Spanish Word for tall  

English Word: tall

Spanish Word: alto
The Spanish Word for tall
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Translated sentences containing 'tall'
Juan and Elena are tall.
Juan y Elena son altos.
You are tall.
Ud. es alto.
David is tall and handsome.
David es alto y guapo.
I am tall and thin.
Soy alto y delgado.
I'm short. I'm 1 meter and 20 cm. tall. (masculine)
Soy bajito. Mido un metro veinte.
Paco is as tall as you.
Paco es tan alto como tú.
My uncle is very hairy, tall, and with a full beard.
Mi tío es bastante peludo, alto y de barba abundante.
The tall waitress is the one who is serving the food.
La mesera alta es quien está sirviendo la comida.
My brother is tall.
Mi hermano es alto.
She is also tall.
Ella también es alta.
John and his sister are tall.
Juan y su hermana son altos.
My teacher is tall.
Mi maestra es alta.
Do you see that tall, mysterious man?
¿Ves a ese hombre alto y misterioso?
My grandfather is very tall.
Mi abuelo es muy alto.
Roberto is tall and thin.
Roberto es alto y delgado.
I see something very tall.
Yo veo algo muy alto.
Pablo is as tall as Juan.
Pablo es tan alto como Juan.
The man is very tall.
El hombre es muy alto.
I have never seen anyone so tall.
Nunca he visto a nadie tan alto.
We are tall.
Nosotros somos altos.

That is a tall order.
Es una tarea ingente.
'Luck has left [him] standing so tall.'
"La suerte le ha permitido mantener el ánimo".
I am just 1.60 m tall. I' m just not tall enough.
Yo no llego a la superficie superior.
It is a tall order, but I am confident that we are on the right track.
Es una demanda exagerada, pero estoy segura de que vamos por el buen camino.
In which country could we tell a tall story like this?
¿En qué país vamos a poder contar un cuento semejante?
That is a tall order, as there are no limits to the aspirations of the Chinese leadership.
Eso no es fácil, puesto que los dirigentes chinos son insaciables en sus aspiraciones.
Erecting more 10 m tall monuments is unnecessary.
No es necesario erigir más monumentos de 10 m de altura.
As the debate made clear, there is a tall order for this semester.
Como el debate ha dejado claro, este semestre no va a ser sencillo.
I shall stand up anyway, although I am far too tall for this device.
Voy a permanecer de pie, aunque soy demasiado alto para este aparato.
It is rather unfair that if you are at the back of the Chamber or if you are not at least six foot tall, you cannot gain attention.
Es injusto que si uno se encuentra en el fondo del Hemiciclo o no mide por lo menos 1,80 no pueda llamar la atención.
Some victims are hung from tall hoisting cranes as an example in the presence of large crowds.
Algunas víctimas son colgadas de enormes grúas izadas, como ejemplo, ante la presencia de grandes multitudes.
Do the authors of the amendment mean that they must be tall, blond and blue-eyed?
¿Es que los señores autores de la enmienda se refieren a que sean altos, rubios y de ojos azules?
When someone builds a house, the neighbours are asked if the tree in the garden is too tall and is blocking out too much light.
Cuando alguien construye hoy una casa, se pregunta a los vecinos si el árbol en el jardín es demasiado alto y si proyecta demasiada sombra.
Quite apart from the Gallic bias of its content, this timetable started out as a tall order in linguistic terms.
Aparte de la clara influencia gala de su contenido, este calendario supone una demanda exagerada en términos lingüísticos.
A demos has a national identity which shapes the very soil from which democracy can grow and in which it can stand tall and survive trials and tribulations.
Un posee una identidad política que modela el suelo en el que puede crecer la democracia y en el que puede mantenerse erguida y sobrevivir a pruebas y tribulaciones.
Even I, all of 1.60 m tall, and thus hardly the most threatening physique, have been regularly taken aside at customs.
Incluso yo mismo, con mi 1,60 m de altura, un físico que difícilmente definiríamos como el más amenazador, he sido detenido en las aduanas.
Many of us were proud and stood tall when we were recently granted a joint EU seat on the Security Council.
Muchos de nosotros nos hemos sentido orgullosos y hemos pisado fuerte cuando hace poco recibieron un escaño conjunto de la UE en el Consejo de Seguridad.
Short and tall, young and old, but also eleven million sight-impaired people will have to handle these coins in future.
Son niños, adultos, ancianos y jóvenes, y también once millones de personas con dificultades de visión, quienes en el futuro van a utilizar este dinero.
Experts say that 100 kilograms of anthrax released from the top of a tall building could kill up to 3 million people.
Los expertos dicen que 100 kilogramos de ántrax lanzados desde la cima de un edificio alto podrían matar a tres millones de personas.
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