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noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
the room is twice the length of yours — das Zimmer ist doppelt so lang wie deins
travel the length and breadth of the British Isles — überall auf den Britischen Inseln herumreisen
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
win by a length — mit einer Länge siegen
3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *[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.) die Länge3) (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.) die Länge•- academic.ru/42451/lengthen">lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
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- go to any lengths* * *[ˈleŋ(k)θ]nthis elastic cord will stretch to twice its normal \length dieses Elastikband lässt sich bis zur doppelten Länge dehnenshe planted rose bushes along the whole \length of the garden fence sie pflanzte Rosensträucher entlang dem gesamten Gartenzaunto be 2 metres in \length ein Länge von 2 Metern haben, 2 Meter lang seina \length of cloth/wallpaper eine Bahn Stoff/Tapetea \length of pipe ein Rohrstück nta \length of ribbon/string ein Stück nt Band/Bindfadenthe Cambridge boat won by two \lengths die Mannschaft von Cambridge gewann mit zwei Bootslängen Vorsprungto be 2 \lengths ahead of sb/sth 2 Längen Vorsprung auf jdn/etw habento win a horse race by 4 \lengths ein Rennen mit 4 Pferdelängen Vorsprung gewinnenwhat's the \length of tonight's performance? wie lange dauert die heutige Vorstellung?the \length of an article/a book/a film die Länge eines Artikels/Buchs/Filmsa speech of some \length eine längere Rede[for] any \length of time [für] längere Zeitshe described her trip to Thailand at \length sie schilderte ihre Thailandreise in allen Einzelheitenat great \length in aller Ausführlichkeit, in epischer Breite ironvowel \length Vokallänge f, Länge f eines Vokals7.▶ the \length and breadth kreuz und querhe travelled the \length and breadth of Europe er ist kreuz und quer durch Europa gereist▶ to go to any \lengths vor nichts zurückschrecken* * *[leŋɵ]n1) Länge fa journey of considerable length — eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise
of such length — so lang
the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows —
the pipe, for most of its length,... — fast das ganze Rohr...
along the whole length of the river/lane —
it turns in its own length — es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen
(through) the length and breadth of England — in ganz England; travel kreuz und quer durch ganz England
2) (= section of cloth, rope, pipe) Stück nt; (of wallpaper) Bahn f; (of road) Abschnitt m; (of pool) Bahn f, Länge fat such length — so lange
we didn't stay any (great) length of time — wir sind nicht lange geblieben
the length of time needed —
in that length of time I could have... — in dieser Zeit hätte ich...
length of life (of people) — Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) Lebensalter nt; (of machine) Lebensdauer f
length of service with the army — Dienstjahre pl bei der Armee
4) (PHON, POET, SPORT) Länge f5)to go to any lengths to do sth — vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun
to go to the length of... — so weit gehen, dass...
* * *length [leŋθ; leŋkθ] s1. Länge f (Dimension):they searched the length and breadth of the house sie durchsuchten das ganze Haus;an arm’s length eine Armlänge;two feet in length zwei Fuß lang;what length is it?, what is the length of it? wie lang ist es?2. Länge f:a) Strecke f:b) lange Strecke3. Maß:a) Bahn f (Stoff, Tapete etc)b) Stück n (Schnur etc)c) Abschnitt m (einer Straße etc)d) Bahn f, Länge f (eines Schwimmbeckens)4. Länge f, Umfang m (eines Buches, einer Liste etc)5. (zeitliche) Länge:length of employment Beschäftigungsdauer;length of service Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit;of some length ziemlich lang;for varying lengths of time verschieden oder unterschiedlich langb) lange Dauer6. SPORT Länge f:the horse won by a length das Pferd gewann mit einer Länge (Vorsprung)a) ausführlich,b) endlich, schließlich;a) in allen Einzelheiten,b) der Länge nach;at great (some) length sehr (ziemlich) ausführlich;a) sehr weit gehen,b) sich sehr bemühen;he went (to) the length of asserting er ging so weit zu behaupten;go to all lengths aufs Ganze gehen;go any length(s) for sb alles tun für jemanden;I wonder what length(s) he will go to wie weit er wohl gehen wird?;I cannot go that length with you darin gehen Sie mir zu weit;L abk1. large2. Latin Lat.4. length L, L.5. longitude L.* * *noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
2) (of time) Länge, die3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *n.Dauer nur sing. f.Länge -n f.Umfang -¨e m.
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