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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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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Pronunciation: [a(n) pleur] 
