len

BrE /lɛn/ AmE /lɛn/

noun / adjective en → es

1 LENGTH [singular] B2

the length of something, especially a piece of material such as cloth or rope

longitud, medida

  • a length of something

Collocations a length of rope · the length of a piece of cloth

  • Cut the rope to the required length.

    Corta la cuerda al largo necesario.

2 EXTENT [singular] B1

the extent or degree of something, especially a feeling or situation

grado, intensidad

  • to what length

Collocations to what length someone will go · the extent of something

  • He went to great lengths to prove his innocence.

    Fue a gran longitud para demostrar su inocencia.

3 TEXT [singular] B2

a short piece of writing, especially one that is part of a longer text or document

fragmento, párrafo

  • a length of text

Collocations length of text in an email · length of a paragraph

  • The length of the text was limited to 140 characters.

    La longitud del texto estaba limitada a 140 caracteres.

4 SPORT [singular] C1

the distance that an athlete can jump or throw something in a sports competition

distancia, alcance

  • to what length

Collocations length of a jump · length of a throw

  • She set a new record with the length of her long jump.

    Ella estableció un nuevo récord con la longitud de su salto en largo.

5 MUSIC [singular] C1

the duration or length of a musical piece, movement, or section

duración, extensión

  • length of music

Collocations length of a song · length of an album

  • The length of the symphony is about 45 minutes.

    La duración de la sinfonía es aproximadamente de 45 minutos.

6 COMPUTER [singular] C1

the number of characters or bytes in a piece of data, such as a string or file

longitud, tamaño

  • length of data

Collocations length of a filename · length of a URL

  • The length of the file name is limited to 256 characters.

    La longitud del nombre del archivo está limitada a 256 caracteres.

7 ART [singular] C1

the length or height of an artwork, such as a painting or sculpture

dimensión, tamaño

  • length of art

Collocations length of a canvas · height of a statue

  • The length of the painting is 2 meters.

    La longitud del cuadro es de 2 metros.

8 TIME [singular] B2

the duration or period of time that something lasts, especially a meeting or event

duración, tiempo

  • length of time

Collocations length of a meeting · duration of an event

  • The length of the conference is two days.

    La duración de la conferencia es de dos días.