extent

extent
noun
1) (space) Ausdehnung, die; (of wings) Spannweite, die
2) (scope) (of knowledge, power, authority) Umfang, der; (of damage, disaster) Ausmaß, das; (of debt, loss) Höhe, die

to what extent? — inwieweit?

to a great or large extent — in hohem Maße

to some or a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a greater or lesser extent — mehr oder weniger

to such an extent that ... — in solchem Maße, dass ...

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[-t]
noun
1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) die Länge, die Ausdehnung
2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) das Ausmaß
- academic.ru/119089/to_a_certain_extent___to_some_extent">to a certain extent / to some extent
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ex·tent
[ɪkˈstent, ekˈ-]
n
1. no pl (size) of an area, a city, a park Größe f, Ausdehnung f; (length) of a river Länge f
2. no pl (range) Umfang m
the \extent of knowledge der Wissensumfang
3. no pl (amount) Ausmaß nt, Umfang m; of a sum Höhe f
the company is in debt to the \extent of a million pounds die Firma ist mit einer Million Pfund verschuldet
the \extent of a credit die Höhe eines Kredits
the \extent of destruction das Ausmaß der Zerstörung
4. (degree) Grad m kein pl, Maß nt kein pl
to a certain \extent in gewissem Maße
to a great [or large] \extent in hohem Maße, weitgehend
to the same \extent as ... in gleichem Maße wie ...
to some \extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad
to go to the \extent of doing sth so weit gehen, etw zu tun
to an \extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad, in gewissem Maße
to such an \extent that ... dermaßen [o derart], dass ...
the car was damaged to such an \extent that it could not be repaired der Wagen war so stark beschädigt, dass er nicht repariert werden konnte
to that \extent in diesem Punkt, insofern
to what \extent in welchem Maße, inwieweit
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[ɪk'stent]
n
1) (= length) Länge f; (= size) Ausdehnung f
2) (= range, scope of knowledge, alterations, power, activities, commitments) Umfang m; (of damage, losses) Ausmaß nt, Umfang m

debts to the extent of £5,000 — Schulden in Höhe von £ 5.000

3) (= degree) Grad m, Maß nt

to some extent — bis zu einem gewissen Grade

to what extent — inwieweit

to a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a large/lesser extent —

she was involved only to the extent of investing a small amount — ihre Beteiligung beschränkte sich auf die Investition einer kleinen Summe

to such an extent that ... — dermaßen or derart, dass ...

he was ruined to the extent that he had to sell everything — er war dermaßen ruiniert, dass er alles verkaufen musste

such was the extent of the damage — so groß war der Schaden

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extent [ıkˈstent] s
1. Ausdehnung f, Länge f, Weite f, Höhe f, Größe f
2. MATH und fig Bereich m
3. fig Umfang m, (Aus)Maß n, Grad m:
extent of damage Ausmaß des Schadens, Schadenshöhe f;
the extent of bis zum Betrag oder zur Höhe von;
a large extent in hohem Grade, weitgehend;
some (oder a certain) extent bis zu einem gewissen Grade, einigermaßen;
the full extent in vollem Umfang, völlig;
such an extent that … so sehr, dass …
4. Raum m, Strecke f:
a vast extent of marsh ein ausgedehntes Sumpfgebiet
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noun
1) (space) Ausdehnung, die; (of wings) Spannweite, die
2) (scope) (of knowledge, power, authority) Umfang, der; (of damage, disaster) Ausmaß, das; (of debt, loss) Höhe, die

to what extent? — inwieweit?

to a great or large extent — in hohem Maße

to some or a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a greater or lesser extent — mehr oder weniger

to such an extent that ... — in solchem Maße, dass ...

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n.
Ausmaß -e n.
Größe -n f.
Umfang -¨e m.

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