tall

背の高い、高い

下から上までの長さが普通より大きい。人なら背が高い。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： a measurement + tall (The tower is thirty meters tall.)

反対語： short

よく使う表現： tall person, tall building, tall tree, very tall

大げさな、信じがたい

大げさだったり作り話だったりして、信じにくい話を表す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： far-fetched, unbelievable

反対語： believable

よく使う表現： tall story, tall tale

トールサイズ

平均より背が高い人向けに作られた服のサイズ。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： tall size

よく使う表現： in a tall, order a tall, medium tall