alta

/ˈalta/, [ˈal̪.t̪a]

high, loud


Examples
  • María es alta.

    Mary is tall.

  • La forma más alta de la ignorancia es rechazar algo de lo cual no sabes nada.

    The highest form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about.

  • Tú eres más alta que ella.

    You are taller than she.

  • Tenía una fiebre muy alta.

    I had a very high fever.

  • Una hora después, su fiebre era aún más alta.

    Her fever was still higher an hour later.

  • Es casi tan alta como tú.

    She's almost the same height as you.

  • Mira esta montaña tan alta.

    Look at this high mountain.

  • Sentada en su silla de piel de pantera, la joven, vestida con ropa interior roja, estaba leyendo en voz alta un libro titulado "La princesa negra".

    Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess".

  • ¡Contemplad esta alta montaña!

    Look at this high mountain!

  • Ella es tan alta como yo.

    She is as tall as I.

  • Casi es tan alta como tú.

    She is almost as tall as you.

  • La dependencia japonesa en comercio exterior no es necesariamente muy alta como porcentaje de su PBI.

    Japan's dependence on foreign trade is not necessarily very high as a percentage of GNP.

  • Jane acabó siendo más alta que su madre.

    Jane became taller than her mother.

  • Jane no es igual de alta que Mary.

    Jane is not as tall as Mary.

  • El palacio tiene una alta torre.

    The palace has a tall tower.

  • Por el crimen de alta traición, él fue exiliado a una isla.

    He was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.

  • En 2009, Corea sufrió la deshonra de tener la tasa de suicidios más alta entre los países de la OCDE.

    In 2009, Korea suffered the dishonor of having the highest suicide rate amongst OECD countries.

  • Esa chimenea es muy alta.

    That chimney is very high.

  • La leche hierve a más alta temperatura que el agua.

    Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

  • ¿Qué tan alta debiera ser la cerca de una casa?

    How high should a home fence be?


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