span in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for span in the English»French Dictionary

I.span [Brit span, Am spæn] N

1. span (period of time):

span

durée f

the span of sb's life/career

la durée de la vie/la carrière de qn

a short span of time

une courte période

over a span of several years

sur une période de plusieurs années

to have a short concentration span

avoir une capacité de concentration de courte durée

2. span (width):

span (across hand, arms, wings)

envergure f

span (of bridge)

travée f

span (of arch)

portée f

the bridge crosses the river in a single span

le pont enjambe la rivière d'une seule travée

3. span (extent) fig:

the whole span of human history

la totalité or l'ensemble de l'histoire de l'humanité

4. span (unit of length):

span dated

≈ empan m dated

II.span <pres part spanning, spanned> [Brit span, Am spæn] VB trans

1. span:

span bridge, arch:

enjamber

span CONSTR person: river

construire un pont sur

2. span (encompass):

span fig

s'étendre sur

her life spanned most of the nineteenth century

sa vie s'est étendue sur la presque totalité du dix-neuvième siècle

his career spanned several decades

sa carrière s'est étendue sur or a couvert plusieurs décennies

a group spanning the age range 10 to 14

un groupe comprenant les enfants âgés de 10 à 14 ans

III.span [Brit span, Am spæn] VB pp archaic

span → spin

See also wingspan, spin

wingspan N

wingspan

envergure f

I.spin [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] N

1. spin (turn):

spin (of wheel)

tour m

spin (of dancer, skate)

pirouette f

to give sth a spin

faire tourner qc

to do a spin on the ice

exécuter une pirouette sur la glace

2. spin SPORTS:

spin

effet m

to put spin on a ball

donner de l'effet à une balle

3. spin (in spin-drier):

to give the washing a spin

donner un coup d'essorage au linge

4. spin AVIAT:

spin

vrille f

spin

descente f en vrille

to go into a spin

descendre en vrille

5. spin (pleasure trip):

spin

tour m

to go for a spin

aller faire un tour

6. spin Am (interpretation):

to put a new spin on sth

aborder qc sous un nouvel angle

II.spin <pres part spinning, pret, pp spun> [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] VB trans

1. spin (rotate):

spin top

lancer

spin globe, wheel

faire tourner

spin bowler: ball

donner de l'effet à

2. spin (flip):

to spin a coin

tirer à pile ou face

to spin a coin for sth

tirer qc à pile ou face

3. spin TEXTIL:

spin wool, thread

filer

to spin cotton into thread

filer le coton

4. spin ZOOL spider:

spin web

tisser

5. spin (wring out):

spin clothes

essorer qc à la machine

6. spin (tell):

spin tale

raconter

to spin sb a yarn

raconter des salades à qn

he spun me some tale about missing his train

il a prétendu qu'il avait raté son train

III.spin <pres part spinning, pret, pp spun> [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] VB intr

1. spin (rotate):

spin wheel:

tourner

spin weathercock, top:

tournoyer

spin dancer:

pirouetter

to go spinning through the air ball, plate:

aller valser inf

the car spun off the road

la voiture est allée valser dans la nature inf

2. spin fig:

spin

tourner

my head is spinning

j'ai la tête qui tourne

the room was spinning

les murs de la pièce tournaient

3. spin (turn wildly):

spin wheels:

patiner

spin compass:

s'affoler

4. spin (nose dive):

spin plane:

descendre en vrille

5. spin TEXTIL:

spin

filer

6. spin FISH:

spin

pêcher à la cuillère

IV.spin [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn]

to be in a spin

être dans tous ses états

to spin one's wheels Am fig

ne pas avancer fig

attention span N

he has a very short attention span

il n'arrive pas à se concentrer très longtemps

memory span N

memory span

empan m mnémonique

time span [Brit] N

time span

durée f

over a 600 year time span

sur une durée de 600 ans

spick and span ADJ

spick and span

impeccable

Translations for span in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

empan

span

travée TECH, CONSTR

span

travée cantilever

cantilever span

nickel logement

spick and span never attr

nickel logement

spick-and-span attr

enjamber

to span

span in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for span in the English»French Dictionary

I.span [spæn] N

1. span:

span (length of time)

durée f

span (interval of time)

laps m de temps

life span

durée f de vie

over a span of two months

sur une durée de deux mois

2. span (extent):

span a. fig

étendue f

span of hand

empan m

3. span (wingspan):

span

envergure f

4. span (between two points):

span

portée f

span of bridge

travée f

II.span <-nn-> [spæn] VB trans

1. span (extend):

span

enjamber

2. span (cover, include):

span

couvrir

time span N

time span

durée f

spick-and-span [ˌspɪk·ən·ˈspæn] ADJ inf

spick-and-span

impeccable

to keep a kitchen spick-and-span

avoir une cuisine d'une propreté impeccable

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

concentration span

temps m de concentration

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Having a competitive advantage, quality company offers good product portfolio, well-established value chain and wide geographical span. 3.

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This was accomplished from the oak-panelled winding house situated midway along the bridge span.

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With the development of wide span roof structures the construction of large indoor ice rink stadiums became possible.

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It's not possible to keep the students engaged for longer duration anymore because of low concentration span.

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Problems were encountered in building the foundations, accidents occurred, and the construction of the bascule (or drawbridge) span was complex and lengthy.

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It is also remarkable that there are flight safety lamps near the ground end of the guy ropes, to make the span of the guy ropes more visible.

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Several prototypes were built and flown, including a 15 m span motorglider version; the final prototype was constructed from carbon composites rather than glass fibre.

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Some reviewers have noted that the title refers more figuratively to a bridging of people of different races, and a span across time.

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The original metal light fixtures still run the length of each platform span were replaced in 2004 with more utilitarian fluorescent fixtures.

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The new downtown span and the redesigned interchange will be a change from the existing setup.

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