| Principal Translations |
| length n | (linear measurement) | longitud nf |
| | | largo nm |
| | What is the length of that table? |
| | ¿Cuál es la longitud de esa mesa? |
| | ¿Cuál es el largo de esa mesa? |
| length n | (journey: duration) (viaje) | duración nf |
| | The length of the trip will depend on people's interests and the weather conditions. |
| | La duración del viaje dependerá de los intereses de los participantes y del tiempo que haga. |
| length n | (extent) | largo nm |
| | | longitud nf |
| | The length of the book made it a difficult novel to read. |
| | Lo largo del libro lo hace una novela difícil de leer. |
| | La longitud del libro lo hace una novela difícil de leer. |
| a length (of [sth]) n | (cord, rope: piece) (cuerda) | pedazo, trozo nm |
| | | cabo nm |
| | Pass me a length of rope, so I can tie the boards together. |
| | Pásame un trozo (or: pedazo) de cuerda, para que pueda atar las tablas. |
| length n | (swimming pool) | largo nm |
| | Rod's a good swimmer; he can swim 60 lengths in half an hour. |
| | Rod es un buen nadador: es capaz de hacer 60 largos en media hora. |
| length n | (horse racing: measurement) (carrera de caballos) | cuerpo nm |
| | The horse won by a length. |
| | El caballo ganó por un cuerpo. |
Compound Forms:
length | -length |
| along the length of prep | (all along, alongside) | a lo largo de loc prep |
| | She had strung miniature lights along the length of the patio for the party. |
| | Había colgado luces miniatura a lo largo del patio para la fiesta. |
| ankle-length n as adj | (clothing, socks) | hasta el tobillo loc adj |
| | Anna was wearing ankle-length boots. |
| | Anna tenía botas hasta el tobillo. |
| arm's-length n as adj | figurative (not intimate) | distante adj mf |
| at arm's length adv | figurative (at safe distance) | a distancia loc adv |
| | | lejos adv |
| | He has lied to me before, so I keep him at arm's length now. |
| | Ya me ha mentido antes así que prefiero mantenerlo a distancia. |
| at arm's length adv | literal (at end of your arm) | a un brazo de distancia loc adv |
| | | al alcance de la mano loc adv |
| | The wild deer stood at arm's length from us. |
| | El reno estaba a un brazo de distancia de nosotros. |
| at length adv | (extensively, in detail) (coloquial) | con pelos y señales expr |
| | He explained his financial situation to me at length. |
| | | en detalle loc adv |
| | | con detalle loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | con lujo de detalle loc adv |
| | Me explicó su condición financiera en detalle. |
| at length adv | (after a long while) | finalmente adv |
| | | después de un tiempo loc adv |
| | At length, Joyce looked up from her book. |
| | Finalmente Joyce levantó la vista del libro. |
cable length,
cable's length n | (nautical measure: 200 yards) | cable nm |
| calf-length adj | (skirt: reaching lower leg) | midi- prefijo |
| | The dress was calf-length and modest, covering more of my legs than the miniskirt had. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por entonces, hace unos treinta y cinco años, se habían puesto de moda las minifaldas. |
| calf-length adj | (boots: coming halfway up lower leg) | a media pierna loc adj |
feature-length,
feature length adj | (film: full-length) | largometraje nm |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Her debut as a director was a feature-length comedy about life in the city. |
| | Su debut como director fue en un largometraje con una comedia sobre la vida en la ciudad. |
| focal length n | (lens: distance of sharp focus) | distancia focal nf + adj |
| full length n | (length when extended) | largo nm |
| | The full length of the snake was four feet, six inches. |
| | | largo total nm + adj |
| | El largo total de la limusina era de catorce metros, hasta tenía piscina. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (showing complete length of body) (espejo) | de cuerpo entero loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Isabelle turned to check the back of her skirt in the full-length mirror. |
| | Isabela se dio vuelta para ver la parte de atrás de su falda en el espejo de cuerpo entero. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (clothing: reaching to floor) | largo hasta los pies expr |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | This full-length dress feels too old-fashioned to me. |
| | For a black-tie affair, women should wear a full-length gown. |
| | Este vestido largo hasta los pies me parece demasiado pasado de moda. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (novel, film: usual length) (versión) | completa adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Is this a full-length novel or a novella? |
| | ¿Es una novela completa o una novela corta? |
full-length,
full length adv | (with body extended) | completamente echado loc adv |
| | | completamente tendido loc adv |
| | There she was, stretched out full-length on the couch. |
| | Ahí estaba, completamente echada en el sillón. |
| full-length film n | (feature-length movie) | largometraje nm |
half-length,
half length adj | (portrait: waist up) | de medio cuerpo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length,
half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) | de media pierna loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| in length adv | (of lengthwise size) | de largo loc adv |
| in length adv | (of duration) | de largo loc adv |
| keep [sb/sth] at arm's length v expr | figurative (stay a safe distance from) | mantener lejos a loc verb |
| | | mantener distancia con loc verb |
| knee-length adj | (down to the knee) | hasta la rodilla loc adj |
| | I wore a knee-length dress at Marco's wedding. |
knee-length,
US: knee-high adj | (up to the knee) (botas) | de caña alta loc adj |
| | | hasta la rodilla loc adj |
| | She wore knee-length boots. |
| length of time n | (period, duration) | tiempo nm |
| | | duración nf |
| | | período de tiempo nm + loc adj |
| | | período, periodo nm |
| | If you leave the house for any length of time, please lock the windows. |
| | Si dejas la casa durante un tiempo; por favor, cierra las ventanas. |
| measure your length v expr | US, figurative (fall down) | caer⇒ vi |
medium length,
medium-length adj | (moderately long) (tiempo) | a mediano plazo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Nicole has a medium-length hairstyle. |
| | | mediano/a adj |
| mid-length n | (medium length) | longitud media nf + adj |
| mid-length n as adj | (of medium length) | de longitud media loc adj |
| sentence length n | (how long or short a grammatical phrase is) | el largo de la oración nm + loc adj |
| | | la longitud de la oración nf + loc adj |
| shoulder-length adj | (hair: touching shoulders) | hasta los hombros loc adj |
| | | a la altura de los hombros loc adj |
| | | media melena loc nom f |
| | The young woman's dark hair was cut in a shoulder-length style. |