tan alto

so tall; as tall, so loudly; so high, so loudly, so high

→ tan

phrase Uncommon #9,650

so tall; as tall With como, tan alto como means “as tall as.” Depending on context, alto can also mean “high,” as in a high musical pitch.

SP: Mi hermano no es tan alto como yo.

EN: My brother isn't as tall as me.

Él es un hombre tan alto que puede tocar el techo.

He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.

Tú eres tan alto que yo.

You are so much taller than me.

Ahora él es casi tan alto como su padre.

Now he is almost as tall as his father.

Soy casi tan alto como ella.

I'm almost as tall as her.

No soy tan alto como mi hermano, pero soy más alto que mi padre.

I am not as tall as my brother, but I am taller than my father.

Él no es tan alto.

He's not that tall.

No soy tan alto como él.

I'm not as tall as him.

Tú eres tan alto como mi hermana.

You are as tall as my sister.

No sabía que estaba tan alto.

I didn't know it was so high up.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Comparado con su hermano, él no es tan alto.

Compared to his brother, he is not as tall.

Ahora mi hijo está tan alto como yo.

Now my son is as tall as I am.

No puedo cantar en tono tan alto.

I can't sing that high.

Este árbol es casi tan alto como ese.

This tree is almost as tall as that one.

phrase Rare #24,640

so loudly; so high The meaning depends on context: hablar tan alto means “to speak so loudly,” while volar tan alto means “to fly so high.”

SP: No grites tan alto, por favor.

EN: Don't shout so loudly, please.

Apuesto a que Lindbergh nunca voló tan alto.

I bet Lindbergh never flew that high.

— Chicago (2002)

No hace falta que hables tan alto.

You don't need to speak so loudly.

No hablen tan alto.

Don’t speak so loudly.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No hables tan alto, hay vecinos.

Don't speak so loudly; there are neighbors.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No hay ninguna necesidad de que hables tan alto.

There's no need for you to speak so loudly.

Cantó tan alto que se le escuchaba desde la calle con las ventanas cerradas.

He sang so loudly that he could be heard from the street with the windows closed.

No puedo cantar tan alto.

I can't sing that loudly.

No llego tan alto cantando.

I can't sing that high.

No cantes tan alto a estas horas, que los niños están durmiendo.

Don't sing so loudly at this hour, the children are sleeping.

No tienes que hablar tan alto.

You don't have to speak so loudly.

phrase Rare #30,958

so loudly, so high Used with speaking, singing, laughing, or height/jumping. The exact meaning depends on context.

SP: No grites tan alto en la biblioteca.

EN: Don't shout so loudly in the library.

Tom gritó tan alto como pudo.

Tom shouted as loudly as he could.

El señor Hopkins habló tan alto que podía oírle desde el piso de arriba.

Mr. Hopkins spoke so loudly that he could be heard from upstairs.

Tan alto.

So high.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

No tan alto.

Not so high.

Hablé tan alto como para ser oído por todos.

I spoke loud enough to be heard by everyone.

No hace falta que hables tan alto, estoy justo a tu lado.

You don't need to speak so loudly, I'm right next to you.

No hables tan alto, despertarás a Mona.

Don't speak so loudly, you'll wake Mona up.

— Stalker (1979)

Salta tan alto como puedas.

Jump as high as you can.

Y reía tan alto como podía.

And he laughed as loud as he could.