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♦ tall /tɔ:l/a.1 alto; grande (fam.); elevato: a tall man, un uomo alto; tall trees [steeples], alberi [campanili] alti; Jack is five foot tall, Jack è alto cinque piedi (m 1,53 circa) NOTA D'USO: - high o tall?-3 (fam.) assurdo; incredibile; inverosimile: a tall tale (o story) un racconto assurdo; una frottola; una panzana● (fam.) a tall drink, una bevanda servita in un bicchiere alto e stretto □ a tall hat, un cappello a cilindro; una tuba □ (ind.) tall oil, tallolio; olio di sego □ (fam. USA) a tall one, un bicchiere alto pieno di alcolico □ a tall order, (fig.) una richiesta impossibile, una pretesa assurda □ (naut.) tall ship, nave d'alto bordo; veliero □ tall story, cantafavola □ (fam.) tall talk, millanteria; spacconata □ (fam.) to talk tall, spararle (o sballarle) grosse; millantarsi; vantarsi. -
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tall [tɔ:l]1. adjectivea. [building, tree, window] haut• how tall are you? combien mesurez-vous ?• he is six feet tall ≈ il mesure 1 mètre 80b. that's a tall order! (inf) ( = difficult) c'est beaucoup demander !2. adverb• to stand/walk tall garder/marcher la tête haute3. compounds* * *[tɔːl]adjective [person] grand; [building, tree, grass, chimney, mast] hauthe's six feet tall — ≈ il mesure un mètre quatre-vingts
to get ou grow taller — grandir
••a tall story ou tale — une histoire à dormir debout
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tall adj [person] grand ; [building, tree, grass, chimney, mast] haut ; how tall are you? tu mesures combien? ; he's six feet tall ≈ il mesure un mètre quatre-vingts ; she's four inches taller than me ≈ elle fait dix centimètres de plus que moi ; to get ou grow tall(er) grandir ; he was tall dark and handsome c'était un beau ténébreux.it's a tall order c'est une tâche difficile ; that's a bit of a tall order! c'est beaucoup demander! ; a tall story ou tale une histoire à dormir debout ; to stand tall être résolu ; to walk tall marcher la tête haute ; to feel (about) ten feet tall se sentir tout fier. -
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tall [tɔ:l] a1) высо́кий2) разг. невероя́тный; чрезме́рный;a tall story небыли́ца
;a tall order чрезме́рное тре́бование; тру́дная зада́ча
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I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)IIthe objects in the room have a story — die Gegenstände in dem Zimmer haben ihre eigene Geschichte
(Amer.) see academic.ru/71033/storey">storey* * *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.) die Geschichte•- the story goes- a tall story II see storey* * *sto·ry1[ˈstɔ:ri]nthe film is based on a true \story der Film beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheitthat's another \story das ist eine andere Geschichtebedtime \story Gutenachtgeschichte fchildren's \story Kindermärchen nt, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Kindergeschichte ffairy \story Märchen ntshort \story Kurzgeschichte fa tall \story eine unglaubliche Geschichteto read/tell [sb] a \story [jdm] eine Geschichte vorlesen/erzählenthe \story goes that... man erzählt sich, dass...he keeps changing his \story er tischt immer wieder neue Geschichten aufaccording to her \story she left the party at midnight sie will die Party um Mitternacht verlassen habenthat's my \story and I'm sticking to it! so sehe ich die Sache, und dazu stehe ich!let me tell you my side of the \story lass mich dir die Dinge mal aus meiner Sicht schildern6.▶ to cut a long \story short um es kurz zu machen▶ end of \story! und damit Schluss!▶ that's the \story of my life! so geht's mir jedes Mal!▶ it's the same old \story es ist immer das gleiche [alte] Liedsto·ry2sto·rey, AM sto·ry[ˈstɔ:ri]n Stockwerk nt, Stock m, Etage fa three-\story house ein dreistöckiges Haushe's a bit weak in the upper \story er hat sie nicht ganz alle pej fam* * *I ['stɔːrɪ]nthat's the story of my life (inf) — das plagt mich mein ganzes Leben lang! (inf); (said as a response) wem sagen Sie das!
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
his story is that... — er behauptet, dass...
