mileage

kilométrage

Distance totale parcourue par un véhicule ou une personne, mesurée en miles.

En anglais simple : The total distance a vehicle or person has travelled, measured in miles.

• This car has low mileage.
• We recorded our mileage after each trip.
• What is the total mileage on your van?

Expressions courantes : high mileage, low mileage, annual mileage

rendement énergétique

Distance qu’un véhicule peut parcourir avec une quantité donnée de carburant.

En anglais simple : The distance a vehicle can travel using a certain amount of fuel.

• This car gets good mileage.
• Our old truck had terrible gas mileage.
• Does driving more slowly improve mileage?

Synonymes : fuel economy

Expressions courantes : gas mileage, good mileage, better mileage

indemnité kilométrique

Somme versée pour couvrir les frais de déplacement, calculée pour chaque mile parcouru en voiture.

En anglais simple : Money paid to cover travel costs, calculated for each mile you drive.

• You can claim mileage for this trip.
• My employer paid mileage at the usual rate.
• Does the mileage allowance cover fuel costs?

Synonymes : travel allowance

Expressions courantes : claim mileage, mileage allowance, mileage rate

durée de vie, utilité

Service utile que quelque chose rend ou peut encore rendre.

En anglais simple : The useful service something gives or can still give.

• These boots still have some mileage left.
• We got plenty of mileage out of that printer.
• There is more mileage in this old laptop than I expected.

Comment l'utiliser : get mileage out of something (We got years of mileage out of those boots.)

Synonymes : use, service

Expressions courantes : mileage left, get mileage, plenty of mileage

intérêt, potentiel

Intérêt d’une idée ou d’un argument qui mérite qu’on y réfléchisse ou qu’on le développe.

En anglais simple : Value in an idea or argument that makes it worth thinking about or developing.

• There is mileage in that idea.
• She thought there was considerable mileage in his argument.
• Is there enough mileage in this proposal to discuss it further?

Comment l'utiliser : there is mileage in something (There is some mileage in your proposal.)

Synonymes : merit, potential

Expressions courantes : mileage in something, some mileage, considerable mileage