Sentence examples of "distance" in English

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I saw land in the distance. J'ai vu le rivage au loin.

I can't judge distance. Je ne peux pas jauger les distances.

We saw smoke in the distance. Nous vîmes de la fumée au loin.

She wants to keep him at distance. Elle veut le garder à distance.

We heard shots in the distance. Nous avons entendu des coups de feu au loin.

Mountains look better viewed from a distance. À distance, les montagnes ont l'air plus belles.

The picture looks better at a distance. Cette image rend mieux de loin.

Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets. Les scientifiques peuvent facilement calculer la distance entre les planètes.

There was something moving in the distance. Quelque chose se déplaçait au loin.

Each house is within shouting distance of another. Chaque maison est à distance de voix de l'autre.

We saw a mountain in the distance. Nous avons vu une montagne au loin.

That's an amazing distance, isn't it? C'est une distance incroyable, n'est-ce pas ?

I saw a town in the distance. Je vis la ville au loin.

At a distance, the ship looks like an island. À cette distance le bateau a l'air d'une île.

We saw the tower in the distance. Nous vîmes la tour au loin.

The distance between stars is measured in light years. La distance entre les étoiles se mesure en années-lumière.

We saw a castle in the distance. On a aperçu un château au loin.

The bronze statue looks quite nice from a distance. La statue de bronze a l'air assez belle à distance.

We heard tigers roaring in the distance. Nous avons entendu des tigres rugir au loin.

What is the distance between New York and London? Quelle distance y a-t-il entre New-York et Londres ?

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