span

1. (transitive)To extend across (a gap or space between two sides).

   The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.

   überspannen, einnehmen

   раскидыватьсяraskidyvatʹsja, растягиватьсяrastjagivatʹsja

   охо́плюватиoxópljuvaty, охопи́тиoxopýty

2. (transitive)To cover or extend over (an area or distance).

   The parking lot spans three acres.

   The forest spans the entire valley.

   to cover or extend over an area or time period

3. (transitive)To extend through (a period of time).

   The novel spans three centuries.

   His career spanned five decades.

   охо́плюватиoxópljuvaty, охопи́тиoxopýty

4. (transitive)To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.

   to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder

5. To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.

   aufspannen

6. (US, dated, intransitive)To be matched, as horses.

7. (transitive)To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

1. Young children have short attention spans.

   ruУ маленьких детей очень плохая концентрация внимания — IAlexI

   deKleine Kinder haben eine sehr kurze Aufmerksamkeitsspanne. — IAlexI

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2. Young children usually have short attention spans.

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3. Children have much shorter attention spans than adults.

   deKinder haben eine viel kürzere Aufmerksamkeitsspanne als Erwachsene. — Waldelfe

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4. His life spanned nearly a century.

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5. People nowadays have short attention spans.

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