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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 lanky
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3 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 -
4 gangling
['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) izstīdzējis; neveikls* * *izstīdzējis, neveikls -
5 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) []liekties2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) atbalstīt; piesliet; atbalstīties; pieslieties•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) kalsns; izdilis2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) (par gaļu) liess; (par ēdienu) bez aizdara3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) (par ražu u.tml.) nabadzīgs•- leanness* * *liesums; kritums, slīpums; liekties; noliekties; piesliet, atbalstīt; atbalstīties, pieslieties; paļauties; tiekties; kalsns, izdēdējis; bez aizdara, liess, plāns; nabadzīgs; neproduktīvs, nabadzīgs -
6 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) niedre; meldri2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) (mūzikas instrumenta) mēlīte* * *niedre; meldri; niedres, salmi; mēlīte; bukoliskā dzeja; stabule; bulta; jumt ar niedrēm
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