| Tuscany Local Reference INFOrmation
 | Conversion Tables |
Imperial/American to Metric (Fahrenheit to Celsius/centigrade) conversions for length and area, air, body and oven temperatures, and US to UK to Euro clothing conversion tables.
Length, Area, Weight, Volume Conversion
| Imperial/US to Metric: Length |
| 1 inch |
|
2.54 centimetres (cm) |
| 1 foot (ft) |
12 inches (in) |
0.3048 metre (m) |
| 1 yard (yd) |
3 ft |
0.9144 m |
| 1 mile |
1,760 yd |
1.60934 kilometres (km) |
| 1 int nautical mile |
2025.4 yd |
1852 m |
| Metric to Imperial/US: Length |
| 1 centimetre (cm) |
10 millimetres (mm) |
0.3937 in |
| 1 m |
100 cm |
1.0936 yd / 3.38 ft / 39.37 in |
| 1 kilometre (km) |
1000 m |
0.62137 mile / 5/8ths of a mile |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Area |
| 1 in2 |
|
645.16 mm2 |
| 1 yd2 |
9 ft2 |
0.8361 m2 |
| 1 acre |
4,840 yd2 |
4046.86 m2 / 0.405
hectare |
| 1 mile2 |
640 acres |
2.590 km2 |
| Metric to Imperial/US: Area |
| 1 cm2 |
100 mm2 |
0.1550 in2 |
| 1 metre2 square |
10,000 cm2 |
1.1960 yd2 |
| 1 hectare (ha) |
10,000 m2 |
2.471 acres |
| 1 km2 |
100 ha |
0.3861 mile2 |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Weight |
Metric to Imperial: Weight |
| 1 ounce |
28.35 gram |
1 gram |
0.035 ounce |
| 1 pound |
453.59 gram |
1 kilogram |
2.2 pounds |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Volume |
Metric to Imperial: Volume |
| 1 US pint |
0.473 litres |
1 litre |
33.2 US / 35.2 Imperial fl ounces |
| 1 Imperial pint |
0.568 litres |
1 litre |
2.11 US / 1.76 Imperial pints |
| 1 cup |
0.237 litres |
1 litre |
4.228 cups |
Temperature Conversion
| Temperature |
| Convert Fahrenheit to
Celsius |
(degrees F - 32) x 0.555 |
degrees C |
| Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit |
(degrees C x 1.8) + 32 |
degrees F |
| Water Boils at |
212° F |
100° C |
| Normal body temperature |
98.6° F |
37° C |
| Water Freezes at |
32° F |
0° C |
| Room temperature |
68° F |
20° C |
| Air Temperatures: degrees Celsius
(C) to degrees Fahrenheit (F) |
| 0° C = 32° F |
5° C = 41° F |
10° C = 50° F |
15° C = 59° F |
| 20° C = 68° F |
25° C = 77° F |
30° C = 86° F |
35° C = 95° F |
| Oven Temperatures |
| Gas Mark |
Celsius (C) |
Fahrenheit (F) |
Description |
| 1/2 |
130 ° C |
250 ° F |
Very Slow |
| 1 |
140 ° C |
275 ° F |
Very Slow |
| 2 |
150 ° C |
300 ° F |
Slow |
| 3 |
170 ° C |
325 ° F |
Slow |
| 4 |
177 ° C |
350 ° F |
Moderate |
| 5 |
190 ° C |
375 ° F |
Moderate |
| 6 |
200 ° C |
400 ° F |
Moderately Hot |
| 7 |
220 ° C |
425 ° F |
Hot |
| 8 |
230 ° C |
450 ° F |
Hot |
| 9 |
245 ° C |
475 ° F |
Hot |
| 10 |
260 ° C |
500 ° F |
Extremely Hot |
Clothing & Shoe' Conversion
| Women's suits and dresses |
| USA/American |
UK/British |
Euro |
Italy |
| 6 |
8 |
36 / Small |
40 |
| 8 |
10 |
38 / Small |
42 |
| 10 |
12 |
40 / Med |
44 |
| 12 |
14 |
42 / Med |
46 |
| 14 |
16 |
44 / Large |
48 |
| 16 |
18 |
46 / Xtra-Large |
50 |
- Website 85B provides an easy-to-use
International Dress Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro,
Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click
here
|
| Women's Shoes |
| USA/American |
UK/British |
Euro |
Italy |
| 6 |
4.5 |
37 |
37 |
| 6.5 |
5 |
38 |
38 |
| 7.5 |
6 |
39 |
39 |
| 8 |
6.5 |
40 |
40 |
| 8.5 |
7 |
41 |
41 |
- For an online women's shoe size converter: Click
here
|
| Bras |
| USA/American |
USA/American |
Euro |
Italy |
| 32 A-DD |
32 A-DD |
70 A-DD |
1 A-DD |
| 34 A-DD |
34 A-DD |
75 A-DD |
2 A-DD |
| 36 A-DD |
36 A-DD |
80 A-DD |
3 A-DD |
| 38 A-DD |
38 A-DD |
85 A-DD |
4 A-DD |
| 40 A-DD |
40 A-DD |
90 A-DD |
5 A-DD |
| 42 A-DD |
42 A-DD |
95 A-DD |
|
- Website 85B provides an easy-to-use
International Bra Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro,
Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click
here
- Website Breast Talk has clear,
international bra size conversions: Click here
|
| Men's Suits & Overcoats |
| USA/American |
USA/American |
Euro/Italy |
| 36 |
36 |
46 |
| 38 |
38 |
48 |
| 40 |
40 |
50 |
| 42 |
42 |
52 |
| 44 |
44 |
54 |
| Men's Trousers |
| 28 |
28 |
71 |
| 30 |
30 |
76 |
| 32 |
32 |
81 |
| 34 |
34 |
87 |
| 36 |
36 |
92 |
| 38 |
38 |
97 |
| 40 |
40 |
102 |
| 42 |
42 |
107 |
| 44 |
44 |
112 |
| Men's Shoes |
| 8 |
7.5 |
41 |
| 8.5 |
8 |
42 |
| 9.5 |
9 |
43 |
| 10 |
9.5 |
44 |
- For an online men's shoe size converter: Click
here
|
| Children's Clothes |
| USA/American |
UK/British (height in inches) |
Euro/Italy (height in cm) |
| 4 |
43 |
109 |
| 6 |
48 |
122 |
| 8 |
55 |
140 |
| 10 |
58 |
147 |
| 12 |
60 |
147 |
| 14 |
62 |
157 |
- For conversions of infant and child clothes and shoes from US to
European standard sizes see website Kidstock: Click
here
Euro children's shoe sizes are measured in centimetres; 1cm=1
size.
- For a printable measuring chart and converter for children's shoe
size (from Bata Shoes): Click
here (PDF)
|
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