taller in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for taller in the English»French Dictionary

tall [Brit tɔːl, Am tɔl] ADJ

tall person

grand

tall building, tree, grass, chimney, mast

haut

how tall are you?

tu mesures combien?

he's six feet tall

≈ il mesure un mètre quatre-vingts

she's four inches taller than me

≈ elle fait dix centimètres de plus que moi

to get or grow tall(er)

grandir

he was tall dark and handsome

c'était un beau ténébreux

it's a tall order

c'est une tâche difficile

that's a bit of a tall order!

c'est beaucoup demander!

a tall story or tale

une histoire à dormir debout

to stand tall

être résolu

to walk tall

marcher la tête haute

to feel (about) ten feet tall

se sentir tout fier

tall drink N

tall drink

long drink m

tall ship N

tall ship

grand voilier m

Translations for taller in the French»English Dictionary

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galéjade

tall story

craque

tall story inf

sornettes

tall stories

affabuler

to tell tall stories

bobard

tall story

futaie (forêt)

forest of tall trees

futaie (bosquet)

group of tall trees

futaie (plantation)

plantation of tall trees

escogriffe

(tall) lanky ou gangling individual

taller in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for taller in the English»French Dictionary

tall [tɔ:l] ADJ

tall

grand(e)

tall grass, building

haut(e)

to grow tall(er)

grandir

to stand tall

se tenir droit

to be over six feet tall

faire plus de d'1m 80 (de haut)

Phrases:

that's a tall order

c'est beaucoup demander

a tall story

une histoire incroyable

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she is taller than he (is) [or him inf]

elle est plus grande que lui

tall oaks from little acorns grow prov

les petits ruisseaux font des grandes rivières

Translations for taller in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

galéjade

tall story

galéjer

to tell tall stories

boniment

tall tale

de haute stature

tall

être remarquable par sa taille/intelligence

to be remarkably tall/intelligent

de nous deux, quel est le plus grand?

which of us is taller?

grandir personne

to make taller

taller Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grow taller

grandir

she is taller than he (is) [or him inf]

elle est plus grande que lui

to grow tall(er)

grandir

to be over six feet tall

faire plus de d'1m 80 (de haut)

tall oaks from little acorns grow prov

les petits ruisseaux font des grandes rivières

to be ten centimetres taller than sb

dépasser qn de dix centimètres

to be a head shorter/taller than sb

avoir [ou faire] une tête de moins/plus que qn

to be tall for one's age

être grand pour son âge

she is as tall as me

elle est aussi grande que moi

he is as tall as he is stupid

il est aussi grand qu'il est bête

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is a tall thin man, from family of tall people, stating that his great-grandparents were two meters tall or taller.

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The latest USPS approved design includes taller parcel compartments to better accommodate package sizes of today.

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And one girl, taller than the rest, boyishly, casually cool in apair of rolled-up shorts and an oversized men's chambray work shirt, glided byon Rollerblades.

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Another method is to mount a pole taller than the entrance, onto the shopping cart, so that the pole will block exit of the cart.

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The foam front of the hat stands up straight and stiff, which makes the trucker hat taller than most baseball caps.

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It is shaped similarly to a vase or a hurricane lamp and is typically taller and wider than a highball glass.

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The earliest version is slightly taller, with the earpiece at nearly a 90-degree angle to the base.

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It prefers areas with dense thickets, scrub or understory, and is uncommon in taller forest where the vegetation beneath the canopy is more open.

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These pants suit just about everybody, and make you look taller, so it's hard to go wrong here.

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This is a modern, twotier design, completed in 1993, containing hospitality suites which is significantly taller than the other structures at the ground.

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