| 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. [Middle English, brave, quick, from Old English getæl, swift; see del-2 in Indo-European roots.] tall  ish adj.tall ness n. |
tall [tɔːl]
adj
1. of more than average height
2.
a. (postpositive) having a specified height a woman five feet tall
b. (in combination) a twenty-foot-tall partition
3. Informal exaggerated or incredible a tall story
4. Informal difficult to accomplish a tall order
5. an archaic word for excellent
[C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish]
tallness n
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| 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" |
| 2. | tall - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" 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 | |
| 4. | tall - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" |
tall
adjective
1. lofty, big, giant, long-legged, lanky, leggy, Brobdingnagian Being tall can make you incredibly self-confident.
2. high, towering, soaring, steep, elevated, lofty a lawn of tall, waving grass
high small, short, tiny, wee, squat, stumpy
high small, short, tiny, wee, squat, stumpy
3. (Informal) implausible, incredible, far-fetched, steep (Brit. informal), exaggerated, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, embellished, overblown, cock-and-bull (informal) a tall story
implausible true, plausible, believable, reasonable, accurate, realistic, unexaggerated
implausible true, plausible, believable, reasonable, accurate, realistic, unexaggerated
4. difficult, hard, demanding, unreasonable, exorbitant, well-nigh impossible Financing your studies can be a tall order.
Translations
tall [tɔːl]
A. ADJ (taller (compar) (tallest (superl))) → alto
he's very tall for his age → es or está muy alto para su edad
a six-foot tall man → un hombre de uno ochenta
how tall are you? → ¿cuánto mides?, ¿qué altura tienes?
I'm 1.6 metres tall → mido 1,60m(de alto)
he's not as tall as me → no es tan alto como yo
she's taller than me → es más alta que yo, mide más que yo
she's 5cm taller than me; she's taller than me by 5cm → es cinco centímetros más alta que yo, mide cinco centímetros más que yo, me saca cinco centímetros
it's the tallest building in Europe → es el edificio más alto or de más altura de Europa
to get or grow taller → crecer, ponerse más alto
see also stand C1
see also walk C1
he's very tall for his age → es or está muy alto para su edad
a six-foot tall man → un hombre de uno ochenta
how tall are you? → ¿cuánto mides?, ¿qué altura tienes?
I'm 1.6 metres tall → mido 1,60m(de alto)
he's not as tall as me → no es tan alto como yo
she's taller than me → es más alta que yo, mide más que yo
she's 5cm taller than me; she's taller than me by 5cm → es cinco centímetros más alta que yo, mide cinco centímetros más que yo, me saca cinco centímetros
it's the tallest building in Europe → es el edificio más alto or de más altura de Europa
to get or grow taller → crecer, ponerse más alto
see also stand C1
see also walk C1
B. CPD tall order N it's a bit of a tall order, but we'll try → no es fácil, pero lo intentaremos
it was a tall order to expect us to finish in three days → esperar que terminásemos en tres días era mucho pedir
tall story N → cuento m chino
it was a tall order to expect us to finish in three days → esperar que terminásemos en tres días era mucho pedir
tall story N → cuento m chino
tall [ˈtɔːl]
tall
adj (+er)
person → groß, lang (inf); tall and slim → groß und schlank; how tall are you? → wie groß sind Sie?; he is 6 ft tall → er ist 1,80 m groß; she’s 5 cm taller than me, she’s taller than me by 5 cm → sie ist 5 cm größer als ich; to stand 6 ft tall (person) → 1,80 m groß sein; a 6 ft tall man → ein 1,80 m großer Mann; to feel ten foot or feet tall (inf) → riesig stolz sein (inf); (after compliment also) → um einen halben Meter wachsen (inf); to stand tall → aufrecht dastehen; to walk tall → stolz einhergehen
(inf) that’s a tall order → das ist ganz schön viel verlangt; (indignant also) → das ist eine Zumutung; a tall story or tale → ein Märchen nt (inf)
tall [tɔːl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → alto/a
how tall are you? → quanto sei alto?
I'm 6 feet tall → sono alto 1 metro 80
that's a tall order! → è una bella pretesa!
tall [tɔːl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → alto/a
how tall are you? → quanto sei alto?
