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he is tall in stature

  • 1 tall in stature

    • kookas kasvultaan

    English-Finnish dictionary > tall in stature

  • 2 stature

    {'stætʃə}
    1. ръст, височина, бой
    of a large/small STATURE висок/нисък
    tall of STATURE висок на ръст
    2. прен. ръст, калибър
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    {'statshъ} n 1. ръст, височина, бой; of a large/small stature висок/
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    n ръст, бой; фигура;stature; n 1. ръст, височина, бой; of a large/small stature висок/нисък; tall of stature висок на
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    1. of a large/small stature висок/нисък 2. tall of stature висок на ръст 3. прен. ръст, калибър 4. ръст, височина, бой
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    stature[´stætʃə] n 1. ръст, височина, статура; of a large ( small) \stature висок, нисък; tall of \stature висок на ръст; 2. величие, величавост, морална извисеност.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > stature

  • 3 stature

    stature [statyʀ]
    feminine noun
    ( = taille) stature ; ( = calibre) calibre (Brit), caliber (US)
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    statyʀ
    2) fig ( envergure) calibre [BrE]
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    statyʀ nf
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    stature nf
    1 lit ( gabarit) stature; ( sur une étiquette de vêtements) height; être de petite stature to be small in stature;
    2 fig ( envergure) calibreGB; grande stature high calibreGB.
    [statyr] nom féminin
    1. [carrure] stature
    2. [envergure] stature, calibre

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > stature

  • 4 stature

    1 ( height) stature f, taille f ; small/tall of ou in stature de petite/grande taille or stature ;
    2 ( status) stature f, envergure f ; his/her stature as sth sa réputation de qch ; to give sb stature donner de l'envergure à qn ; intellectual stature stature intellectuelle.

    Big English-French dictionary > stature

  • 5 stature

    stature [ˈstæt∫ər]
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    ['stætʃə(r)]
    1) ( height) taille f

    small/tall of ou in stature — de petite/grande taille

    2) ( status) envergure f

    intellectual stature — stature f intellectuelle

    English-French dictionary > stature

  • 6 stature

    ['stætʃə(r)]
    1) (height) statura f., altezza f.

    small, tall of o in stature — basso, alto di statura

    2) (status) statura f., levatura f.
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    ['stæ ə]
    1) (height of body: a man of gigantic stature.) statura
    2) (importance or reputation: a musician of stature.) statura
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    stature /ˈstætʃə(r)/
    n. [cu]
    statura ( anche fig.); altezza: moral stature, statura morale
    ● to be short of stature, essere basso (di statura).
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    ['stætʃə(r)]
    1) (height) statura f., altezza f.

    small, tall of o in stature — basso, alto di statura

    2) (status) statura f., levatura f.

    English-Italian dictionary > stature

  • 7 tall

    adjective
    1) hoch; groß [Person, Tier]

    grow tall — groß werden; wachsen

    2) (coll.): (excessive)

    that's a tall order — das ist ziemlich viel verlangt; see also academic.ru/71058/story">story I 1)

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    [to:l]
    1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) groß
    2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) groß
    •
    - tallness
    - a tall order
    - a tall story
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    [tɔ:l]
    1. (high) building, fence, grass, ladder, tree hoch; person groß, hoch gewachsen
    to be [or stand] six feet \tall 1,83 m groß sein
    to be \tall in [or of] stature ( form) von hoher Statur [o hohem Wuchs] sein geh
    to grow \tall[er] [noch] wachsen, groß/größer werden
    2. ( fig: considerable) amount, price ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] hoch
    3. (long) rod, stick lang
    \tall blade/stalk langer Grashalm/Stängel
    4. ( fig: confident)
    to stand [or walk] \tall selbstbewusst [o [selbst]sicher] auftreten
    5. ( fig: unlikely) unglaublich, haarsträubend
    to spin \tall yarns, to tell \tall tales abenteuerliche Geschichten erzählen, Seemannsgarn spinnen
    6. ( fig: pretentious) talk, way of speaking großtuerisch, prahlerisch
    7. ( fig: difficult) problem schwer [o schwierig] [zu lösen]
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    [tɔːl]
    adj (+er)
    1) person groß, lang (inf)

    he is 6 ft tall —

    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)

    2) building, tree, grass, glass, window hoch; mast lang, hoch

    that's a tall order — das ist ganz schön viel verlangt; (indignant also) das ist eine Zumutung

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    tall [tɔːl]
    A adj
    1. groß, hochgewachsen:
    six feet tall sechs Fuß groß
    2. hoch (Baum etc):
    tall hat Zylinder(hut) m
    3. lang (u. dünn)
    4. umg
    a) obs toll
    b) großsprecherisch, -spurig
    c) übertrieben, unglaublich (Geschichte etc):
    that is a tall order das ist ein bisschen viel verlangt
    B adv umg großspurig:
    talk tall große Töne spucken umg
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    adjective
    1) hoch; groß [Person, Tier]

    grow tall — groß werden; wachsen

    2) (coll.): (excessive)

    that's a tall order — das ist ziemlich viel verlangt; see also story I 1)

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    adj.
    groß adj.
    schlank adj.

