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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

length /leŋθ/ sustantivo

1. uncountable
   1. (of line, surface) longitud f;
      (of sleeve, coat) largo m;
      it's 5m in ~ mide 5 metros de largo;
      he traveled the ~ and breadth of the country viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país;
      he'd go to any ~s to get what he wants es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
   2. (of book, list) extensión f

2. uncountable
   1. (duration) (of movie, play) duración f;
      after a considerable ~ of time después de mucho tiempo
   2. at length (finally) finalmente;
      (for a long time) extensamente;
      (in detail) detenidamente;
      to talk at ~ hablar largo y tendido

3. countable (section — of wood, pipe) trozo m;
   (— of river, road) tramo m

4. countable
   1. (in swimming) largo m
   2. (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m;
      (in rowing) largo m

length:lengthwise /'leŋθwaɪz/ , (esp BrE) lengthways /-weɪz/ adverbio
a lo largo

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

length [leɳɵ] nombre
1   (espacio, línea) longitud, largo: the river is a hundred miles in length, el río mide cien millas de largo
2   (tiempo) duración
     at length, finalmente o extensamente o detenidamente
3   Dep (natación) largo: she swims twenty lengths of the pool every day, nada veinte largos de la piscina todos los días
4   (de hilo, madera) trozo
     (de una calle) tramo
     a length of cloth, un corte de tela
    ♦ LOC: he went to great lengths to be pleasant, hizo lo posible para ser agradable

length: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
ankle-length	adj		al tobillo
ankle-length	adj		hasta el tobillo x
cable length			longitud de cable nf
feature-length	adj	cinematografía	sin cortes
full-length	n	(longest extent, length when extended)	largo total nm
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
The full length of the snake was four feet, six inches.
For a black-tie affair, women should wear a full-length gown.
El largo total de la limusina era de catorce metros, hasta tenía piscina.
			largo nm
full-length	adj	(fully extended)	cuan largo loc adj
He lay full length on the floor.
Yacía en el piso cuan largo era.
			en toda su extensión loc adv
Desplegó el cable en toda su extensión para ver si le alcanzaba para hacer la conexión.
			a lo largo loc adv
full-length	adj	(showing complete length of body)	de cuerpo entero loc adj
After losing 20 pounds, she no longer dreaded looking at herself in the full-length mirror.
Después de perder 9 kilos ya no le daba miedo mirarse en el espejo de cuerpo entero
full-length	adj	(clothing: reaching to floor)	largo hasta los pies fr hecha
This full-length dress feels too old-fashioned to me.
full-length	adj	(usual length, complete: novel, film)	(versión) completa adj
Analizamos en clase un capítulo de la novela y me dio ganas de leer la versión completa.
full-length film	n	(feature-length movie)	largometraje nm
half-length	adj	una foto	de busto adj
half-length	adj		de medio cuerpo x
in length			de longitud adv
in length			en longitud
in length			de largo
knee-length	adj	(boots; also knee-high) botas	de caña alta
knee-length	adj	(socks; also knee-high) calcetines	largo
knee-length	adj	(skirt)	hasta la rodilla
length of time			espacio de tiempo nm
medium-length	adj		media distancia
skirt length	n		largo de la falda
skirt length	n		tela suficiente para una falda
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English:

arm's length - full-length - service - shoulder-length - cupboard - extensively - full - halve - knee-length - measure - now - overall - period - seniority - short - shoulder - slip - stretch - string - swim - uniform - wave - -wise

Spanish:

cazadora - chaquetón - cuerpo - duración - eslora - explayarse - extensión - focal - larga - largo - longitud - piel - acortar - bota - caña - corte - espejo - íntegro - largometraje - recorrer

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