lengths in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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length [Am lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛnth, Brit lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛn(t)θ] N

1.1. length U:

length (of line, surface)
longitud f
length (of line, surface)
largo m
length (of sleeve, coat)
largo m
the curtains are the wrong length
las cortinas son demasiado largas/cortas
two pieces of equal or the same length
dos pedazos de igual longitud or del mismo largo
the hallway is 5m in length
el pasillo mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
the cable runs the length of the street
el cable va todo a lo largo de la calle
he traveled the length and breadth of the country
viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país
the beach is polluted along its entire length
la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión
the road was lined with policemen along its entire length
había policías todo a lo largo de la carretera
to go to great/any/enormous lengths, he went to great lengths to send me the money
hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero
he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants
es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
she went to enormous lengths to help us
se desvivió por ayudarnos
he even went to the length(s) of hiring a private detective
llegó al extremo de contratar a un detective privado
to measure one's length hum, he measured his length on the floor
cayó al suelo cuan largo era

I.full-length [Am ˌfʊlˈlɛŋθ, Brit ˌfʊlˈlɛŋθ] ADJ

II.full-length [Am ˌfʊlˈlɛŋθ, Brit ˌfʊlˈlɛŋθ] ADV

floor-length [ˈflɔrlɛŋ(k)θ, ˈflɔrlɛnθ] ADJ

feature-length [Am ˈfitʃər ˈˌlɛŋθ, Brit] ADJ

knee-length [Am, Brit ˈniːlɛŋθ] ADJ

shoulder-length [Am, Brit ˈʃəʊldəlɛŋθ] ADJ

thigh-length [ˈθʌɪlɛŋθ] ADJ

lengths in the PONS Dictionary

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lengths Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the same wave-length fig
estar en la misma onda
it's 3 metres in length
tiene 3 metros de largo
(for) any length of time
(por) cualquier lapso de tiempo
the length and breadth of
a lo largo y ancho de
to go to great lengths to do sth
dar el máximo para hacer algo
2 metres in length/height
2 metros de largo/alto
to expound (at length) on [or about] sth
hablar (largo y tendido) sobre algo
to keep sb at arm's length fig
mantener a alguien a distancia
long hair (shoulder-length or longer, worn loose)
melena
to swim three lengths of the pool
nadar tres largos

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