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1 lengthen
A vtr1 rallonger [garment] (by de, par) ; prolonger [wall, shelf, track] (by de, par) ; to lengthen sth from X metres to Y metres faire passer la longueur de qch de X mètres à Y mètres ;2 prolonger [stay, visit] ; rallonger [waiting period, queue, list] ; to lengthen sth from three years to four years faire passer la durée de qch de trois à quatre ans ;3 Ling allonger [vowel, syllable].B vi1 [queue, list, shadow] s'allonger ; [skirts, trousers] devenir plus long ; Med [bone] s'allonger ; to lengthen from X cm to Y cm passer de X cm à Y cm ;2 [days, nights] s'allonger, rallonger ; [visit, silence] se prolonger ; the intervals between her visits/migraines are lengthening ses visites/ses migraines s'espacent. -
2 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longueur; durée2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) coupon3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) longueur•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise - lengthy - at length - go to any lengths -
3 stride
A n1 ( long step) enjambée f ; to cross a room in two strides traverser une pièce en deux enjambées ; a few strides from sth à quelques pas de qch ;2 ( gait) démarche f ; to have a confident/elegant stride avoir une démarche assurée/élégante ; to have a long stride marcher à grandes enjambées ; to lengthen one's stride allonger le pas.1 to stride across/out/in traverser/sortir/ entrer à grands pas ; to stride off ou away s'éloigner à grands pas ; to stride up and down sth arpenter qch ;2 ( cross in a stride) to stride over ou across sth enjamber qch.to get into one's stride trouver son rythme ; to make great strides faire de grands progrès ; to put sb off his/her stride faire perdre le rythme à qn ; to take sth in one's stride ( cope practically) prendre qch calmement ; ( cope emotionally) accepter qch avec sérénité.
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