    English-german dictionary > tall

  • 8 tall

    [tɔ:l] adj
    1) ( high) building, fence, grass, ladder, tree hoch; person groß, hoch gewachsen;
    to be [or stand] six feet \tall 1,83 m groß sein;
    to be \tall in [or of] stature ( form) von hoher Statur [o hohem Wuchs] sein ( geh)
    to grow \tall[er] [noch] wachsen, groß [o [größer]] werden;
    2) (fig: considerable) amount, price ziemlich [o ( fam) ganz schön] hoch
    3) ( long) rod, stick lang;
    \tall blade/ stalk langer Grashalm/Stängel;
    4) (fig: confident)
    to stand [or walk] \tall selbstbewusst [o [selbst]sicher] auftreten;
    5) (fig: unlikely) unglaublich, haarsträubend;
    to spin \tall yarns, to tell \tall tales abenteuerliche Geschichten erzählen, Seemannsgarn spinnen;
    6) (fig: pretentious) talk, way of speaking großtuerisch, prahlerisch;
    7) (fig: difficult) problem schwer [o schwierig] [zu lösen]

    English-German students dictionary > tall

  • 9 tall stature variety

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tall stature variety

  • 10 kookas kasvultaan

    • tall in stature

    Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > kookas kasvultaan

  • 11 Wuchs

    Imperf. wachsen1
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    der Wuchs
    growth
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    [vuːks]
    m -es, no pl
    (= Wachstum) growth; (= Gestalt, Form) stature; (von Mensch) build, stature
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    (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) growth
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    <- es>
    [vu:ks]
    1. HORT (Wachstum) growth
    2. (Form, Gestalt) stature, build
    ein \Wuchs junger Bäume a clump of saplings
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    der; Wuchses (Gestalt) stature

    klein/groß von Wuchs sein — < person> be small/tall in stature

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    Wuchs m; -es, kein pl
    1. (Wachstum) growth
    2. (Gestalt) build, physique; (Form) shape;
    von kleinem Wuchs of small ( oder slight) build;
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    der; Wuchses (Gestalt) stature

    klein/groß von Wuchs sein — < person> be small/tall in stature

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    nur sing. m.
    growth n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Wuchs

  • 12 wuchs

    Imperf. wachsen1
    * * *
    der Wuchs
    growth
    * * *
    [vuːks]
    m -es, no pl
    (= Wachstum) growth; (= Gestalt, Form) stature; (von Mensch) build, stature
    * * *
    (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) growth
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    <- es>
    [vu:ks]
    1. HORT (Wachstum) growth
    2. (Form, Gestalt) stature, build
    ein \Wuchs junger Bäume a clump of saplings
    * * *
    der; Wuchses (Gestalt) stature

    klein/groß von Wuchs sein — < person> be small/tall in stature

    * * *
    wuchs imperf → wachsen1
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    der; Wuchses (Gestalt) stature

    klein/groß von Wuchs sein — < person> be small/tall in stature

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    nur sing. m.
    growth n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wuchs

  • 13 elevado

    adj.
    1 elevated, upland, high, towering.
    2 lofty, elevated, rarified, rarefied.
    3 dignified.
    4 high.
    5 elevated, high, steep.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: elevar.
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    1→ link=elevar elevar
    1 (gen) high
    2 figurado lofty, noble
    \
    elevado,-a a MATEMÁTICAS raised to
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    (f. - elevada)
    adj.
    1) high
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    1. ADJ
    1) [en nivel] [precio, temperatura, cantidad] high; [velocidad] high, great; [ritmo] great
    2) [en altura] [edificio] tall; [montaña, terreno] high
    paso II, 1., 2)
    3) (=sublime) [estilo] elevated, lofty; [pensamientos] noble, lofty
    4) [puesto, rango] high, important
    2.
    SM Cuba (Ferro) overhead railway; (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high
    2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial
    3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high
    4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated
    * * *
    = sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].
    Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
    Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
    Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex. The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
    Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
    Ex. Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.
    Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    ----
    * aljibe elevado = water tower.
    * camino elevado = causeway.
    * carretera elevada = causeway.
    * cisterna elevada = water tower.
    * depósito de agua elevado = water tower.
    * excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.
    * ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.
    * paso elevado = overpass.
    * paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.
    * paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.
    * posición elevada = high ground.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.
    * terreno elevado = high ground.
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    - da adjetivo
    1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high
    2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial
    3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high
    4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated
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    = sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

    Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

    Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
    Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
    Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
    Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.
    Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    * aljibe elevado = water tower.
    * camino elevado = causeway.
    * carretera elevada = causeway.
    * cisterna elevada = water tower.
    * depósito de agua elevado = water tower.
    * excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.
    * ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.
    * paso elevado = overpass.
    * paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.
    * paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.
    * posición elevada = high ground.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.
    * terreno elevado = high ground.

