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1 tall
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 -
2 slender
slender ['slendə(r)]∎ Peter is tall and slender Peter est grand et élancé(b) (limited → resources) faible, maigre, limité; (→ majority, margin) étroit, faible; (→ hope, chance) maigre, faible; (→ knowledge) faible, limité;∎ the slenderest of margins une marge des plus étroites;∎ there is a very slender chance that… il y a une chance très faible que… + subjunctive;∎ euphemism he's a person of slender means il ne roule pas sur l'or
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