latitude
Meanings
Noun
1. expansion, breadth
2. the distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing (geography)
3. Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator (by extension)
4. the angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane (astronomy)
5. freedom
Examples5
Il y a bien assez de latitude pour s'améliorer.
There is more than enough room for improvement.
La Tasmanie se trouve à 40 degrés de latitude sud.
Tasmania is on the 40 degrees South latitude.
La Tasmanie se situe sur le 40e degré de latitude sud.
Tasmania is on the 40 degrees South latitude.
Veuillez m'accorder un peu de latitude, cette fois.
Please give me some latitude this time.
Accorde-moi un peu de latitude, cette fois, s'il te plait.
Please give me some latitude this time.