Length measurement

Length measurement
Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.
1 in
= 2,54 cm* (centimètres)
1 ft
= 30,48 cm
1 yd
= 91,44 cm
1 furlong
= 201,17 m (mètres)
1 ml
= 1,61 km (kilomètres)
* There are three ways of saying 2,54 cm, and other measurements like it : deux virgule cinquante-quatre centimètres, or (less formally) deux centimètres virgule cinquante-quatre, or deux centimètres cinquante-quatre. For more details on how to say numbersNumbers.
Length
how long is the rope?
= de quelle longueur est la corde?
it’s ten metres long
= elle fait dix mètres
a rope about six metres long
= une corde d’environ six mètres de* long
A is longer than B
= A est plus long que B
B is shorter than A
= B est plus court que A
A is as long as B
= A est aussi long que B
A is the same length as B
= A a la même longueur que B
A and B are the same length
= A et B ont la même longueur or A et B sont de* la même longueur
it’s three metres too short
= il est trop court de trois mètres
it’s three metres too long
= il est trop long de trois mètres
ten metres of rope
= dix mètres de corde
sold by the metre
= vendu au mètre
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a six-foot-long python
= un python de six pieds de* long
an avenue four kilometres long
= une avenue de quatre kilomètres de* long
* The de is obligatory in these constructions.
Height
People
how tall is he?
= quelle est sa taille? or combien est-ce qu’il mesure?
he’s six feet tall
= il fait un mètre quatre-vingts or il mesure un mètre quatre-vingts
he’s 1m 50
= il fait 1,50 m (say un mètre cinquante)
he’s about five feet
= il fait à peu près un mètre cinquante
A is taller than B
= A est plus grand que B
B is smaller than A
= B est plus petit que A
A is as tall as B
= A est aussi grand que B
A is the same height as B
= A a la même taille que B
A and B are the same height
= A et B ont la même taille or A et B sont de* la même taille
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a six-foot-tall athlete
= un athlète d’un mètre quatre-vingts
a footballer over six feet in height
= un footballeur de plus d’un mètre quatre-vingts
Things
how high is the tower?
= quelle est la hauteur de la tour?
it’s 50 metres
= elle fait 50 mètres or elle mesure 50 mètres
about 25 metres high
= environ 25 mètres de* haut
it’s 100 metres high
= elle fait cent mètres de* haut or elle fait cent mètres de hauteur
at a height of two metres
= à une hauteur de deux mètres or à deux mètres de hauteur
A is higher than B
= A est plus haut que B
B is lower than A
= B est moins haut que A
A is as high as B
= A est aussi haut que B
A is the same height as B
= A a la même hauteur que B
A and B are the same height
= A et B ont la même hauteur or A et B sont de* la même hauteur
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a 100-metre-high tower
= une tour de 100 mètres de* haut
a mountain over 4,000 metres in height
= une montagne de plus de quatre mille mètres
how high is the plane
= à quelle hauteur or à quelle altitude est l’avion?
what height is the plane flying at?
= à quelle altitude l’avion vole-t-il?
the plane is flying at 5,000 metres
= l’avion vole à une altitude de cinq mille mètres or à cinq mille mètres d’altitude*
* The de is obligatory in these constructions.
Distance
what’s the distance from A to B?
= quelle distance y a-t-il entre A et B?
how far is it from Paris to Nice?
= combien y a-t-il de kilomètres de Paris à Nice?
how far away is the school from the church?
= à quelle distance l’école est-elle de l’église?
it’s two kilometres
= il y a deux kilomètres
at a distance of five kilometres
= à une distance de 5 kilomètres or à cinq kilomètres de distance
C is nearer B than A is
= C est plus près de B que A
A is nearer to B than to C
= A est plus près de B que de C
A is as far away as B
= A est aussi loin que B
A and B are the same distance away
= A et B sont à la même distance
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a ten-kilometre walk
= une promenade de dix kilomètres
Width/breadth
In the following examples, broad may replace wide and breadth may replace width, but the French remains large and largeur.
what width is the river?
= de* quelle largeur est la rivière?
how wide is it?
= combien fait-elle de* large?
about seven metres wide
= environ sept mètres de* large
it’s seven metres wide
= elle fait sept mètres de* large or de* largeur
A is wider than B
= A est plus large que B
B is narrower than A
= B est plus étroit que A
A is as wide as B
= A est aussi large que B
A is the same width as B
= A a la même largeur que B
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a ditch two metres wide
= un fossé de deux mètres de* large
a piece of cloth two metres in width
= une pièce de tissu de deux mètres de* largeur
a river 50 metres wide
= une rivière de 50 mètres de* largeur
* The de is obligatory in these constructions.
Depth
what depth is the river?
= de* quelle profondeur est la rivière?
how deep is it?
= combien fait-elle de* profondeur?
it’s four metres deep
= elle fait quatre mètres de* profondeur
at a depth of ten metres
= à dix mètres de* profondeur or à une profondeur de* dix mètres
A is deeper than B
= A est plus profond que B
B is shallower than A
= B est moins profond que A
Note that French has no word for shallow :
A is as deep as B
= A est aussi profond que B
A is the same depth as B
= A a la même profondeur que B
Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes :
a well 20 metres deep
= un puits de vingt mètres de* profondeur
* The de is obligatory in these constructions.

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