Formes composées
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| along the length of prep | (all along, alongside) | tout le long de loc prép |
| | | d'un bout à l'autre de loc prép |
| | She had strung miniature lights along the length of the patio for the party. |
| | Elle avait accroché de petites lumières tout le long du patio pour la fête. |
| ankle-length n as adj | (clothing, socks) (chaussette) | qui monte jusqu'aux chevilles loc adj |
| | (jupe, robe) | tombant sur les chevilles loc adj |
| | Anna was wearing ankle-length boots. |
| arm's-length n as adj | figurative (not intimate) | à distance loc adj |
| | | distant adj |
| at arm's length adv | figurative (at safe distance) | à distance adv |
| | He has lied to me before, so I keep him at arm's length now. |
| | Il m'a déjà menti, alors je préfère le tenir à distance. |
| at arm's length adv | literal (at end of your arm) | à portée de main loc adv |
| | (changement de sujet) | pouvoir presque toucher [qch/qqn] loc v |
| | The wild deer stood at arm's length from us. |
| | On pouvait presque toucher le cerf. |
| at length adv | (extensively, in detail) | en détail loc adv |
| | | longuement adv |
| | (souvent péjoratif) | en long et en large loc adv |
| | He explained his financial situation to me at length. |
| | Il m'a expliqué en détail sa situation financière. |
| | Il m'a longuement expliqué sa situation financière. |
| | Il m'a expliqué sa situation financière en long et en large. |
| at length adv | (after a long while) | enfin, finalement adv |
| | | après un moment loc adv |
| | At length, Joyce looked up from her book. |
| | Après un moment, Joyce leva les yeux de son livre. |
cable length,
cable's length n | (nautical measure: 200 yards) (ancienne mesure de longueur ~200m) | encablure nf |
| calf-length adj | (skirt: reaching lower leg) | à mi-mollet loc adj |
| | The dress was calf-length and modest, covering more of my legs than the miniskirt had. |
| | Cette robe lui descend à mi-mollet, couvrant plus qu'une mini-jupe. |
| calf-length adj | (boots: coming halfway up lower leg) | à mi-mollet loc adj |
feature-length,
feature length adj | (film: full-length) | long métrage 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. |
| | Son premier film en tant que réalisatrice fut un long métrage comique sur la vie en ville. |
| focal length n | (lens: distance of sharp focus) | distance focale nf |
| full length n | (length when extended) | longueur totale nf |
| | The full length of the snake was four feet, six inches. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (showing complete length of body) (miroir, portrait) | en pied 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. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (clothing: reaching to floor) | long, longue adj |
| 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. |
| | Cette robe longue me semble trop démodée. // Pour une soirée chic, les femmes devraient porter des robes longues. |
full-length,
full length n as adj | (novel, film: usual length) | full-length novel : roman nm |
| | | full-length film : long métrage nm |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Is this a full-length novel or a novella? |
| | Est-ce un roman ou un roman court ? |
full-length,
full length adv | (with body extended) | de tout son long loc adv |
| | There she was, stretched out full-length on the couch. |
| | Elle était là, couchée de toute son long sur le canapé. |
| full-length film n | (feature-length movie) | long-métrage, long métrage nm |
| go to any lengths to do [sth] v expr | (do whatever is necessary) | faire tout ce qu'on peut pour faire [qch], faire tout son possible pour faire [qch] loc v |
| | | faire tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour faire [qch] loc v |
| | | ne reculer devant rien pour faire [qch] loc v |
| go to any lengths for [sb/sth] v expr | (do whatever is necessary) | faire tout son possible pour [qch/qqn], faire son maximum pour [qch/qqn] loc v |
| go to great lengths to do [sth] v expr | (make effort) | se donner beaucoup de mal, se donner beaucoup de peine loc v |
| | She went to great lengths to help me, and for that I am truly grateful. |
| | Elle s'est donné beaucoup de mal pour m'aider et je lui en suis vraiment reconnaissante. |
half-length,
half length adj | (portrait: waist up) (portrait) | à mi-corps loc adj |
| | (portrait) | en buste loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length,
half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) (vêtement) | mi-long, mi-longue adj |
| | (chaussette, botte) | mi-montant adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| in length adv | (of lengthwise size) | en longueur loc adj |
| in length adv | (of duration) | de long loc adj |
| keep [sb/sth] at arm's length v expr | figurative (stay a safe distance from) | tenir à distance loc v |
| knee-length adj | (down to the knee) | qui arrive aux genoux (de [qqn]) loc adj |
| | | qui descend jusqu'aux genoux loc adj |
| | I wore a knee-length dress at Marco's wedding. |
| | Au mariage de Marco, je portais une robe qui me descendait aux genoux |
knee-length,
US: knee-high adj | (up to the knee) | qui arrive aux genoux (de [qqn]) loc adj |
| | | qui monte jusqu'aux genoux (de [qqn]) loc adj |
| | She wore knee-length boots. |
| | Elle portait des bottes qui lui arrivaient aux genoux. |
| length of time n | (period, duration) | durée nf |
| | | un certain temps nm |
| | If you leave the house for any length of time, please lock the windows. |
| | En cas d'absence de quelque durée que ce soit, merci de bien vouloir verrouiller les fenêtres. |
| measure your length v expr | US, figurative (fall down) | s'étaler de ton son long, tomber de ton son long loc v |
medium length,
medium-length adj | (moderately long) | de taille moyenne loc adj |
| | (cheveux) | mi-long loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Nicole has a medium-length hairstyle. |
| | Nicole a les cheveux mi-longs. |
| mid-length n | (medium length) | mi-longueur nf |
| mid-length n as adj | (of medium length) | mi-long, mi-longue loc adj |
| sentence length n | (how long or short a grammatical phrase is) | longueur de phrase nf |
| shoulder-length adj | (hair: touching shoulders) (cheveux) | mi-long, mi-longue loc adj |
| | The young woman's dark hair was cut in a shoulder-length style. |