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    elevado1 -da
    A ‹terreno/montaña› high; ‹edificio› tall, high
    B ‹cantidad› large; ‹precio/impuestos› high
    un número elevado de casos a large number of cases
    las pérdidas han sido elevadas there have been heavy o substantial losses
    un elevado índice de abstención a high rate of abstention
    C ‹categoría/calidad› high
    tiene un puesto muy elevado he has a very high o important position
    D ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated; ‹estilo› lofty, elevated
    la conversación adquirió un tono elevado the tone of the conversation became rather highbrow o elevated
    fly
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    Del verbo elevar: ( conjugate elevar)

    elevado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    elevado    
    elevar
    elevado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ‹terreno/montaña› high;
    ‹ edificio› tall, high
    2
    a) ‹ cantidad› large;

    ‹precio/impuestos› high;
    ‹ pérdidas› heavy, substantial
    b) ‹categoría/calidad/posición› high

    c) ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated;

    ‹ estilo› lofty, elevated
    elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
    1 (frml)

    b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

    c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

    2 (frml)
    a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

    ‹ nivel de vida› to raise
    b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

    elevarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
    [ globo] to rise, gain height
    2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
    [precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
    [tono/voz] to rise
    3 (frml) ( ascender):
    ◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

    elevado,-a adjetivo
    1 (temperatura) high
    (torre, construcción) tall
    2 (altruista, espiritual) noble
    elevar verbo transitivo
    1 to raise
    2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
    elevar al cuadrado, to square
    elevar al cubo, to cube
    elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
    ' elevado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alta
    - alto
    - elevar
    - elevada
    - carestía
    - cuadrado
    - grande
    - paso
    English:
    elevate
    - flyover
    - high
    - overhead
    - overpass
    - causeway
    - elevated
    - fly
    - grand
    - lofty
    - over
    - upper
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    elevado, -a adj
    1. [alto] [monte, terreno, precio, inflación] high;
    un elevado edificio a tall building;
    era de elevada estatura he was tall in stature;
    una persona de elevada estatura a person tall in stature;
    un elevado número de accidentes a large o high number of accidents;
    consiguieron elevados beneficios they made a large profit;
    ocupa un elevado cargo en la empresa she has a high-ranking position in the company
    2. [noble] lofty, noble;
    elevados ideales lofty o noble ideals
    3. [estilo, tono, lenguaje] elevated, sophisticated;
    emplea un vocabulario muy elevado she uses very sophisticated vocabulary
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    adj high; fig
    elevated
    * * *
    elevado, -da adj
    1) : elevated, lofty
    2) : high
    * * *
    elevado adj high

