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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.) alto2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[tɔ:l] adj 1 alto, grande. 2 elevado. 3 exagerado, inacreditável. a tall order a) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. how tall are you? que altura tem você? tall talk ato de contar vantagem, exagero. to talk tall falar afetadamente. -
2 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) alto, grande2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order - a tall story -
3 tall
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4 tall hat
tall hat[t'ɔ:l hæt] n cartola. -
5 tall oil
tall oil[t'ɔ:l ɔil] n Chem resina da polpa de alguns tipos de madeira usada para fazer sabão ou óleos. -
6 tall talk
tall talkato de contar vantagem, exagero. -
7 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) muito trabalho* * *a tall ordera) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. -
8 to talk tall
to talk tallfalar afetadamente.————————to talk tallgabar-se, vangloriar-se. -
9 how tall are you?
how tall are you?que altura tem você? -
10 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) ordem impossível de cumprir -
11 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) mentira -
12 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) lorota, mentira -
13 tallboy
tall.boy[t'ɔ:lbɔi] n 1 armário alto com gavetas. 2 espelho com cabo longo. -
14 lanky
adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) magricela* * *lank.y[l'æŋki] adj 1 magricela, desengonçado. 2 escorrido (cabelo). 3 fraco, frouxo. -
15 lanky
adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) magricela -
16 angular
['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) em ângulo2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) anguloso* * *an.gu.lar['æŋgjulə] adj 1 angular, anguloso, que tem cantos agudos. 2 medido pelo ângulo. 3 fig magro, ossudo, descarnado. 4 fig rígido, inflexível, desajeitado, embaraçado. -
17 bulrush
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18 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.) elevador2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) silo* * *el.e.vat.or['eliveit2] n 1 Amer elevador, ascensor. 2 máquina elevatória. 3 silo. 4 Aeron leme de profundidade, profundor. -
19 elm
[elm](a kind of tall tree with tough wood and corrugated bark.) olmo* * *[elm] n Bot ulmeiro, olmo. -
20 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.) pé2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) sopé3) ((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.) pé•- 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* * *[fut] n (pl feet) 1 pé. 2 base, suporte. 3 sopé, fundo, rodapé. 4 margem inferior (de uma página). 5 o último de uma série. 6 pé: medida de comprimento equivalente a doze polegadas ou 30,48 cm. 7 garra, pata, perna. 8 Poet pé: divisão de um verso. 9 Mil gente de pé, infantaria, soldados de infantaria. • vt+vi 1 pôr novo pé em. 2 andar a pé, caminhar, atravessar a pé, pisar cadenciadamente, ir a pé. 3 dançar. 4 somar, adicionar. a foot in both camps em cima do muro, não se decidir por nenhum dos lados. at his feet aos pés dele. at the foot ao pé (da página). at the foot of the hill no sopé da colina. foot by foot pé ante pé, passo a passo, devagar, cautelosamente. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. he never puts a foot wrong ele nunca erra. he put his foot on the floor coll, Auto ele acelerou a marcha. he shall not set foot in my house ele não há de entrar na minha casa, ele não há de pôr os pés na minha casa. light/ swift of foot ligeiro de pés. on foot a pé, em pé, em movimento, em andamento, em obra, em projeto, em vias de conclusão. on one’s feet em pé, de pé, fig de boa saúde, próspero, florescente. six foot/ feet five seis pés e cinco polegadas. the first, the first regiment of foot regimento de infantaria n<U>o</U> 1. they helped him to his feet eles ajudaram-no a levantar-se. to carry someone off one’s feet entusiasmar, empolgar alguém. to drag one’s foot fazer corpo mole, ser deliberadamente lerdo em tomar uma decisão. to find one’s foot sentir-se confiante. to foot it coll dançar, caminhar, correr. to foot up somar. to get/ have cold feet acovardar-se. to go on foot andar a pé. to have one foot in the grave estar com um pé na sepultura, estar com os pés na cova. to keep one’s feet/ footing manter-se em pé, não cair. to know the length of s. o.’s foot conhecer alguém muito bem, conhecer o fraco de alguém. to put one’s best foot forward coll a) andar o mais rápido possível. b) esmerar-se, fazer o melhor possível. c) apresentar boa aparência para causar boa impressão. to put one’s foot down agir firme e decididamente, bater o pé, ser enérgico, porfiar. to put one’s foot in it meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth falar o que não deve, falar bobagem, fig dar um fora. to set foot in meter ou pôr o pé em alguma parte, introduzir-se. to set on foot iniciar, dar o primeiro impulso, pôr em obra, lançar, pôr em movimento. to show the cloven foot revelar má índole. to stand on one’s own two feet ser independente, ser dono do seu nariz. to start off on the right/ left foot começar com o pé direito/esquerdo. to sweep off one’s feet entusiasmar-se, apaixonar-se. to tread under foot pisar, calcar aos pés. two feet long dois pés de comprimento. under foot no meio do caminho.
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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