1m40, 1m45, 1m60, 1m75, 1m80

English translation: 4'7

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French term or phrase:1m40, 1m45, 1m60, 1m75, 1m80
English translation:4'7
Entered by: Paul Stevens

08:45 Sep 4, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
/ Sizes
French term or phrase: 1m40, 1m45, 1m60, 1m75, 1m80
Please convert to British English and indicate a good online converter by the way, thanks in advance.
alx
Local time: 18:09
4'7", 4'9", 5'3", 5'9", 5'11"
Explanation:
The above measurements are to the nearest inch. There are 39.3+ inches (= 3'3"+) to a metre.

HTH

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Paul Stevens
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Thanks a lot to all of you
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Ici, en bas à gauche.... "Units conversion"
Florence Bremond
5Source for conversion
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
54'7", 4'9", 5'3", 5'9", 5'11"
Paul Stevens
54,59 ft, 4,75 ft, 5,24 ft, 5,74 ft, 5.90 ft
Roxana Marian
44 foot 7 inches
Mary Worby
4Connversion
DPolice
41.40 m, 1.45 m, 1.60 m, 1.70 m, 1.80 m
David Sirett


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
4 foot 7 inches


Explanation:
Done the first one ... you should be able to do the others at the site below (converter at the bottom).

We wouldn't always convert to feet and inches, but would if these are people's heights.

HTH

Mary


    Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/~rayb/highjump.html
Mary Worby
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Source for conversion


Explanation:
Here's a source where you will be able to find what you are looking for.

http://www.metric.fsworld.co.uk/

http://www.metric.fsworld.co.uk/si_lm.htm#mike



Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
4'7", 4'9", 5'3", 5'9", 5'11"


Explanation:
The above measurements are to the nearest inch. There are 39.3+ inches (= 3'3"+) to a metre.

HTH



Paul Stevens
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
4,59 ft, 4,75 ft, 5,24 ft, 5,74 ft, 5.90 ft


Explanation:
1 m = 3,28 ft
I've converted meters into feet, but you can also convert it into inches, yards or whatever you want, by using the online converters below:
www.allmeasures.com
www.convert-me.com

Roxana Marian
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Connversion


Explanation:
Free downloadable converter

Converter Buddy

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ici, en bas à gauche.... "Units conversion"


Explanation:
Et tout le monde oublie qu'il y a un convertisseur d'unités sur ProZ !!! :-)

Florence Bremond
France
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Worby: Knew it was there, but unfortunately it's not great at doing feet and inches!
16 mins
  -> right, but I use it in many other cases.
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1.40 m, 1.45 m, 1.60 m, 1.70 m, 1.80 m


Explanation:
Sizes of what? Dimensions in the UK are metric, so general "British English" is as shown above. Of course, if you're talking about how tall people are...

David Sirett
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