distance

distance

Mesure de l’espace qui sépare deux lieux, personnes ou choses.

En anglais simple : The amount of space between two places, people, or things.

• The distance to school is two kilometres.
• We walked a short distance along the river.
• How do you measure the distance between the planets?

Comment l'utiliser : distance between A and B (What is the distance between the hotel and the station?); distance from A to B (The distance from here to the beach is two kilometres.); at a distance of ... (Stand at a distance of one metre from the wall.)

Synonymes : gap, separation

Expressions courantes : short distance, long distance, distance between places, distance from something

distance

Étendue de l’espace entre deux personnes, lieux ou choses.

En anglais simple : The amount of space between two people, places, or things.

• It is only a short distance.
• We walked a distance of three kilometres.
• What is the distance from here to the beach?

Comment l'utiliser : distance from A to B (The distance from our house to school is two kilometres.); distance between A and B (What is the distance between the two towns?)

Synonymes : gap, separation

Expressions courantes : short distance, long distance, distance from somewhere, walking distance

distance, écart

Différence mesurée entre deux positions, angles ou quantités.

En anglais simple : A measured gap between two positions, angles, or amounts.

• The angular distance is five degrees.
• The lens has a short focal distance.
• Can you calculate the distance between these values?

Comment l'utiliser : distance between A and B (We calculated the angular distance between the two stars.)

Synonymes : separation, difference

Expressions courantes : angular distance, focal distance, distance between points

se désolidariser, prendre ses distances

Éviter d’être associé à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose, souvent en raison d’un désaccord.

En anglais simple : To avoid being connected with someone or something, often because you disagree with them.

• She distanced herself from his views.
• Several members have distanced themselves from the party.
• He tried to distance himself from the scandal.

Comment l'utiliser : distance yourself from someone/something (The company distanced itself from his remarks.)

Synonymes : dissociate oneself, disassociate oneself

Expressions courantes : distance yourself from something, publicly distance yourself

s'éloigner

Se déplacer plus loin de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move farther away from someone or something.

• He distanced himself from the crowd.
• She moved backwards to distance herself from the dog.
• They distanced themselves from the fire as it spread.

Comment l'utiliser : distance yourself from someone/something (She distanced herself from the crowd by stepping back.)

Synonymes : withdraw, move away

Contraires : approach

Expressions courantes : distance yourself, distance yourself from someone