Usage examples of "medium-distance race" in English with translation to French

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I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. J'ai trouvé un jour dans une école un garçon de taille moyenne qui maltraitait un petit garçon. Je lui ai fait la leçon, mais il a répondu : "Les grands me frappent, alors je frappe les petits ; c'est juste." Par ces paroles, il a résumé toute l'histoire du genre humain.
He must be a good walker to have walked such a long distance. Il doit être bon marcheur pour avoir parcouru une si grande distance.
And even outside these nations, English is perhaps more widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language. Et même en dehors de ces pays, l'anglais est probablement la langue la plus utilisée pour les communications internationales, devant toutes les autres.
Tom boasts of never having been defeated in a horse race. Tom se vante de n'avoir jamais été battu dans une course de chevaux.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Have you heard that a psychic dwarf just escaped from prison? There's a small medium at large! Avez-vous entendu dire que ce voyant nain s'est échappé de prison ? Il y a un petit médium en liberté !
I was the last one to start in the race, but I soon caught up with the others. J'étais le dernier à démarrer dans la course, mais j'ai bientôt rattrapé les autres.
He must be a good walker to walk such a long distance. Il doit être un bon marcheur pour avoir couvert une distance aussi longue.
Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium. Condillac, avec le sensationnalisme, révolutionna le concept de l'esprit, faisant du langage et du geste les précurseurs des idées, faisant voler en éclats la conception de Locke du langage comme simple médium passif.
A bicycle race was held in Nagoya last year. Une course de vélo s'est tenue à Nagoya l'année dernière.
A lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year. Une année-lumière est la distance que parcourt la lumière en une année.
I like my steak medium. Un steak à point, s’il vous plaît.
A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race. Une nouvelle équipe fut formée afin de prendre part à la course de bateau.
Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance. De petites lumières clignotaient dans le lointain.
in the medium term à moyen terme
The weather will delay the start of the race. Le temps va retarder le départ de la course.
It's within walking distance. On peut s'y rendre à pied.
His bad leg prevented him from winning the race. Sa mauvaise jambe l'a empêché de gagner la course.
It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance. Il se trouve que j'ai vu mon ami marcher au loin.
The race wasn't fair because the winner had a ten-second head start. La course n'était pas égale, car le gagnant avait une avance au départ de dix secondes.
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