tall (redirected from taller)

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, hoog عالٍ ، مُرْتَفِع висок vysoký høj groß ψηλός alto pikk, kõrge بلند pitkä, korkea haut, grand גָבוֹהַ लम्बा visok, velik magas tinggi hár alto (背が)高い 키가 큰, 높은 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 키[]가 ...인 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 ˈtallness

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 kohtuuton vaatimus chose difficile דְרִישָה מוּגזֶמֶת कठिन मांग neumjeren, pretjeran zahtjev túl nagy feladat sulit erfitt viðureignar (compito difficile) 難かしいこと 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 難辦的差使 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 liioiteltu juttu 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 믿기지 않는 이야기 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 .