    Spanish-English dictionary > elevado

  • 14 MIKILL

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    (acc. mikinn, neut. mikit), a.
    1) great, tall, of stature (m. vexti, maðr m. ok sterkr);
    2) great, large, in bulk or size (mikil ey ok góð); áin var mikil, the river was swollen;
    3) of quantity, great, much (m. viðr, mikil drykkjuföng);
    4) great, prominent (skörungr m., málafylgjumaðr m.); m. drykkjumaðr, a great drunkard; vetr m., a severe winter; með mikilli snild, with great skill;
    5) acc. ‘mikinn’ used as adv.; ríða (fara) m., to ride (go) fast; róa m., to pull hard;
    6) neut. as subst., much; skipta miklu, to be of great importance; dat., ‘miklu’ with compar., much, by far (m. betr; m. meiri maðr en áðr); with superl., m. mestr, by far the greatest, the very greatest; neut. as adv., mikit, greatly, much, = mjök( hón unni honum m.).
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    or mykill, adj., mikill, mikil, mikit; gen. mikils, mikillar, mikils; dat. miklum, mikilli, miklu; acc. mikinn, mikla, mikit: plur. miklir, miklar, mikil; gen. mikilla; dat. miklum; acc. mikla, miklar, mikil: with a suff. neg. miklo-gi, Grág. i. 209, Ísl. ii. 360 (Heiðarv. S.), see -gi (C). The spelling also varies between i and y; the latter form is represented by the Swed. mycka and mycket; Ivar Aasen mykjen and mygje; A. S. mycel; Old Engl., Scot., and North. E. have both muckle and mickle; Engl. much; early Dan. mögel. Some Icel. MSS., e. g. the Flatey-book (first hand), make a difference by spelling i in the uncontractcd forms, but y in the contracted, e. g. mikill, but myklir, myklar, myklum; this however was prob. a Norwegianism, for the poets in their rhymes use i throughout, sik miklu, sikling miklum, Hallfred, agreeably with the mod. pronunciation: compar. meiri, superl. mestr, see meiri: [Ulf. mikils; A. S. mycel; Hel. mikil; O. H. G. mihil; Scot. mickle; Dan. megen; Lat. magnus; Gr. μέγας.]
    B. Great, tall, of stature; maðr m. ok sterkr, Nj. 2, Eg. 1; sveinn m. ok fríðr, Fms. i. 14; m. vexti, vi. 102.
    2. great, large, in bulk or size; mikil ey ok góð, Eg. 25; m. nauts-húð, Fms. vi. 183; miklar hendr ok fætr, 429; jammikit, Grág. ii. 264; vatn vel mikit at vexti, Sks. 90; áin var mikil, swoln, Nj. 253; mikit hár, 2; höllina miklu, Fms. vii. 122; mikit ríki, vi. 148; mikil borg, id.
    3. of quantity, great, much; mikil drykkjuföng, Sturl. iii. 289; mikill viðr, Nj. 45; mikit fé annat, Ld. 84; hafði mikit á græðsk, Nj. 10; mikit hunang, Rb. 572; mikið skal til mikils vinna, Vídal. ii. 64.
    II. metaph. great; skörungr mikill, Ld. 120; málafylgju-maðr mikill, Nj. i; svá m. atgörvi-maðr ok skörungr, Ld. 84; m. drykkju-maðr, Fms. vii. 175: eigi mikill þegn, Ísl. ii. 344; miklir eptirmáls-menn, Ld. 64; miklir atgörvi-menn, Fms. i. 17; göra e-n mikinn mann, Eg. 28; þá görði él mikit ok íllviðri, Fms. i. 175; vinds gnýr mikill, Ld. 326: vetr mikill, a hard winter, Rb. 572, Ld. 120; mikit ár, a good season, Hom. 68; mikla rausn, Sturl. iii. 289; um Dofra-fjall var mikil fór ór Þrándheimi, Fms. vii. 122; svá mikit metorð, x. 398; frost eru þá mikil, Edda 40; mikit úgagn, mikit mein, 41; með mikilli snild, Ld. 84; með mikilli vínáttu, id.; mikla virðing, id.; mikil tíðindi, 326; mikinn trúnað, 204; mikit tilkall, Eg. 266; mikit vald, Nj. 10; mikill fagna-fundr, Ld. 330; mikit ( imposing) er þitt yfirbragð, Fms. ii. 161; mikit mannfall, Rb. 572.
    2. acc. mikinn used as adv.; hann ríðr mikinn, Nj. 55, 125, Gullþ. 64, Grett. 29 new Ed.; þeir fóru mikinn. Fms. ix. 511; mikinn tekr þú nú af, vi. 206; hann tók mikinn af því at þat væri eigi, x. 148.
    III. neut. as subst., much; skipta miklu, to be of great importance, Ld. 308; hversu mikit, how much, id.; vera til mikils ferr, 655 xi. 3; mikils verðr, Ísl. ii. 327, Njarð. 372; e-m er mikit í skapi, of emotion, anger, Nj. 38; þykkja e-t mikit, to think much of it, be sorry, angry for, or the like, Eg. 539.
    2. dat. miklu with a compar. much, by far, cp. Lat. multo; muni vera miklu fleiri ván skipa, Ld. 78; miklu betr, 84; miklu hærra, Sks. 653; miklu meiri maðr en áðr, Fms. vii. 233; miklu meira háttar, i. 295.
    β. with superl., in poets; miklu mest, much the greatest; þá er unni mér miklu mest manna, Kormak, Hkv. 1. 49; miklu beztan, Ó. H. (in a verse); miklu maklegast, Nj. (in a verse); miklu daprastr, Fas. ii. 56 (in a verse); miklu lengst, Ó. H. (in a verse); miklu fegrst, Fm. 40.
    γ. in prose; miklu hollastir, Glúm. 340; miklu mest allra þeirra, Fms. ix. 54; miklu mest hyrndir, xi. 6; sú borg var miklu mest, vi. 154; jarl var miklu blíðastr þann dag til konungs, ix. 282; miklu beztr, Þiðr. 183; miklu harðast ok hættuligast, 200.
    IV. neut. as adv., mikit = much, greatly; hón unni honum mikit. Nj. 27; sá maðr eykr mikit ( greatly) efni til skipsins Naglfars, Edda 41; honum fannsk mikit um, Fms. vii. 232; unnusk þeir mikit, Nj. 149; gékk þá skipit mikit (= mikinn), Eg. 390; en þeir sigldu mikit, Fms. vii. 214; samðisk þá mikit með þeim feðgum. Ísl. ii. 210; þessi rembisk mikit, 219.
    V. pr. names; Mikla Gildi. the Great Guild, Fms. vi. 440; Mikla-Stofa, etc.: as a nickname, inn Mikli en Mikla, the big; Hrolleifr enn Mikli, Fs.: in old writers always of the body, in mod. usage = great as Alexander Mikli, (where formerly Ríki was used.)
    2. in local names, [cp. Dan. mögel-, magle-]: Mikli-garðr, m. ‘Mickle-garth’ = Constantinople, Fms. passim; Mikla-garðs-konungr, -keisari, the king of M., passim.
    C. COMPDS: mikilbrjóstaðr, mikilfengliga, mikilfengligr, mikilgjarn, mikilgæfr, mikilhugaðr, mikilhæfr, mikillátr, mikilleikr, mikilleitr, mikilliga, mikilligr, mikillætask, mikillæti, mikilmagnaðr, mikilmannliga, mikilmannligr, mikilmenni, mikilmennska, mikilmæli, mikilráðr, mikilræði, mikilúðligr, mikilvegligr, mikilvirkr, mikilvænligr, mikilþægr.

