extent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for extent in the English»French Dictionary

extent [Brit ɪkˈstɛnt, ɛkˈstɛnt, Am ɪkˈstɛnt] N

1. extent (size):

extent (of park, garden, universe, empire, problem)

étendue f

to open to its full extent

s'ouvrir complètement

2. extent (amount):

extent (of damage)

ampleur f

extent (of knowledge, power, influence)

étendue f

extent (of commitment, involvement)

importance f

3. extent (degree):

extent

mesure f

to what extent…?

dans quelle mesure…?

to a certain or to some extent

dans une certaine mesure

to a great or large extent

dans une large mesure

to the extent that we have any control over our lives

dans la mesure où nous contrôlons notre vie

he did not participate to any great extent

il a très peu participé

to do sth to such an extent that …

faire qc à tel point que …

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to a considerable degree or extent

dans une large mesure

Translations for extent in the French»English Dictionary

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moyennement apprécier

to a certain extent

la compressibilité des effectifs/des dépenses

the extent to which manpower/expenses can be reduced

l'étendue de la latinité

the extent of Latin civilization

mesurer l'ampleur ou l'étendue du désastre

to assess the extent of the disaster

ampleur (de problème)

size, extent

ampleur (de dégâts, réactions)

extent

mesurer l'ampleur des dégâts

to gauge the extent of the damage

déterminer l'étendue du sinistre

to assess the extent of the damage

avoir la tête ou le nez dans le guidon

to be completely focused on the task in hand (to the extent that one loses track of everything else)

étendue (de catastrophe, dégâts)

scale, extent

extent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for extent in the English»French Dictionary

extent [ɪ·kˈstent] N

extent

étendue f

to an extent

jusqu'à un point

to some extent

dans une certaine mesure

to a greater extent

en grande partie

to the extent that

dans la mesure où

to what extent?

dans quelle mesure?

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define limit, extent

déterminer

to a lesser extent

dans une moindre mesure

to some extent

dans une certaine mesure

Translations for extent in the French»English Dictionary

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amplitude

extent

l'étendue des connaissances de qn

the extent of sb's knowledge

ampleur d'une catastrophe

extent

dans une certaine mesure

to some extent

réaliser l'ampleur de son erreur

to realize the extent of one's mistake

jusqu'à quel point

to what extent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It reaches a height of 52 m (171 ft) a.s.l., and 38 acres in extent.

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The ring has a radial extent of about 5,000 km.

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The town expanded to an extraordinary extent and the population increased very rapidly: 8,671 inhabitants in 1882, and 12,000 in 1889.

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To a lesser extent, the term has been applied to singers in other music genres that are influenced by soul music.

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By 1975, its popularity had grown to such an extent that it became necessary to present two performances per night.

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Each file is described by one or more file headers -- more than one can be required when a file has a large number of extents.

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To a large extent this popularity was a succs de scandale.

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This has been documented to a lesser extent in one study following vegans, vegetarians and semi-vegetarians who followed unbalanced diets.

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The extent of conditioning may be tracked by test trials.

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Most downbursts are less than in extent: these are called microbursts.

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