I've heard his ( side of the) story — ich habe seine Version gehört
the full story still has to be told —
to cut a long story short — um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut
2) (PRESS: event) Geschichtef; (= newspaper story) Artikelm3) (= plot) Handlungf4) (inf: lie) MärchenntIIn (US)See:= storey* * *story1 [ˈstɔːrı; US auch ˈstəʊriː] sthe same old story fig das alte Lied;that’s another story fig das ist etwas anderes, das steht auf einem anderen Blatt, das ist ein Kapitel für sich;that’s not the whole story yet fig das ist noch nicht alles2. Fabel f, Handlung f, Story f (eines Dramas etc)3. (Lebens)Geschichte f, Story f:4. Geschichte f, Bericht m:the story goes that … man erzählt sich, dass …;to cut a long story short (Redew) der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut;5. (Zeitungs)Artikel m, (-)Story f6. fig Hintergründe pl, Hintergrundinformationen pl7. umg (Lügen-, Ammen)Märchen n, Geschichte fhe is a bit weak in the upper storey umg er ist nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen* * *I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)II(Amer.) see storey* * *Stock ¨-e m.Stockwerk m. n.Erzählung f.Fabel -n f.Geschichte f.Schwank -e m. -
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adjective1) hoch; groß [Person, Tier]grow tall — groß werden; wachsen
2) (coll.): (excessive)that's a tall order — das ist ziemlich viel verlangt; see also academic.ru/71058/story">story I 1)
* * *[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) groß2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) groß•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[tɔ:l]to grow \tall[er] [noch] wachsen, groß/größer werden\tall blade/stalk langer Grashalm/Stängelto spin \tall yarns, to tell \tall tales abenteuerliche Geschichten erzählen, Seemannsgarn spinnen* * *[tɔːl]adj (+er)he is 6 ft tall —
to stand 6 ft tall (person) — 1,80 m groß sein
a 6 ft tall man — ein 1,80 m großer Mann
to feel ten foot or feet tall (inf) — riesig stolz sein (inf); (after compliment also) um einen halben Meter wachsen (inf)
2) building, tree, grass, glass, window hoch; mast lang, hoch3) (inf)that's a tall order — das ist ganz schön viel verlangt; (indignant also) das ist eine Zumutung
a tall story or tale — ein Märchen nt (inf)
* * *tall [tɔːl]A adj1. groß, hochgewachsen:six feet tall sechs Fuß groß2. hoch (Baum etc):3. lang (u. dünn)4. umga) obs tollb) großsprecherisch, -spurigc) übertrieben, unglaublich (Geschichte etc):that is a tall order das ist ein bisschen viel verlangtB adv umg großspurig:talk tall große Töne spucken umg* * *adjective1) hoch; groß [Person, Tier]grow tall — groß werden; wachsen
2) (coll.): (excessive)that's a tall order — das ist ziemlich viel verlangt; see also story I 1)
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to:l1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall manee.) alto2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order
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tall adj altohow tall are you? ¿cuánto mides?tr[tɔːl]1 alto,-a■ how tall are you? ¿cuánto mides?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a tall order ser muy difícilto walk tall andar con la cabeza altatall story cuento chinotall ['tɔl] adj: altohow tall is he?: ¿cuánto mide?adj.• alto, -a adj.• de alto adj.• espigado, -a adj.• filisteo, -a adj.• talludo, -a adj.n.• espingarda s.f.• filisteo s.m.• pendón s.m.tɔːladjective -er, -est altohow tall are you? — ¿cuánto mides?
[tɔːl]that's a tall order — eso es mucho pedir
1.ADJ(compar taller) (superl tallest) altohe's very tall for his age — es or está muy alto para su edad
a six-foot tall man — ≈ un hombre de uno ochenta
how tall are you? — ¿cuánto mides?, ¿qué altura tienes?
I'm 1.6 metres tall — mido 1,60m (de alto)
she's taller than me — es más alta que yo, mide más que yo
she's 5cm taller than me, she's taller than me by 5cm — es cinco centímetros más alta que yo, mide cinco centímetros más que yo, me saca cinco centímetros
it's the tallest building in Europe — es el edificio más alto or de más altura de Europa
stand 3., 1), walk 3., 1)to get or grow taller — crecer, ponerse más alto
2.CPDtall order * N —
it's a bit of a tall order, but we'll try — no es fácil, pero lo intentaremos
it was a tall order to expect us to finish in three days — esperar que terminásemos en tres días era mucho pedir *
tall ship N — gran velero m
tall story * N — cuento m chino *
* * *[tɔːl]adjective -er, -est altohow tall are you? — ¿cuánto mides?
that's a tall order — eso es mucho pedir
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[tɔːl]••a tall story o tale una storia incredibile; to walk tall camminare a testa alta; to feel (about) ten feet tall — essere gonfio di orgoglio
* * *[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.) alto•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[tɔːl]••a tall story o tale una storia incredibile; to walk tall camminare a testa alta; to feel (about) ten feet tall — essere gonfio di orgoglio
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adj1) високийtall man — людина високого зросту, висока людина
2) заввишки, висотою, зростом3) довгий4) амер., розм. перебільшений, прикрашений; неймовірний, немислимий; надмірнийa tall story — небилиця, байка, казка
5) розм. великий, чималий6) розм. хвалькуватийtall talk — хвастощі; перебільшення
7) заст. сміливий, мужній* * *I [txːl] aa man six feet tall — чоловік ростом у шістьох футів; довгий
2) aмep. перебільшений, прикрашений; неймовірний, немислимийtall story — небилиця, казка
3) великий4) хвалькуватийtall talk — хвастощі; перебільшення
5) icт. величний6) icт. сміливий, мужнійII [txːl] adv; сл.1) хвалькувато, прибріхуючи повний мішок2) гордо; ставно; поважноto walk tall — йти, задерши ніс
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[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) visok2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) velik•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[tɔ:l]1.adjectivevisok, visoke postave; dolg in tanek; vitek; velik; colloquially bahav, bahaški, širokousten; pretiran, neverjeten; fantastičen, kolosalen, nenavaden; obsolete lep, krasen, drzen; spretena tall talk — bahavo govorjenje, bahanjethat is a tall order — to je pretirana zahteva, preveč zahtevano;2.adverbbahavo, ošabno, prevzetno, domišijavo, nadutoto talk tall — širokoustiti se, bahati se, postavljati se -
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to:l1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) høy, lang2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) høy•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall storystoradj. \/tɔːl\/1) lang, høy, stor(vokst), røslighan fortalte meg en vanvittig historie \/ en røverhistorie2) (amer., hverdagslig) innmari god, førsteklasses• this book has got some really tall ideas, believe it or notdenne boka har en del innmari gode ideer, tro det eller ei -
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[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) høj2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) høj•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) høj2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) høj•- tallness- a tall order
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См. также в других словарях:
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
Tall Story — is a 1960 American sports comedy film directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston and Marc Connelly. Future star Robert Redford made his screen debut as a basketball player.… … Wikipedia
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