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  • 15 HÁR

    * * *
    I)
    (há, hátt), a.
    1) high; á háfum fjöllum, in high mountains; hæri en, higher than;
    2) tall (hár maðr vexti);
    3) superl. at the highest pitch; meðan hæst væri vetrar, sumars, in the depth of winter, in the height of summer;
    4) high, glorious; hæstu hátíðir, the highest feasts;
    5) loud (hár brestr); mæla hátt, to speak loud; hón verðr há við, she becomes clamorous or excited.
    (gen. hás, pl. háir), m. thole.
    n. hair (jarpr á hár).
    * * *
    1.
    adj., fem. há, neut. hátt, vide Gramm. p. xix; compar. hæri or hærri, superl. hæstr; hæðstr and hærstr, which are found in old printed books, are bad forms; for the inflexions, (which vary much, sometimes inserting f or v, sometimes not,) see the references below; in mod. usage the v is usually dropped, but the cases are bisyllabic, e. g. háir, háar, háa, háum, instead of the old hávir, hávar, háva, háfum or hám; the definite form in old writers is hávi or háfi, in mod. hái: [Ulf. hauhs = ὑψηλός; A. S. heah; Engl. high; O. H. G. hoh; Hel. hoh; Germ. hoch; old Frank, hag or hach; Swed. hög; Dan. höj; all of them with a final guttural, which in mod. Dan. has been changed into j; the final labial f or v, which in olden times was so freq. before a vowel, may be compared to laugh, rough, etc. in mod. Engl.; the g remains in the cognate word haugr]:—high; stiga sex álna háfan, Vm. 129; í hám fjalla-tindum, Edda 144 (pref.); á háfum fjöllum, Skálda 181; há fjöll, Getsp.; á hám gálga, Fsm. 45; á bekk hám, Akv. 2; hár bylgjur, Edda (Ht.); á borg inni há, Am. 18; á há fjalli, Gm. 17, Bs. i. 26 (in a verse); enar hæstu fjalla hæðir, Stj. 59; hár turn, Hkr. iii. 63; skaptið var eigi hæra, en …, Eg. 285 (of a spear); hátt hlaup, a high leap, i. e. from a high place, Fms. i. 166; hæri en grön er vex á hæsta fjalli, Hom. 152; hávar bárur, Gh. 13: hávar unnir, Skv. 2. 16; háfan garð, Fms. vi. (in a verse); hávu grasi, Hm. 120; but há grasi. Gm. 17; upp-háfa skúa, high boots, Fms. vii. 321: phrases, bera hæra skjöld, hlut, to carry the highest shield, lot, Fas. i. 383, Ld. 322.
    2. tall; hárr maðr vexti ( tall of stature), manna hæstr, very tall, Fms. i. 155; hárr maðr ok harðvaxinn, vii. 321.
    3. a metrical term; syllables in rhyme having the same consonants and quantity of vowels are jafn-háfar, in the same strain; kvattú svá? ‘gröm skömm’ eigi eru þær hendingar jafn háfar; ‘hrömm skömm’ þat væri jafnhátt, Fms. vi. 386.
    II. metaph. high, sublime, glorious; hærri tign, Fms. i. 214; enir hæstu Guðs postular, 625. 82; í hærra haldi, Fms. vii. 112; margar ræður þvílíkar eða enn hæri, or still sublimer, Sks. 635; hljóta háfan sigr, a glorious victory, Merl. 2. 69; háfan ávöxt, Mar. kv. 17; hæstu daga, hæstu hátíðir, the highest days or feasts (hátíð), Fms. x. 22.
    2. at the highest pitch; meðan hæstir eru stormar um vetrinn, Sks. 46; at hann væri kyrr meðan hæst væri vetrar, in the depth of winter, Fms. ix. 480; meðan hæst væri sumars, in the height of summer, Lv. 43; hátt vetrar megin, Sks.; cp. há-degi, há-vetr, há-sumar (below).
    3. loud; blása hátt (a trumpet), Vsp. 47; brestr hár, Fms. xi. 10, Glúm. 375; mæla hátt, to speak loud, Nj. 33; ok söng í hátt, it gave a loud sound, 83; kveða við hátt ok öskurliga, Fms. v. 164; þó þetta væri eigi hátt talat í fyrstu, ix. 250; æpa hátt, Sks. 653; hafa hátt, to make a noise; cp. gráta hástöfum (below), há-vaði (below); hón verðr há við, she became clamorous, excited, Ísl. ii. 350; hlæja hátt, to laugh loud, Skv. 2. 15.
