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English-French Dictionary: envergure

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NOUN

l'envergure | les envergures

d'envergure {adj}: lavish
flamboyant
extravagant [lifestyle]
sophisticated [complex, intricate]
elaborate [cooking, ceremony, design]
envergure {f}: scope
gravitas
envergure {f} [avion, oiseau]: wingspanaviat.zool.
envergure {f} [d'un bateau, d'une voile]: breadth
envergure {f} [dimension]: extent
size [extent, dimension]
envergure {f} [importance]: degree
envergure {f} [personne]: stature
calibre [Br.]
caliber [Am.]
envergure {f} [projet, entreprise]: scale
envergure {f} [valeur, ampleur]: importance
momentousness
d'envergure mondial {adj}: global
mondial
worldwide
global-scale
world-spanning
spanning the world [attr.] [postpos.]
sans envergure {adj} [projet, débat]: limited
of no account [postpos.]
manquer d'envergure [personne]: to lack gravitas
politicien {m} d'envergure: politician of staturepol.
politicienne {f} d'envergure: politician of stature [female]pol.
projet {m} d'envergure: substantial project
de grande envergure {adj}: massive
extensive
wide-ranging
comprehensive
large-scale [attr.]
qui manque d'envergure {adj}: lightweight [person: character]
avoir de l'envergure [chose]: to be sizeable
avoir de l'envergure [personne]: to have calibre [person]
prendre de l'envergure [loc.] [dispute]: to become more serious [dispute]
prendre de l'envergure [loc.] [grève]: to escalate [strike]occup.
prendre de l'envergure [loc.] [personne]: to shape up [person] [idiom]
prendre de l'envergure [loc.] [société]: to expand [business]comm.
politicien {m} d'envergure internationale: politician of international staturepol.
politicienne {f} d'envergure internationale: politician of international stature [female]pol.
donner de l'envergure à qn.: to give sb. stature
attaque {f} de grande envergure: major offensivemil.
full-scale attackmil.
avantage {m.pl} du commerce de grande envergure: advantages of scalecomm.écon.
avion {m} de X mètres d'envergure: plane with a wingspan of X metres [Br.]aviat.
plane with a wingspan of X meters [Am.]aviat.

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