ่งมีรูปร่างสูง (ของคนหรือสิ่งต่าง ๆ )... boyunda身高такий, що має певний рістطويلcó chiều cao đặc biệt身高

n ˈtallness

lankheidطولвисочинаvýškadet at være højdie Größeύψοςalturapikkusبلندیpituushauteur, grande tailleגוֹבָהऊंचाई, लम्बाईtjelesna visinamagasság, nagyságketinggianhæðaltezza高さ키가 큼ūgisgarumsketinggianhet hogedet å være høy/langwysoki wzrostalturaînălţime; statură înaltăвысокий ростvýškavišinavisinalängd, reslighet, höjdความสูงuzun boyluluk, yükseklik高(度)висотністьلمبائيchiều cao高（度）

a tall order

something very difficult to do Finding somewhere for fifty children to stay tonight is rather a tall order.moeilike taakطلَبٌ صَعْبтрудностtěžký úkolen meget vanskelig opgaveviel verlangenδύσκολη υπόθεσηtarea difícil; es mucho pedirraske ülesanneکار مشکلkohtuuton vaatimuschose difficileדְרִישָה מוּגזֶמֶתकठिन मांगneumjeren, pretjeran zahtjevtúl nagy feladatsuliterfitt viðureignar(compito difficile)難かしいことsunki užduotisgrūts uzdevums/darbstugas yg agak mustahileen onredelijke eislitt mye forlangtwygórowane żądanie, trudne zadanietarefa difícil QUERYlucru greuтрудная задачаťažká úlohapretirana zahtevateška stvarett jättejobb, mycket begärtบางสิ่งที่ยากที่จะทำolmayacak şey/dua難辦的差使важка справаانتہائي مشکلnhiệm vụ khó khăn难办的差使

a tall story

a story which is hard to believe He is always telling tall stories.opgemaakte verhaalقِصَّه مُبالَغَهневероятна историяpřehnaná historkaløgnehistorieunglaubliche Geschichteαπίθανη ιστορίαcuento chinohundijuttداستان باورنکردنیliioiteltu juttuhistoire à dormir deboutסִיפּוּר מוּגזָםअविश्वासी बातnevjerojatna pripovjesthihetetlen történetcerita mustahilótrúleg saga, ÿkjusagaspacconata信じられない話믿기지 않는 이야기pramanyta istorijaizdomājumscerita yg sukar dipercayaieen sterk verhaalskrøne, røverhistoriebujdaparlapaticepoveste de adormit copiii/de necrezutнебылицаprehnaná historkamalo verjetna zgodbaneverovatna pričaen fantastisk (otrolig) historiaเรื่องโกหกpalavra, martaval難以相信的故事небувальщина; вигадкаناقابل يقين کہانيcâu chuyện khó tin难以相信的故事

tall is used especially of people, and of other (narrow) upright objects: a tall girl, tree, building .

high is used of objects that are a long way off the ground, or reach a great height: a high shelf, diving-board, mountain, wall .