No. 1,114 in Spanish

altos

"Altos" means "tall" or "high" in English.

In a sentence

Los edificios en el centro de la ciudad son muy altos.
The buildings in the city center are very tall.
Here, 'altos' refers to the height of physical buildings, showcasing its usage to describe tall structures.
Los cantantes tienen tonos altos en su música.
The singers have high tones in their music.
In this sentence, 'altos' describes the pitch of tones in the music, displaying its application in sound characterization.
En el equipo de baloncesto hay varias personas altas.
In the basketball team, there are several tall people.
'Altos' in this context, written as 'altas' to agree with the feminine plural subject 'personas', is used to describe the physical height of individuals, demonstrating adjectival agreement in gender and number.

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