is tall, is high
El muchacho es alto para su edad.
The boy is tall for his age.
The building is tall.
Es alto, rubio y fuma cigarros, y es un cerdo.
He is tall, blond, smokes cigarettes, and is a pig.
— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)
Sin embargo, es alto, fuerte, sano, y no tan tonto como parece.
However, he is tall, strong, healthy, and not as dumb as he seems.
— Intocable (2011)