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Translate compass from English to French

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compass:
- boussole; compas
Wiktionary:
- compass → boussole, portée, étendue, compas
- compass → boussole, compas, saisir

English

Detailed Translations for compass from English to French

compass:

compass [the ~] noun

the compass
la boussole; le compas
- boussole [la ~] noun
- compas [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for compass:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
boussole	compass
compas	compass	compasses
-	ambit; grasp; orbit; range; reach; scope
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	apprehend; circumnavigate; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	extent; range; scope

Related Words for "compass":

compasses

Synonyms for "compass":

navigational instrument
scope; range; reach; orbit; ambit; extent
grasp; capability; capableness; potentiality
drafting instrument
achieve; accomplish; attain; reach
circumnavigate; circle
grok; get the picture; comprehend; savvy; dig; grasp; apprehend; understand

Related Definitions for "compass":

navigational instrument for finding directions¹
drafting instrument used for drawing circles¹
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:¹
- within the compass of this article¹
the limit of capability¹
- within the compass of education¹
get the meaning of something¹
travel around, either by plane or ship¹
- We compassed the earth¹
bring about; accomplish¹
- This writer attempts more than his talents can compass¹

Wiktionary Translations for compass:

compass

noun

navigational compass
- compass → boussole
area
- compass → portée; étendue

compass

noun

cadran au centre duquel est fixée une aiguille qui tourne librement sur son pivot et dont la pointe aimantée se dirige vers le nord.
- boussole → compass
géom|fr instrument qui sert à reporter des longueurs et à décrire des circonférences.
- compas → compass; pair of compasses; calliper

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• compass	→ boussole	↔ kompas — instrument waarvan de naald het magnetische noorden aanwijst
• compass	→ boussole	↔ Kompass — ein Gerät, Messinstrument zur Feststellung von Himmelsrichtungen, welches auf dem Prinzip des Erdmagnetfelds basiert
• compass	→ compas	↔ Zirkel — Mathematik, Geometrie: Gerät zum Zeichnen von Kreisen
• compass	→ saisir	↔ erfassen — (transitiv) das wesentliche einer Sache verstehen

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