Meaning of alta | Babel Free
ˈaltaDefinitions
- high (in altitude)
- high (in pitch)
- tall
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high-minded, noble figuratively
- Equivalent to 'high': A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or...
Examples
“La suno leviĝis. Freŝe laviĝinte ĝi eliris el sia marbanejo supren en la altan ĉielon.”
The sun rose up. Freshly washed, it left its ocean bath and went up into the high sky
“Mi ne povas atingi la altajn tonojn de tiu kanto.”
I can’t reach the high notes in that song.
“1906, L. L. Zamenhof, speech to the 2nd Esperanto Congress in Geneva”
The walls between the people of the world are still dreadfully tall and wide.
“alta celo”
a noble goal
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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