I'm 6 feet tall → sono alto 1 metro 80
that's a tall order! → è una bella pretesa!
how tall are you? → quanto sei alto?
I'm 6 feet tall → sono alto 1 metro 80
that's a tall order! → è una bella pretesa!
tall [tɔːl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → alto/a
how tall are you? → quanto sei alto?
I'm 6 feet tall → sono alto 1 metro 80
that's a tall order! → è una bella pretesa!
adj tall [toːl]
1 (of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal a tall man/tree. lank, hoog عالٍ ، مُرْتَفِع висок vysoký høj groß ψηλός alto pikk, kõrge بلند pitkä haut, grand גָבוֹהַ लम्बा visok, velik magas tinggi hár alto (背が)高い 큰 aukštas garš; slaids tinggi lang, hoog høy, lang wysoki alto înalt высокий vysoký visok visok lång, hög สูงมาก (ของคน, สัตว์, สิ่งของหรืออื่น ๆ ) uzun boylu, yüksek 高的 високий لمبا، دراز قامت cao 高的
2 (of people) having a particular height John is only four feet tall. lank طَويل، طولُه висок vysoký høj groß που έχει ένα συγκεκριμένο ύψος (για πρόσωπο) de altura pikkune بلند قد pituinen mesurer בְּגוֹבָה लम्बा visok magas setinggi hár, á hæð alto ～の高さの 크기의 ūgio garš tinggi lang høy ... wzrostu de altura înalt de (...) рост vysoký velik visok lång ซึ่งมีรูปร่างสูง (ของคนหรือสิ่งต่าง ๆ ) ... boyunda 身高 такий, що має певний ріст طويل có chiều cao đặc biệt 身高
n tallness
lankheid طول височина výška det at være høj die Größe ύψος altura pikkus بلندی pituus hauteur, grande taille גוֹבָה ऊंचाई, लम्बाई tjelesna visina magasság, nagyság ketinggian hæð altezza 高さ 키가 큼 ūgis garums ketinggian het hoge det å være høy/lang wysoki wzrost altura înălţime; statură înaltă высокий рост výška višina visina längd, reslighet, höjd ความสูง uzun boyluluk, yükseklik 高(度) висотність لمبائي chiều 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 taak طلَبٌ صَعْب трудност těžký úkol en meget vanskelig opgave viel verlangen δύσκολη υπόθεση tarea difícil; es mucho pedir raske ülesanne کار مشکل hankala toteuttaa chose difficile דְרִישָה מוּגזֶמֶת कठिन मांग neumjeren, pretjeran zahtjev túl nagy feladat sulit erfitt viðureignar (compito difficile) 難かしいこと 어려운 일 sunki užduotis grūts uzdevums/darbs tugas yg agak mustahil een onredelijke eis litt mye forlangt wygórowane żądanie, trudne zadanie tarefa difícil QUERY lucru greu трудная задача ťažká úloha pretirana zahteva teška stvar ett jättejobb, mycket begärt บางสิ่งที่ยากที่จะทำ olmayacak şey/dua 難辦的差事 важка справа انتہائي مشکل nhiệm 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 verhaal قِصَّه مُبالَغَه невероятна история přehnaná historka løgnehistorie unglaubliche Geschichte απίθανη ιστορία cuento chino hundijutt داستان باورنکردنی uskomaton tarina histoire à dormir debout סִיפּוּר מוּגזָם अविश्वासी बात nevjerojatna pripovjest hihetetlen történet cerita mustahil ótrúleg saga, ÿkjusaga spacconata 信じられない話 허풍 pramanyta istorija izdomājums cerita yg sukar dipercayai een sterk verhaal skrøne, røverhistorie bujda parlapatice poveste de adormit copiii/de necrezut небылица prehnaná historka malo verjetna zgodba neverovatna priča en fantastisk (otrolig) historia เรื่องโกหก palavra, martaval 難以相信的故事 небувальщина; вигадка ناقابل يقين کہاني câu 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 .
tall → طويل القامة vysoký høj groß ψηλός alto pitkä grand visok alto 高い 키가 큰 lang høy wysoki alto высокий lång สูง uzun boylu cao 高的
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