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une ampleur

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Definition: fullness, liberalness, opulence; scale, extent

L'ampleur des dégâts est incroyable - The extent of the damage is incredible.

J'aime l'ampleur de son style - I like his liberal style.

Il faut donner plus d'ampleur à sa chemise - We need to give more fullness to his shirt (make his shirt bigger).

Related: ample (adj) - full, roomy; amplement (adv) - fully, amply; une amplification - development, accentuation; amplifier - to develop, expand

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