    III. a mythol. pr. name, both Hár and Hávi, Edda; Hávi and Hár are names of Odin the High, whence Háva-mál, n. pl. the name of a poem, the Sayings of the High.
    2. prefixed in the pr. names Há-kon, Há-leygr, Há-rekr, Há-mundr, Há-steinn, Há-varðr, Há-varr; and in local names, Háfa-fell, etc.
    IV. neut. as adverb; geisa hátt, Edda 146 (pref.); skín hann nú því hærra, Fms. v. 241; unna e-m hærra en öðrum, to love one higher (more) than another, Sturl. i. 198; taka e-n hátt, to make much of one, Bs. i. 727; stökkva hátt, to make a high leap, look high, Fær. 57; sitja skör hærra en aðrir, a step higher, Fms. i. 7.
    B. COMPDS: háaltari, hábakki, hábakkaflæðr, hábeinn, hábjarg, hábogaðr, háborð, hábrók, hábrókan, hábrókask, hádegi, hádegisskeið, háeyrr, háfeti, háfjall, háflæðr, háfæta, háfættr, háhestr, hákirkja, háleggr, háleikr, háleitliga, háleitligr, háleitr, háliga, háligr, hálimar, hámessa, hámessumál, hámælgi, hámæli, hámæltr, hánefjaðr, hánefr, hápallr, háreysti, háreystr, hásalir, hásegl, háseymdr, háskeptr, háskóli, hástaðr, hástafir, hásteint, hástigi, hásumar, hásumartími, hásæti, hásætisborð, hásætiskista, hásætismaðr, hásætisstóll, hátalaðr, hátimbra, hátíð, hátíðaraptan, hátíðardagr, hátíðarhald, hátíðisdagr, hátíðiskveld, hátíðliga, hátíðligr, hávaði, hávaðamaðr, hávaðamikill, hávaðasamr, hávarr, háværr, háværð, hávegir, hávella, hávetr, hávetri.
    2.
    mod. háfr, m. [Germ. hai], a dog-fish, squalus acanthius, Skálda 162. In compds há- marks fish of the shark kind, as há-karl (q. v.), a shark, carcharias, Ann.: há-kerling, f. = hákarl: há-meri, f. squalus glaucus: há-mús, f. chimaera monstrosa, Linn.; also called geirnyt, Eggert Itin. 360: há-skerðingr, m. = hákarl, Edda (Gl.), Grág. ii. 337, 359, Pm. 69: háskerðinga-lýsi, n. shark’s oil, H. E. i. 395: háfs-roð, n. shark’s skin, shagreen.
    3.
    m., acc. há, pl. háir, a thole, Am. 35, Grett. 125, Fas. i. 215, Þiðr. 313; whence há-benda, u, f. = hamla, q. v.; há-borur, f. pl., q. v.; há-reiðar, f. pl. rowlocks, prop. ‘thole-gear,’ synonymous with hamla; inn féll (sjór) um söxin ok háreiðarnar, Sturl. iii. 66, (Cd. Brit. Mus., Cd. Arna-Magn. háborurnar); leggja árar í háreiðar, to lay the oars in the rowlocks, Fms. xi. 70 (v. 1. to hömlur), 101, x. 285; lágu þar árar í háreiðum, Eg. 360 (v. l. to hömlu-böndum), Lex. Poët.: há-seti, a, m. a ‘ thole-sitter,’ oarsman, opp. to the captain or helmsman, Grág. i. 90, N. G. L. i. 98, Landn. 44, Fbr. 62 new Ed., Fms. vi. 239, 246: há-stokkar, m. pl. the gunwale, Bs. i. 385, 390.
    β. in poetry a ship is called há-dýr, n., há-sleipnir, m. the horse of rowlocks.
    4.
    n. [A. S. hær; Engl. hair; Germ. har; Dan.-Swed. hår; Lat. caesaries]:— hair, including both Lat. crines and capilli, Skálda 162, Nj. 2, Sks. 288; fara ór hárum, to change the hair, of beasts, passim; eitt hár hvítt eðr svart, Matth. v. 36; höfuð-hár, the hair of the head; lík-hár, the hair on the body, breast, or hands of men, opp. to the head; úlfalda-hár, iii. 4; hross-hár, horse-hair; hunds-hár, kattar-hár.
    COMPDS: háralag, hárslitr.
    ☞ For the hair of women, see Nj. ch. 1, 78, 117, Landn. 2, ch. 30, Edda 21, passim; of men, Nj. ch. 121, Ld. ch. 63, and passim.

