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From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
17 Jul 2018   [#7]
Ok very clear of what it is! :) Seems 2 different things !

But have you a word in this list https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/span
because
I have not yet satifying word in French!


From: Michael Gibson
17 Jul 2018   [#8] In reply to [#7]
Hi Pilou, well some other words that could probably be used would be "section", "portion", "segment", or "piece".

- Michael
From: Mip (VINC)
17 Jul 2018   [#9] In reply to [#7]
Bonjour Pilou,

Les mots qui me sembleraient les plus proches du sens de span dans ce contexte seraient : la "portée", "l'étendue" ou la "couverture".
Lequel serait le plus précis ?
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
18 Jul 2018   [#10] In reply to [#9]
Le plus poétique serait "l'empan" pour le second, et "lamelle" pour le premier... :)

Mais c'est toujours étonnant comme l'anglais donne à un même mot une quantité de significations suivant un contexte différent!

The most poetic would be "span" for the second, and "lamella" for the first... :)

But it's always amazing how English gives the same word a number of meanings in a different context!

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