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1 tall
[tɔːl]adj* * *[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) wysoki2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.)... wzrostu•- tallness- a tall order
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2 tall story
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3 tall grassland
łąka wysoka -
4 tall oil
olej talowysmolej -
5 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) trudna sprawa -
6 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) bajeczka -
7 Таллінн
tall'inn -
8 lanky
['læŋkɪ]adjtyczkowaty, patykowaty* * *adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) kościsty -
9 short
[ʃɔːt] 1. adj 2. nfilm m krótkometrażowyI'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów
meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny
short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen
it is short for … — to skrót od +gen
to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)
everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen
to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania
to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)
to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr
See also:- shorts* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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10 angular
['æŋgjulə(r)]adj* * *['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) kanciasty2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) kościsty -
11 bulrush
(a tall strong water plant.) sitowie -
12 casuarina
[kæʒuə'ri:nə](a tall, feathery tree with drooping, jointed, green branches and scale-like leaves.) -
13 cattail
noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) pałka szerokolistna -
14 elevator
['ɛlɪveɪtə(r)]n (US)winda f; ( in warehouse etc) podnośnik m* * *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.) winda2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) elewator -
15 elm
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16 foot
[fut]pl feet, n(of person, as measure) stopa f; ( of animal) łapa f; ( of cliff) podnóże nt; (of page, stairs) dół mon foot — pieszo, piechotą
to find one's feet ( fig) — czuć (poczuć perf) grunt pod nogami
to put one's foot down ( AUT) — dodawać (dodać perf) gazu; ( say no) stawiać się (postawić się perf)
to foot the bill (for sth) — płacić (zapłacić perf) (za coś)
* * *[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.) stopa, noga2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) dół, podnóże3) ((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.) stopa•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
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17 ft
( BRIT) n abbr= Financial Times gazeta finansowathe FT index — indeks or wskaźnik FT ( wskaźnik kursów giełdy londyńskiej publikowany przez The Financial Times)
* * *( written abbreviation) (foot; feet: He is 6 ft tall.) stopa -
18 gangling
['gæŋglɪŋ]adj* * *['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) chudy i niezgrabny -
19 gawky
['gɔːkɪ]adjniezdarny, niezgrabny* * *['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) niezgrabny -
20 glass
[glɑːs]n( substance) szkło nt; (for/of milk, water etc) szklanka f; (for/of beer) kufel m; (for/of wine, champagne) lampka f; (for/of other alcoholic drink) kieliszek m- glasses* * *1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) kieliszek, szklanka2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) lustro3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) barometr4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) okulary•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness
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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