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  • 16 दीर्घ _dīrgha

    दीर्घ a. (Compar. द्राघीयस्, Superl. द्राघिष्ठ)
    1 Long (in time or space), reaching far; दीर्घाक्षं शरदिन्दुकान्ति वदनम् M.2.3; दीर्घान् कटाक्षान् Me.37; दीर्घापाङ्ग &c.
    -2 Of long duration, lasting long, tedious; दीर्घयामा त्रियामा Me.11; V.3.4; Ś.4.15.
    -3 Deep (as a sigh); Amaru.13; दीर्घमुष्णं च निश्वस्य.
    -4 Long (as a vowel), as the आ in काम.
    -5 Lofty, high, tall.
    -6 Dilated, expanded; तृष्णादीर्घस्य चक्षुषः U.3.46.
    -र्घः 1 A camel.
    -2 A long vowel.
    -3 The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth signs of the zodiac.
    -4 A kind of grass or reed.
    -र्घा A long lake or oblong tank.
    -र्घम् ind.
    1 Long, for a long time.
    -2 Deeply.
    -3 Far.
    -Comp. -अध्वगः 1 a messenger, an express.
    -2 a camel.
    -अपेक्षिन् a. very regardful, considerate.
    -अहन् m. summer (ग्रीष्म).
    -आकार a. oblong.
    -आयु a. long-lived.
    -आयुस्, -आयुष्य a. longlived. (-m.)
    1 a crow.
    -2 N. of Mārkaṇḍeya.
    -आयुधः 1 a spear.
    -2 any long weapon.
    -3 a hog.
    -आस्यः an elephant.
    -कणा white cumin.
    -कण्ठः, -कण्ठकः, -कन्धरः the (Indian) crane.
    -काय a. tall (in stature).
    -काष्ठम् a beam.
    -केशः a bear.
    -कोशा, -शी, -कोशिका a cockle.
    -गतिः, -ग्रीवः, -घाटिकः a camel.
    -चतुरस्रः an oblong.
    -छदः sugar- cane.
    -जङ्गलः a. kind of fish.
    -जङ्घः 1 a camel.
    -2 a crane.
    -जिह्वः a snake, serpent.
    -तपस् m. an epithet of Gautama, husband of Ahalyā; येषु दीर्घतपसः परिग्रहो वासवक्षणकलत्रतां ययौ R.11.33.
    -तमस् m. N. of a Vedic and paurānic sage; ऋषिर्दीर्घतमा नाम जात्यन्धो गुरुशापितः । त्वत्प्रसादाच्च चक्षुष्मांस्तेन सत्येन मोक्षय Hariv.
    -तरुः, -द्रुः the palm tree.
    -तुण्डी musk-rat (also दीर्घतुण्डा).
    -दण्डः 1 the palm tree.
    -2 the castor oil tree.
    -दर्शन a. far-seeing, sagacious, wise; प्रियः प्रियाया इव दीर्घदर्शनः Bhāg.1.29.2.
    -दर्शिन् a
    1 provident, prudent, far-seeing, long- sighted; न दीर्घदर्शिनो यस्य मन्त्रिणः स्युर्महीपतेः । क्रमायाता ध्रुवं तस्य न चिरात्स्यात्परिक्षयः ॥ Pt.3.195.
    -2 sagacious, wise.
    -3 knowing the past and future (भूतभविष्यज्ञानी); अमृत्यवस्तदा सर्वे जज्ञिरे दीर्घदर्शिनः Rām.7.74.11. (-m.)
    1 a vulture.
    -2 a bear.
    -3 an owl.
    -दृष्टि a. far-sighted, shrewd, prudent.
    -द्वेषिन् cherishing long hatred, implacable.
    -नाद a. making a long continued noise.
    (-दः) 1 a dog.
    -2 a cook.
    -3 a conch shell.
    -निद्रा 1 long sleep.
    -2 the long sleep, sleep of death; R.12.81. सो$द्य मत्कार्मुकाक्षेपविदीपितदिगन्तरैः । शरैर्विभिन्नसर्वाङ्गो दीर्घनिद्रां प्रवेक्ष्यति ॥ Mārk. P.
    -पक्षः the fork-tailed shrike.
    -पत्रः the palm tree.
    -पत्रकः 1 sugar-cane.
    -2 a kind of garlic.
    -पर्वन् m. a sugar-cane.
    -पवनः an elephant.
    -पादः, -प (पा) द् m. a heron.
    -पादपः 1 the cocoa-nut tree.
    -2 the areca-nut tree.
    -3 the palm tree.
    -पुच्छः a serpent.
    -पुच्छिका an iguana (Mar. घोरपड).
    -पृष्ठः a snake.
    -प्रज्ञ a far-seeing, prudent, sagacious.
    -बाला a kind of deer (चमरी) of whose tails chowries are made.
    -बाहुः a. having long arms; दीर्घबाहुर्दिलीपस्य रघुर्नाम्नाभवत्सुतः Hariv.
    -मारुतः an elephant.
    -मुखी the musk-rat
    -मूलः a kind of Bilva plant.
    -यज्ञ a. performing sacrifices for a longer time; अयोध्यायां तु धर्मज्ञं दीर्घयज्ञं महाबलम् Mb.
    -रङ्गा turmeric.
    -रतः 1 a dog.
    -2 a hog; L. D. B.
    -रदः a hog.
    -रसनः a snake.
    -रोमन् m. a bear.
    -लोहितयष्टिका the red variety of sugar-cane.
    -वक्त्रः an elephant.
    -वच्छिका a shark; crocodile; also वर्चिका.
    -सक्थ a. having long thighs.
    -सत्रम् a long-continued Soma sacrifice. (
    -त्रः) one who performs such a sacri- fice; R.1.8.
    -सुरतः a dog.
    -सूत्र, -सूत्रिन् a. working slowly, slow, dilatory, procrastinating; दीर्घसूत्री विनश्यति Pt.4. विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते Bg.18.28.
    -स्कन्धः the palm tree.

