extent

mesure, degré

Mesure dans laquelle une chose est vraie, se produit ou en influence une autre.

En anglais simple : How much something is true, happens, or affects something else.

• I agree to some extent.
• The weather influenced our plans to a certain extent.
• To what extent does money affect happiness?

Comment l'utiliser : to a certain/some extent (To some extent, success depends on luck.); to what extent… (To what extent can we trust these figures?)

Synonymes : degree

Expressions courantes : to some extent, to an extent, to what extent

étendue, ampleur

Taille d’une chose, distance jusqu’où elle s’étend ou ampleur de ses effets.

En anglais simple : How large something is, how far it reaches, or how much it affects.

• We measured the extent of the damage.
• The map shows the full extent of the forest.
• Nobody knew the extent of her influence.

Comment l'utiliser : the extent of something (The survey revealed the extent of the problem.)

Synonymes : size, range, scale

Expressions courantes : the full extent, extent of something, geographical extent