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adj. lång; hög; överdriven* * *[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) lång, hög2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) lång•- tallness- a tall order
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n. berättelse, saga; handling; våning* * *I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) historia, berättelse, saga2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) osanning, påhitt•- a tall story II see storey
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tall story — UK US noun [countable] [singular tall story plural tall stories] british informal something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant etc that you do not believe it is true. The American word is tall tale … Useful english dictionary
tall\ story — • tall story • tall tale See: fish story … Словарь американских идиом
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … The small dictionary of idiomes
tall story — tall stories N COUNT A tall story is the same as a tall tale … English dictionary
tall story (or tale) — an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe. → tall … English new terms dictionary
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tall story — index myth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A tall story is a story which is difficult to believe because it sounds unlikely. What he said about a stolen invention sounds like a tall story… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tall story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tall story : singular tall story plural tall stories British informal something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant etc that you do not believe it is true. The American word is … English dictionary
Tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … Dictionary of English idioms
tall story — story that contains exaggeration, story that contains details that are fictitious … English contemporary dictionary
