The way of talking about size in French and in English is different, and it is rarely possible to translate word for word a sentence or a question related to the size of something.
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Vocabulary:
Lenght: la hauteur (high: haut, haute)
Width: la Largeur (wide: large)
1- How long are your skis?
They are 2 meters long:
We write 1,20m but we say 1 m 20! (as you can see we use a comma)
2- How wide is the window?
3- Height
We have two words in French, one for building and big thing (la hauteur) another one for people (la taille)
How high is this building?
It is 20 m high
What is your height?
He is 1.75 m in height
4- What is your weight?
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