Tall, high - Alto (The 231st Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Tall, high in Spanish is Alto. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, materials & quality, location & place, numbers & quantity, measures, emotions. It is the 231st most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: tall, high

Spanish: alto

Examples


The boy is tall for his age.	El muchacho es alto para su edad.
He is the tallest man that I have ever seen.	Es el hombre más alto que jamás haya visto.
I saw you with a tall boy.	Te vi con un muchacho alto.
He's too tall.	Sos demasiado alto.
The tall man wears a black suit.	El hombre alto lleva un traje negro.
I can reach higher with my voice than you with your feet.	Con mi voz puedo llegar más alto que tú con tus pies.
The tall man came out of the house.	El hombre alto salió de la casa.
I'm the tallest kid in my class.	Soy el más alto de nuestra clase.

You are tall, but he is still taller.	Eres alta, pero él es aún más alto.
This tree is very tall.	Este es un árbol muy alto.
That tree is not so tall as this.	Ese árbol de allí no es tan alto como éste de aquí.
There was a tall tree in front of my house.	Había un árbol alto frente a mi casa.
Look at this high mountain	¡Mira este monte tan alto
My father is proud of being tall and handsome.	Mi padre está orgulloso de ser alto y buen mozo.
He's rich, tall and famous.	Él es rico, alto y famoso.
He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.	Es un hombre tan alto que puede tocar el techo.
Today I feel higher than the mountains. Today I want to touch the sky.	Hoy me siento más alto que las montañas. Hoy quiero tocar el cielo.
A tall boy is standing at the gate.	Un chico alto está parado en la puerta.
In order to join the special forces you got to be tall and strong, very strong.	Para alistarte en las fuerzas especiales tienes que ser alto y fuerte, muy fuerte.
She's tall and strong.	Él es alto y fuerte.
I am tall.	Soy alto.