La Palabra del Día : alto
alto (adjective) tall, high; top, upper; loud
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Burj Dubai es el edificio más alto del mundo.
El Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.
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¿Más alto? ¿Puedes oírme ahora ?
Louder? Can you hear me now?
Hay un límite 'en cuanto a la altura en que' un edificio de ladrillos se puede levantar.
There is a limit to how tall a building of bricks can be erected.
Philadelphia City Hall at Night
Did you know that brick or stone-clad buildings you see today almost invariably hide a steel support structure that does the actual work? Before steel was used to create rigid frames, buildings relied on the load-bearing capacity of incredibly thick solid materials. This amazing structure has walls at its base up to 22 feet thick to hold the weight. Due to the cost of doing so, no designer has even tried to exceed the height of this towering structure in stone or brick in over a century.
No sé quién inventó los tacones altos, pero todas las mujeres le deben mucho.
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
Marilyn Monroe
Though the Victoria Falls are higher than the Iguazu Falls, both are very beautiful.
A pesar de que las cataratas Victoria son más altas que las cataratas del Iguazú, ambas son muy hermosas.
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Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) sigue siendo el hombre más alto del mundo. (8 pies 11,1 pulgadas)
(Referencia: Guinness World Records)
Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) is still the tallest man on earth. (8 feet 11.1 inches)
(Reference: Guinness World Records)
El cielo es muy alto, pero a veces nos parece que lo podemos tocar.
The sky is very high, but sometimes it seems to us we can touch it.
Puede ser que este hombre sea alto o que estas mujeres sean muy bajas
It may be that this man is tall or these women are very short.
Arvydas Sabonis es un embajador muy alto del "EuroBasket 2011".
Arvydas Sabonis is a very tall ambassador of "EuroBasket 2011".
El monte Hood es alto además de hermoso.
Mount Hood is tall as well as beautiful.
¿Es el caballo más alto del mundo,o es la mujer lo mas corta de su género?
Is the horse the tallest in the world,or is the woman the shortest of her kind?
Me gusta leerles a mis sobrinas en voz alta.
I like to read aloud to my nieces and nephews.
Es que tengo un examen el la semana que viene, te ruego que no pongas el volumen de la tele más alto.
Since I have an exam in the next week, I request you that don't put the volume very high of the TV .
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King Kong escaló el "Empire State Building" y se agarró al punto más alto de la cúpula.
King Kong climbed up the empire state building and clung to the highest point of the dome.
Mi hermano no está más alto que yo.
My brother isn't taller than me.
The International Space Station cupola gives us the highest view of the earth.
La cúpula de la Estación Espacial Internacional nos da el punto de vista más alto de La Tierra.
