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1 length
n. längd; varaktighet (tid); stycke, längd (tyger etc.)* * *[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.) längd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) längd, stycke3) (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.) längd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
2 full-length
1) (complete; of the usual or standard length: a full-length novel.) hellång, av normallängd, oavkortad2) (down to the feet: a full-length portrait.) helbild, helfigur -
3 at length
länge, utförligt, ingående, i detalj, slutligen, sent omsider* * *1) (in detail; taking a long time: She told us at length about her accident.) länge, utförligt2) (at last: At length the walkers arrived home.) slutligen, sent omsider -
4 keep at arm's length
hålla på en arms avstånd* * *(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) -
5 at arm's length
på rak arm; på en arms avstånd; på avstånd (bildligt) -
6 at full length
i full längd -
7 block length
stocklängd -
8 discuss at length
diskutera i detalj -
9 focal length
brännvidd -
10 record length
postlängd (registrerad längd (hus)) -
11 three-quarter-length
trekvartslång- -
12 unit of length
längdenhet (enhet för att mäta längd) -
13 word length
odlängd (storleken på en grundläggande informationsenhet (vanligen mr än ett byte) (data)) -
14 coil
n. cylinder; ring, rulle; spiral--------v. binda; rulla ihop; slingra sig* * *[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) ringla (slingra) sig2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) slinga, ring, []lock2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) spole, induktionsrulle -
15 three-quarter
adjective (not quite full-length: a three-quarter (-length) coat.) trekvarts- -
16 along
adv. tillsammans med--------prep. längs, utmed* * *[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) längs, utmed, utefter2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) längs, utmed, utefter2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) med2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) dit, över3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) tillsammans med• -
17 arm
n. arm--------v. (be) väpna, förse med vapen; beväpna sig* * *I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) arm2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) armstöd, karm•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) beväpna2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) rusta•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms -
18 centimetre
['sentimi:tə](a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a metre.) centimeter -
19 circumference
n. omkrets, periferi* * *((the length of) the boundary line of a circle or anything circular in shape: the circumference of a circle/wheel.) omkrets -
20 cord
n. rep; (musik) sträng; snöre--------v. binda med rep* * *[ko:d]1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) rep, snöre, lina2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) []märg, []band3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) sladd4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) manchester
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length — W2S2 [leŋθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(books/films etc)¦ 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something 5 shoulder length/knee length etc 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) 7 at (some/great etc) length 8 the length and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
length — [ leŋθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a measurement of how long something is in size: Cut the cloth to the required length. This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about three inches. The length of your swimming pool is not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Length — is the long dimension of any object. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end. This may be distinguished from height, which is vertical extent, and width or breadth, which are the… … Wikipedia
Length — (l[e^]ngth), n. [OE. lengthe, AS. leng[eth], fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. l[ae]ngde, Sw. l[ a]ngd, Icel. lengd. See {Long}, a. ] 1. The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from {breadth} or {width}; extent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
length — [leŋkth, leŋth] n. [ME < OE lengthu < base of lang, LONG1 + TH1] 1. the measure of how long a thing is; measurement of anything from end to end; the greatest of the two or three dimensions of anything 2. extent in space; distance anything… … English World dictionary
length — length; length·en; length·en·er; length·ful; length·i·ly; length·i·ness; length·ways; … English syllables
length´i|ly — length|y «LEHNGK thee, LEHNG », adjective, length|i|er, length|i|est. 1. a) having unusually great length; long. b) (of speeches, a speaker, a writer, or the like) too long; long winded; tedious: »His directions were so le … Useful english dictionary
length|y — «LEHNGK thee, LEHNG », adjective, length|i|er, length|i|est. 1. a) having unusually great length; long. b) (of speeches, a speaker, a writer, or the like) too long; long winded; tedious: »His directions were so le … Useful english dictionary
length — ► NOUN 1) the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of a body. 2) the amount of time occupied by something. 3) the quality of being long. 4) the full distance that a thing extends… … English terms dictionary
-length — [leŋkth, leŋth] combining form forming adjectives of a (specified) length, of such length as to reach a (specified) point or part [full length] * * * … Universalium
-length — [leŋkth, leŋth] combining form forming adjectives of a (specified) length, of such length as to reach a (specified) point or part [full length] … English World dictionary