Akademisches IELTS (Band 6-7) - Maße

having an impressive height

hochragend, erhaben

extremely tall or elevated

himmelhoch, hochragend

(of a mountain, building, etc.) very tall and outstanding

hoch, erhaben

(of buildings or other objects) extremely tall or high

hochragend, himmelhoch

made bigger in size

erweiterte, ausgedehnte

extended in length as far as possible

ausgestreckt, ausgebreitet

made longer in physical dimensions

verlängert, ausgedehnt

long and thin, often more than expected or typical

verlängert, langgestreckt

rather long

langlich, relativ lang

excessively or unreasonably long in duration, size, or extent

überlang, zu lang

to stretch something in order to make it longer

verlängern, dehnen

made wider in physical dimensions

erweitert, verbreitert

positioned or built above ground level

erhöht, angehoben

able to increase in size or volume

ausdehnbar, expandierbar

extremely thin, as thin as a sheet of paper

papierdünn, blätterdünn

to cut something short in length or duration

truncieren, kürzen

to become more viscous or dense

dick werden, eindicken

to become smaller in size, amount, or number over time

sich verjüngen, nachlassen