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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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