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span noun

  /spæn/ , /spæːn/
  • The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
 vaaksa, viritelmä
  • (by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time.
 hetki, vaaksa
  • (architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.
  • (architecture, construction) The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports.
 jänneväli
  • (US, Canada) A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.
 parivaljakko

span verb

  /spæn/ , /spæːn/
  • (transitive) To extend through (a time period).
 kattaa
  • (transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
 kulkea
spick-and-span
putipuhdas
time span
aikajänne
attention span
huomiojänne, keskittymisjänne, keskittymiskyky
long-span
pitkäjänteinen
span pass
ylittää
span of horses
parivaljakko
span bridge
holvisilta
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