Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tall
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Tall
tall
~ adj 1 a person, building, tree etc that is tall has a greater than average height (6 ft/2 metres etc tall) (I'm only five feet tall.) (- see high1) 2 AmE a tall drink has a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non-alcoholic drink and is served in a tall glass 3 be a tall order informal if a request or piece of work is a tall order, it will be almost impossible for you to do (Fixed by Monday? That's a tall order.) 4 tall story BrE, tall tale AmE a story that is difficult to believe, because it makes events seem more exciting, dangerous etc than they really were (Jim was full of tall stories about his travels.) (- see also stand tall stand1 (32), walk tall walk1 (9)) - tallness n
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(taller, tallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average. Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident... The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass. ADJ 2. You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. How tall are you?... I’m only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age... ADJ: how ADJ, amount ADJ, as ADJ as, ADJ-compar than 3. If something is a tall order, it is very difficult. Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available. PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR 4. If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English tal, probably from Old English get?l quick, ready; akin to Old High German gizal quick Date: 15th century 1. obsolete brave, courageous 2. a. high in stature b. of a specified height five feet ~ 3. a. of considerable height ~ trees b. long from bottom to top a ~ book c. of a higher growing variety or species of plant 4. a. large or formidable in amount, extent, or degree a ~ order to fill b. pompous, high-flown ~ talk about the vast mysteries of life — W. A. White c. highly exaggerated ; incredible, improbable a ~ story Synonyms: see high • ~ adverb • ~ish adjective • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & adv. --adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). 3 higher than the surrounding objects (a tall building). 4 colloq. extravagant or excessive (a tall story; tall talk). --adv. as if tall; proudly; in a tall or extravagant way (sit tall). Phrases and idioms tall drink a drink served in a tall glass. tall hat = top hat (see TOP(1)). tall order an exorbitant or unreasonable demand. tall ship a sailing ship with a high mast. Derivatives tallish adj. tallness n. Etymology: ME, repr. OE get{aelig}l swift, prompt ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. высокий tall man —- высокий (рослый) человек, человек высокого роста tall chimney —- высокая труба tall hat —- цилиндр tall glass —- фужер he was taller by a head, he stood a (whole) head taller —- он был на (целую) голову выше 2. имеющий такой-то рост, такую-то высоту; высотой, ростом в... a man six feet tall —- мужчина ростом в шесть футов how tall is he? —- какого он роста? 3. длинный tall copy —- экземпляр улучшенного качества (с большими полями вверху и внизу страницы) 4. ам. разг. преувеличенный, приукрашенный; невероятный, немыслимый tall story —- небылица, сказка 5. разг. большой tall drink —- изрядная порция спиртного tall order —- трудная задача; чрезмерное требование; "большой счет" tall price —- высокая цена 6. разг. хвастливый tall talk —- хвастовство; преувеличение 7. уст. величественный 8. уст. смелый, мужественный the old fellow's spirit is as tall as ever —- старик, как всегда, тверд духом 9. сл. хвастливо, привирая с три короба to talk tall —- хвастаться 10. сл. гордо, осанисто, важно to walk tall —- идти, задрав нос ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) высокий 2) coll. невероятный; чрезмерный; a tall story - небылица 3) coll. хвастливый - tall talk Syn: see high TALL order трудная задача, трудное дело TALL talk а) хвастовство б) преувеличение ...Англо-русский словарь
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educ. abbr. Technology Assisted Language Learning NASDAQ abbr. I V P Technology Corporation ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. getжl "prompt, active." Sense evolved to "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (14c.), then to "attractive, handsome" (c.1450), and finally "being of more than average height" (1530). Tallboy, of a glass or goblet, is from 1676; of a chest of drawers, 1769. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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