alto

Signification

Adj

1. (comparable) loud
2. (comparable) tall
3. (comparable) high
4. (comparable,informal) excessive, extreme

Adv

loud; loudly

Intj

halt!

Coupé comme

al‧to

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈaw.tu/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese alto, from Latin altus, ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. This form is likely a semi-learned term, or was influenced by learned elements of the language and uses such an orthography, as with Galician and Spanish alto (which have popularly inherited variants outo and oto, respectively). There was once likely an *outo in Old Galician-Portuguese that is not attested, but which left an inherited descendant in Galician. See also outeiro, a related word.

Phrases

Quando em março é alto , a amêndoa é boa .

En mars, il est élevé, l'amande est bonne.

Nestes momentos meu coração pulsa mais alto por minha consciência dele .

Dans ces moments, mon cœur passe plus fort pour ma conscience de lui.

Ela dançou como um cisne ? alto e gracioso .

A-t-elle dansé comme un cygne? grand et gracieux.