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1 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) garš; slaids2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) garš•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *liela auguma, garš; augsts; pārspīlēts, pārmērīgs; lielīgs -
2 tall as a maypole
garš kā kārts -
3 tall building
augsta ēka -
4 tall drink
krietns malks -
5 tall hat
cilindrs -
6 tall order
grūts uzdevums -
7 tall story
izdomājums -
8 tall talk
lielība -
9 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) sarežģīts uzdevums -
10 man six feet tall
sešas pēdas garš vīrietis -
11 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) salti meli; vienas vienīgas pasakas -
12 lanky
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13 angular
['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) stūrains; šķautņains2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) kaulains; vājš* * *leņķa; stūrains, šķautņains; kaulains, vājš; lempīgs, neveikls -
14 bulrush
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15 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) lifts2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) elevators* * *celtnis; lifts; elevators; augstuma stūre -
16 elm
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17 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) (kājas) pēda2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) kalna pakāje3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) (mērvienība) pēda•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *solis, gaita; pamatne, apakšējā daļa; pēda; purngals; kājnieki; pieadīt; apmaksāt -
18 gangling
['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) izstīdzējis; neveikls* * *izstīdzējis, neveikls -
19 gawky
['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) neveikls; lempīgs* * *lempīgs, neveikls -
20 glass
1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) stikls; stikla-2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) glāze3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) spogulis4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometrs•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness* * *stikls; stikla trauki; glāzīte, glāze; lecekšu rāmis; spogulis; brilles; tālskatis, mikroskops, teleskops; barometrs; smilšu pulkstenis; iestiklot; atspoguļoties; ievietot lecektī; hermētiski noslēgt stikla traukā
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tall — W2S2 [to:l US to:l] adj comparative taller superlative tallest [: Old English; Origin: getAl quick, ready ] 1.) a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal ▪ He was young and tall. ▪ a house surrounded by tall trees… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [ tɔl ] adjective *** 1. ) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object: a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much taller than I expected. grow tall: This tree can grow very tall in the right… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tall — steht für: eine Fraktion der Gemeinde Schenna in Südtirol, siehe Tall (Schenna). eine Erhebung, die durch wiederholte Besiedlung entstand, siehe Tell (Archäologie). Tall ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Mamadou Tall (* 1982) burkinischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — [tɔːl ǁ tɒːl] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES a tall organization has many levels of employment between top management and the work done at the bottom: • Tall organizations are sometimes prone to problems of communication. * * * tall UK US /tɔːl/… … Financial and business terms
tall|ol — «TAH ll, lol», noun. = tall oil. (Cf. ↑tall oil) ╂[< German Tallöl; see etym. under tall oil (Cf. ↑tall oil)] … Useful english dictionary
tall — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great or more than average height. 2) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom. 3) fanciful and difficult to believe; unlikely: a tall story. ● a tall order Cf. ↑a tall order DERIVATIVES … English terms 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 — [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 — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català