überspannen

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

• Plenty of railways lines span the country.

  Zahlreiche Eisenbahnlinien durchqueren das Land.

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• His research spans a wide range of fields.

  Er ist auf vielen Forschungsgebieten tätig.

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überspannen

To cover or extend over (an area or distance)

überspannen

To extend through (a period of time)

überspannen

To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the objectselten

überspannen

To generate an entire space by means of linear combinationsselten

überspannen

To be matched, as horsesselten

überspannen

To fetter, as a horse; to hobbleselten

The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length

• Young children have short attention spans.

  Kleine Kinder haben eine sehr kurze Aufmerksamkeitsspanne.

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• A bridge further north spans the river.

  Weiter nördlich führt eine Brücke über den Fluss.

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Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm

A small space or a brief portion of time