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1 tall
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
- a tall story -
2 tall man
lång man -
3 tall story
rövarhistoria -
4 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) för (väl) mycket begärt -
5 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) en otrolig historia -
6 climb up a tall tree
klättra upp i ett högt träd -
7 lanky
adj. lång och gänglig, skranglig* * *adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) gänglig -
8 pine
n. tall; furuträd--------v. tråna; längta efter* * *I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) tall, fura, pinje2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) furuII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) tyna av (bort), försmäkta2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) tråna, trängta -
9 angular
adj. vinkel-, vinklig; knotig; stel* * *['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) vinkel-2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) kantig, spinkig -
10 bulrush
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11 casuarina
[kæʒuə'ri:nə](a tall, feathery tree with drooping, jointed, green branches and scale-like leaves.) casuarina -
12 cattail
n. sort växt* * *noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) kaveldun -
13 elevator
n. hiss* * *1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) hiss2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) silomagasin -
14 elm
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15 foot
n. fot; fot (längdmått); fot (botten, nederdel); fotända; fotmarginal (på sida)--------v. gå till fots, traska; betala kalaset (slang); svinga sig i dansen; förfota (strumpa), sticka vid* * *[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) fot2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) fot, nederdel3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) fot•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
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16 ft
( written abbreviation) (foot; feet: He is 6 ft tall.) fot -
17 gangling
adj. gänglig, spinkig* * *['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) gänglig, spinkig -
18 gawky
adj. tafatt, klumpig* * *['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) tafatt, klumpig -
19 glass
adj. glas-, av glas; glasaktig--------n. glas; dricksglas; fönsterruta (mindre vanligt: alla föremål som är gjorda av glas t ex spegel, barometer etc.)--------v. glasa; rama in (bild)* * *1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) glas2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) glas3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) spegel4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometer•- glasses- glassful
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20 gondola
n. gondol (avlång båt som används för att köra turister i staden Venedigs kanaler)* * *['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondol2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) skyddskorg•
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tall — W2S2 [to:l US to:l] adj comparative taller superlative tallest [: Old English; Origin: getAl quick, ready ] 1.) a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal ▪ He was young and tall. ▪ a house surrounded by tall trees… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tall — Tall, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un tala, un tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tall — [ tɔl ] adjective *** 1. ) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object: a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much taller than I expected. grow tall: This tree can grow very tall in the right… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tall — steht für: eine Fraktion der Gemeinde Schenna in Südtirol, siehe Tall (Schenna). eine Erhebung, die durch wiederholte Besiedlung entstand, siehe Tell (Archäologie). Tall ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Mamadou Tall (* 1982) burkinischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
tall — [tôl] adj. [ME tal, dexterous, seemly < OE (ge)tæl, swift, prompt, akin to OHG gizal, swift < IE base * del , to aim > TALE, TELL1] 1. of more than normal height or stature [a tall man, a tall building] 2. having a specified height [five … English World dictionary
tall — [tɔːl ǁ tɒːl] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES a tall organization has many levels of employment between top management and the work done at the bottom: • Tall organizations are sometimes prone to problems of communication. * * * tall UK US /tɔːl/… … Financial and business terms
tall|ol — «TAH ll, lol», noun. = tall oil. (Cf. ↑tall oil) ╂[< German Tallöl; see etym. under tall oil (Cf. ↑tall oil)] … Useful english dictionary
tall — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great or more than average height. 2) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom. 3) fanciful and difficult to believe; unlikely: a tall story. ● a tall order Cf. ↑a tall order DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
tall — (adj.) high in stature, 1520s, probably ultimately from O.E. getæl prompt, active. Sense evolved to brave, valiant, seemly, proper (late 14c.), then to attractive, handsome (mid 15c.), and finally being of more than average height. The Old… … Etymology dictionary
tall — [adj1] high in stature, length alpine, altitudinous, beanstalk*, big, elevated, giant, great, high reaching, lank, lanky, lofty, rangy, sizable, sky high, skyscraping, soaring, statuesque, towering; concepts 779,782 Ant. little, low, short, small … New thesaurus
tall — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català