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  • 17 rijzig

    1  tall
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   rijzig van gestalte • tall in stature

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  • 18 in

    (in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) småstykker, i stykker
    hos
    --------
    inn
    --------
    om
    --------
    tomme
    I
    subst. \/ɪn\/
    bare i uttrykk
    have an in with someone (amer., hverdagslig) stå på god fot med noen
    the ins and outs alle kunster og knep, alle detaljer
    II
    adj. \/ɪn\/
    1) in, moderne, på moten, populær
    2) innkommende
    3) som går innover
    III
    adv. \/ɪn\/
    1) inn
    2) inntil, nærmest kroppen
    3) inne, i hus
    4) hjemme, til stede
    5) fremme, ankommet, her, der
    7) ( hverdagslig) moderne, in, inne
    be in for kunne vente seg, regne med, komme til å treffe på
    være påmeldt, ha meldt seg på
    konkurrere om
    være oppe i, være oppe til, gå opp i, gå opp til
    være engasjert for, ha satset
    • he is in for £500
    han har satset £500
    be in for it være ille ute, være\/komme i en knipe, få det hett rundt ørene
    be in on ( hverdagslig) være med i\/på, ha del i, delta i
    • if there's any profit, I want to be in on it
    dersom det er noe å tjene, vil jeg være med på det
    ha greie på
    have it in for somebody ( hverdagslig) ha et horn i siden til noen
    keep\/be in with være på god fot med
    IV
    prep. \/ɪn\/
    1) ( om beliggenhet) i, på, ved
    vi bor på landet, vi bor på (lands)bygda
    2) ( om retning) (ned) i, inn i, ut i, inn (gjennom)
    3) ( om tid) i, på, under, om
    • in my absence, please observe the following rules
    • in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1.
    under dronning Elizabeth 1.
    5) ( om yrke) i, på, ved
    6) ( om klær) (kledd) i, iført, med
    7) ( om tid som går med til noe) i løpet av, på
    10) (språk, medium) på, i
    • could you give me that in writing?
    11) ( musikk) i
    12) (med hensyn) til, i spørsmål om, når det gjelder, i (henseende til)
    13) i noens\/noes vesen, i noens\/noes karakter
    • what's in a name?
    in all likelihood\/probability etter all sannsynlighet, formodentlig, med all sannsynlighet
    in so far as eller in as far as så langt som, i den utstrekning
    in that i og med at, ettersom, så langt som
    in the course of i løpet av
    be in there ( hverdagslig) være oppriktig, være liketil, være grei
    • I like the new teacher, he's really in there
    jeg liker den nye læreren, han er skikkelig grei
    not in it ( hverdagslig) ute av regningen, ute av bildet, ingen alvorlig konkurrent
    V
    prep. \/ɪn\/ ( latin) i, in

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  • 19 rísu-ligr

    adj. rising high, lofty, of a building; r. bær. Ld. 94, 96; r. bú, Sturl. iii. 166; mikit bú ok rísuligt, Eg. 512; r. vexti, tall of stature, of a person, Fms. x. 377.

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  • 20 rijzig van gestalte

    rijzig van gestalte

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  • Tall — Tall, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un tala, un tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tall — [tôl] adj. [ME tal, dexterous, seemly < OE (ge)tæl, swift, prompt, akin to OHG gizal, swift < IE base * del , to aim > TALE, TELL1] 1. of more than normal height or stature [a tall man, a tall building] 2. having a specified height [five …   English World dictionary

  • tall — (adj.) high in stature, 1520s, probably ultimately from O.E. getæl prompt, active. Sense evolved to brave, valiant, seemly, proper (late 14c.), then to attractive, handsome (mid 15c.), and finally being of more than average height. The Old… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tall Paul (song) — Tall Paul was a seminal song in both the careers of Annette Funicello and the Sherman Brothers. It marked the first time that a female singer reached a top ten slot for a rock and roll single. It also spotlighted Annette from amongst the other… …   Wikipedia

  • tall — [adj1] high in stature, length alpine, altitudinous, beanstalk*, big, elevated, giant, great, high reaching, lank, lanky, lofty, rangy, sizable, sky high, skyscraping, soaring, statuesque, towering; concepts 779,782 Ant. little, low, short, small …   New thesaurus

  • tall — tallness, n. /tawl/, adj., taller, tallest, adv. adj. 1. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass. 2. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. 3. large in amount or degree;… …   Universalium

  • tall — [[t]tɔl[/t]] adj. 1) having a relatively great height or stature 2) having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall[/ex] 3) large in amount or degree: a tall price[/ex] 4) exaggerated; improbable: a tall tale[/ex] 5) high flown;… …   From formal English to slang

  • tall — /tɔl / (say tawl) adjective 1. having a relatively great stature; of more than average height: tall grass. 2. having stature or height as specified: a man 1.9 metres tall. 3. (of gears in a motor vehicle) offering relatively high speed… …  

  • stature — noun 1 height ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing, tall ▪ diminutive, short, slight, small ▪ physical VERB + STATURE …   Collocations dictionary

  • stature — [[t]stæ̱tʃə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss, of supp N, in N Someone s stature is their height. It s more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable... Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall... She was a little short …   English dictionary

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