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breadth [Brit brɛdθ, brɛtθ, Am brɛdθ] N

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1. breadth (distance from side to side):

breadth

the length and breadth of

d'un bout à l'autre de

2. breadth fig:

breadth (of experience, knowledge, provisions, regulations)

étendue f (of de)

breadth (of mind, opinions, vision)

largeur f (of de)

the course has great breadth

le cours offre un large éventail de matières

to be or come within a hair's breadth of

être à deux doigts de

to search the length and breadth of the country for sb/sth

parcourir le pays à la recherche de qn/qc

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by a hair , by a hair's breadth

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immensité (de connaissances)

breadth

arpenter région

to travel the length and breadth of

largeur (gén)

width, breadth

largeur (en géométrie)

breadth

hair's breadth

être à un cheveu de qc/de faire

to be within a hair's breadth of sth/of doing

il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu que je fasse

I came within a hair's breadth of doing

il a frôlé la mort

he came within a hair's breadth of dying, he had a brush with death

parcourir la Grèce d'un bout à l'autre

to cover the length and breadth of Greece

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breadth [ˈbretθ] N no pl a. fig

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breadth

breadth of learning

étendue f des connaissances

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a breadth of vision

une largeur d'esprit

the length and breadth

la longueur et la largeur

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breadth across the shoulders

envergure d'un bateau, d'une voile

breadth

parcourir (en tous sens) région, pays

to travel the length and breadth of

the length and breadth

la longueur et la largeur

a breadth of vision

une largeur d'esprit

breadth of learning

étendue f des connaissances

to travel the length and breadth of

parcourir (en tous sens) région, pays

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The two variants differ only as to the breadth of characters included. en.wikipedia.org

In the second half of the eighteenth century the city was 2.41 kilometre in length and 0.80 kilometre in breadth with numerous mosques and monuments. en.wikipedia.org

Just don't expect the breadth and scope of the first game. en.wikipedia.org

These projects vary in breadth and scope, and none are complete. en.wikipedia.org

It is a roughly oval settlement which is approximately 125 m in length by 90 m in breadth. en.wikipedia.org

Given its breadth, the ordinance would give the city the power to punish conduct which would otherwise be constitutionally protected. en.wikipedia.org

The length of head is one and a half times the size of its breadth, the snout is a little longer than the orbit. en.wikipedia.org

Given the large number of occurrences and the wide range of contexts, the phrase embodies a breadth of meaning. en.wikipedia.org

They structure an education for their pupils which usually offers greater breadth and a higher standard than a school education can. en.wikipedia.org

What is extraordinary is the variety of bell sounds and breadth of structural and other functions they fulfil. en.wikipedia.org

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