tall

grand, haut

Dont la hauteur, du bas jusqu’en haut, dépasse la normale.

En anglais simple : Having a greater than usual distance from the bottom to the top.

• My brother is tall.
• Tall trees surround the house.
• How tall is that building?

Comment l'utiliser : a measurement + tall (The tower is thirty meters tall.)

Contraires : short

Expressions courantes : tall person, tall building, tall tree, very tall

invraisemblable, abracadabrant

Se dit d’une histoire difficile à croire parce qu’elle est exagérée ou inventée.

En anglais simple : Describing a story that is difficult to believe because it is exaggerated or invented.

• That sounds like a tall tale.
• He told a tall story about catching a shark.
• Her tall tales always made the children laugh.

Synonymes : far-fetched, unbelievable

Contraires : believable

Expressions courantes : tall story, tall tale

taille longue

Taille de vêtement conçue pour les personnes plus grandes que la moyenne.

En anglais simple : A clothing size made for people whose bodies are longer than average.

• I need a tall in this shirt.
• Do these trousers come in a tall?
• The store stocks regulars and talls.

Synonymes : tall size

Expressions courantes : in a tall, order a tall, medium tall