Usages of alto
Despesa alta preocupa-me.
High expense worries me.
Pedro segura corrimão com cuidado, pois a escada é alta.
Pedro holds the handrail carefully because the stairs are high.
Ela salta alto no jardim.
She jumps high in the garden.
Precisamos de uma casa que não tenha uma renda tão alta.
We need a house that doesn’t have such a high rent.
A propina deste semestre é alta, por isso ele guarda cada euro.
The tuition fee this semester is high, so he saves every euro.
O brilho do ecrã está alto demais; isso cansa os olhos ao fim do dia.
The screen brightness is too high; that tires the eyes at the end of the day.
A humidade da casa está alta, por isso abrimos as janelas para secar o ar.
The humidity in the house is high, so we open the windows to dry out the air.
Quando a humidade está alta, eu sinto cansaço.
When the humidity is high, I feel tired.
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