TALL        HIGH        GREAT

   TALL ( grand)       opposite       SHORT ( petit)

                   tall est utilisé pour décrire personnes,arbres,bâtiments et autres choses qui sont plutôt étroites et d'une

                          taille au-dessus de la moyenne.

                 a  tall man                                    a man of average size                               a short man  

                              the tallest tower in France                                          a tall bookcase  

                           tall n'est pas utilisé pour une montagne 

                 tall sert à exprimer la taille d'une personne

                                                       How tall are you ?

                                                       I am five feet, six inches tall

   HIGH ( haut, élevé )         opposite      LOW ( bas )

                 high suggère une situation élevée

                    the airship flies high among the clouds                                the plane flies low over the house 

                                         high jump                                                                       the sun is high in the sky

                  high a un emploi plus large que tall

            high speed                                                                                                                high temperature

                                            high wind                                                                     the music is too high

                    high est aussi associé à des noms abstraits

                             Like many actors I had high hopes when I first started.

                             high opinion                 high interest                  high principles

                         sans oublier

                              it's high time we 'left'   (preterit)

           Observer :     The tall building rises high in the sky                         

                                  The child is not tall enough to reach the highest shelf                  

   GREAT   plus important que la normale

                                                                                                     Pablo Casals

                             she looks great in that dress                                          he lived to a great age (96)

                             a great crowd                                                                       a great castle

                            a great success;     a great deal;     great pleasure;     a great composer

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2. At great high low short tall altitudes it's difficult to get enough oxygen.
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9. The sun is great high low short tall on the horizon and about to set.
10. ' The great high low short tall pretender' is a popular song, recorded by the Platters, that reached the number 1 position in 1956.