Lansac (en. Lansac)

/lɑ̃sak/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A measuring tool used in agriculture.

The farmer used a lansac to measure the length of his field.

Le paysan a utilisé un lansac pour mesurer la longueur de son champ.

A regional term involving an approximate measurement.

I think it's about three lansacs away to the river.

Je pense qu'il y a environ trois lansacs de distance jusqu'à la rivière.

Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from dialectal words.

to do a lansac

To measure an approximate distance with a measuring tool.

faire un lansac

a lansac away

For a measurement that is not precise, but not too far from the truth.

à un lansac près

meter

Standard unit of measurement in the international system.

mètre

measurement

Action of determining the size of an object.

mesure

standard

Reference object for measurement.

étalon

Term used humorously to indicate a vague measurement.

I would say it's been a lansac of time since we've been waiting here!

Je dirais que ça fait un lansac de temps qu'on attend ici !

Expression to talk about a distance without precision.

It's a lansac from here, so we'll go on foot.

C'est à un lansac d'ici, donc on ira à pied.