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altura

height

Surface form · la altura

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Noun

  1. 1

    (vertical dimension) height

    La altura del edificio es impresionante.

    The height of the building is impressive.
  2. 2

    (geography/aviation) altitude

    El avión volaba a gran altura.

    The plane was flying at a high altitude.

1(vertical dimension)height

La altura del edificio es impresionante.

The height of the building is impressive.

Su altura le permite alcanzar los estantes más altos.

Her height allows her to reach the highest shelves.

Medimos la altura de la mesa.

We measured the height of the table.

Su altura es de 1.70 metros.

His height is 1.70 meters.

2(geography/aviation)altitude

El avión volaba a gran altura.

The plane was flying at a high altitude.

Los alpinistas alcanzaron una altura de 5000 metros.

The climbers reached an altitude of 5000 meters.

A esa altura, el aire es más frío.

At that altitude, the air is colder.

La ciudad está a gran altura.

The city is at a high altitude.
Noun

Forms

plural

alturas

singular

altura