tallness no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para tallness no dicionário inglês»italiano

tallness [Brit ˈtɔːlnəs, americ ˈtɔlnəs] SUBST

tallness (of person)

alta statura f

tallness (of building, tree, chimney, mast)

(l')essere alto

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inglês

In everyday life, however, the preference for tallness is as palpable as the high-heeled shoes women wear to literally "stand out," whether in a beauty pageant or a business meeting.

opinion.inquirer.net

Tallness has always been a valuable characteristic, particularly in men, distinguishing the ruler from the ruled, the rich from the poor.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The trope "tall, dark and handsome" reflects and reinforces this aesthetic, and while "dark" has given way to fair skin, tallness remains idealized.

opinion.inquirer.net

Homing in on facial cues that suggest tallness, as long faces do, is thought to have evolved from ancestral times when survival depended on choosing the right leader.

www.independent.co.uk

Researchers have speculated that tallness in adolescence encourages more involvement in sports and extracurricular activities, leading to greater self-esteem and leadership abilities.

www.slate.com

Shortness became stunting -- a medical condition that required intervention, while tallness became a desirable trait in athletics, aesthetics, and employment -- as well as a sign of national progress.

opinion.inquirer.net

Because tallness is considered a possible advantage in those sports a minimum height of 6 3 (190 cm) for men and 511 (180 cm) for women was specified.

en.wikipedia.org

I usually blame it on my tallness, but research suggests poor posture and the back pain it causes is much more widespread.

mashable.com

This attitude casts misogyny as a comparative concept, like tallness, which is only newsworthy in its extreme incarnations.

www.independent.co.uk

Not to mention the fact that physical tallness really isn't a survival characteristic given the medical problems that very tall people often encounter.

blogs.discovermagazine.com