span

intervallo, lasso di tempo

Breve periodo di tempo o piccola distanza.

In inglese semplice: A short amount of time or a small distance.

• His attention span is short.
• A lot happened in that brief span of time.
• The two windows are separated by a narrow span of wall.

Come si usa: a span of something (The changes happened within a span of three days.)

Sinonimi: interval, stretch

Espressioni comuni: attention span, a short span, span of time

spanna

Distanza tra le punte del pollice e del mignolo quando la mano è ben aperta.

In inglese semplice: The distance between your thumb and little finger when your hand is stretched open.

• The bowl is one span wide.
• He measured the board using the span of his hand.
• Her hand has a larger span than mine.

Sinonimi: handspan

Espressioni comuni: a hand span, span of something, one span wide

spanna

Antica unità di lunghezza basata sulla mano aperta, tradizionalmente pari a circa 23 centimetri in Inghilterra.

In inglese semplice: An old unit of length based on an open hand, traditionally about twenty-three centimetres in England.

• An English span equals nine inches.
• The old record gives the length in spans.
• The cloth measured three spans across.

Sinonimi: handspan

Espressioni comuni: an English span, one span long, two span lengths

scavalcare, attraversare

Estendersi da un lato all’altro di un vuoto o di uno spazio aperto.

In inglese semplice: To reach from one side of a gap or open space to the other.

• A bridge spans the river.
• The fallen tree spanned the narrow stream.
• Two stone arches span the entrance.

Sinonimi: cross, bridge, stretch across

Espressioni comuni: span a river, span the gap, span a valley

estendersi, coprire

Estendersi su un’intera area o per tutta una distanza.

In inglese semplice: To spread over the whole of an area or distance.

• The park spans fifty acres.
• Their farms span a large area of the valley.
• The railway network spans the entire country.

Sinonimi: cover, extend over, stretch across

Espressioni comuni: span three acres, span an area, span several miles

misurare a spanne

Misurare qualcosa con la mano aperta o circondandolo con le dita.

In inglese semplice: To measure something using the width of your open hand or your fingers around it.

• She spanned the board with her hand.
• He spanned the cylinder with his fingers.
• They spanned the distance instead of using a ruler.

Come si usa: span something with something (He spanned the board with his outstretched hand.)

Sinonimi: measure by hand

Espressioni comuni: span a distance, span a cylinder, span with something