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Dictionary: "distance" - translations and examples

la distance f noun

pl. distances

distance [ˈdɪstəns] (lieu)

Elle veut le garder à distance.

She wants to keep him at distance.

reserve [rɪ'zɜːv] (conduite)

distancer verb Conjugation

distance / distançai / distancé

outdistance [autˈdɪstəns]

Le lièvre fut distancé par la tortue.

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

Collocations with "distance" (63)

à distance tenir à distance à courte distance à égale distance appel longue distance Centre national d'enseignement à distance commande à distance commandé à distance communication longue distance distance de freinage

Exemples with "distance"

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

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

À distance, cette pierre ressemble à un visage humain. From a distance, that stone looks like a person's face.

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

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

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