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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 /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]∎ how tall are you? combien mesurez-vous?;∎ I'm 6 feet tall je mesure ou fais 1 mètre 80;∎ my sister is taller than me ma sœur est plus grande que moi;∎ she's grown a lot taller in the past year elle a beaucoup grandi depuis un an;∎ he's very tall and slim il est très grand et mince∎ how tall is that tree? quelle est la hauteur de cet arbre?;∎ it's at least 80 feet tall il fait au moins 25 mètres de haut;∎ it's a very tall tree c'est un très grand arbre∎ he's tall, dark and handsome c'est un beau ténébreux;∎ a tall British story or American tale une histoire invraisemblable ou abracadabrante, une histoire à dormir debout;∎ that's a tall order c'est beaucoup demander2 adverb∎ figurative to walk or stand tall marcher la tête haute►► Botany tall melilot mélilot m élevé;familiar tall poppy syndrome envie□ f, jalousie□ f;∎ he's got tall poppy syndrome c'est un envieux ou un jaloux;∎ he's become the victim of tall poppy syndrome in the media les journalistes s'en prennent à lui car ils sont jaloux de sa réussite;tall ship grand voilier m -
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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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tall ˈor·dern ( fig) schwierige [o schwer lösbare] Aufgabeto get the work done on time will be a \tall order die pünktliche Fertigstellung der Arbeit wird schwierig werden -
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tall ˈsto·ry, tall ˈtalen haarsträubende [o unglaubliche] [o abenteuerliche] Geschichte, Märchen nt -
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tall ˈsto·ry, tall ˈtalen haarsträubende [o unglaubliche] [o abenteuerliche] Geschichte, Märchen nt -
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tall 'or·der n( fig) schwierige [o schwer lösbare] Aufgabe;to get the work done on time will be a \tall order die pünktliche Fertigstellung der Arbeit wird schwierig werden -
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haarsträubende [o unglaubliche] [o abenteuerliche] Geschichte, Märchen nt -
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13 tall block
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > tall block
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tall order [ˊtɔ:lˏɔ:də] nчрезме́рное тре́бование -
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17 tall-form concrete pour
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- nбетонирование ( стен) с применением высоких опалубочных щитов
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > tall-form concrete pour
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18 tall-structure concrete pour
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > tall-structure concrete pour
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19 tall block building
- tall block building
- nбашенное здание, башня
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > tall block building
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20 tall structure
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > tall structure
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