mesurer

Avec cette corde, David mesurait le bois de la croix.
With that rope David was measuring the wood of the cross.
Il mesurait quatre à cinq milles de circonférence.
It measured four to five miles in circumference.
La pièce mesurait environ 4 par 2 mètres.
The room was about 4 by 2 meters.
Le podium du temple mesurait environ 23 m par 17 m.
The podium of the temple was about 23 m by 17 m.
Ce tapis mesurait autrefois plus de cinq mètres de long.
This carpet was once over five metres long.
L'instrument mesurait 11 pieds (334 cm).
The instrument measured 11 feet (334 cm).
Le plus grand mesurait 200 pieds de long sur 60 pieds de large.
The largest of these measured 200 feet long by 60 feet wide.
À ma connaissance, il mesurait juste nos habitudes de sommeil.
As far as I know, it was just measuring our sleeping habits.
Ce temps se mesurait sans doute en semaines davantage qu'en jours.
That preparation time was most likely measured in weeks rather than days.
Prototaxites, couché, mesurait environ 90 cm de hauteur.
Prototaxites, laying down, was about three feet tall.
Elle mesurait 90 mètres de haut et fut restaurée plusieurs fois.
With some 90 meters high, it was several times destroyed and rebuilt.
A cette époque, il était considéré que la corde mesurait plusieurs kilomètres de long.
At that time, it is believed that the rope was several kilometers longer.
L’homme primitif mesurait la valeur de son sacrifice à la douleur qu’il ressentait.
Primitive man gauged the value of his sacrifice by the pain which he suffered.
Maman mesurait ma température avec un thermomètre rectal, jusqu'à 8 ans.
My mom took my temperature the baby way till I was 8 years old.
Il n'en mesurait pas les conséquences.
He didn't understand the consequences.
Cette enquête mesurait les compétences en calcul au sein de la population.
And it was a survey that measured levels of numeracy in the population.
L’enceinte mesurait un kilomètre et enserre toujours la vieille ville, mais une bonne moitié a cependant disparu.
The enclosure measured one kilometer and always encloses the old city, but a good half however disappeared.
Tous les matins, il nous mesurait et si nous n'avions pas grandi, sur la machine !
Every morning, he'd measure us. If we hadn't grown, back on the rack.
Trois mètres, il mesurait.
Ten foot tall, he was.
Mais ce plateau élevé ne mesurait que quelques toises, et bientôt nous fûmes rentrés dans notre élément.
But this lofty plateau measured only a few fathoms, and soon we reentered Our Element.
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