pace

rythme, allure

Vitesse à laquelle une personne se déplace ou quelque chose se déroule.

En anglais simple : The speed at which someone moves or something happens.

• We worked at a slow pace.
• The pace of change has increased.
• Can you keep pace with the other runners?

Comment l'utiliser : at a particular pace (The work continued at a steady pace.); keep pace with someone/something (Small shops struggle to keep pace with rising costs.)

Synonymes : speed, rate

Expressions courantes : steady pace, pace of change, at your pace, brisk pace

pas

Distance parcourue en faisant un seul pas.

En anglais simple : The distance you cover with one step.

• He took one pace forward.
• She stood three paces from the door.
• Move back a couple of paces.

Synonymes : step, stride

Expressions courantes : one pace back, a pace away, pace forward, one pace apart

vitesse de rebond

Capacité du terrain de cricket à laisser la balle conserver sa vitesse après un rebond.

En anglais simple : How well a cricket playing surface lets the ball keep its speed after bouncing.

• This pitch has plenty of pace.
• The rain took some pace out of the pitch.
• The batter misjudged the pace of the surface.

Expressions courantes : pitch pace, pace and bounce, pace off something

faire les cent pas

Marcher sans cesse dans un petit espace, souvent parce qu’on est inquiet.

En anglais simple : To walk repeatedly across a small area, often because you are worried.

• He paced around the room.
• She was pacing outside the office.
• I paced up and down while waiting for news.

Expressions courantes : pace the room, pace up and down, pace around

donner le rythme

Fixer la vitesse à suivre pour quelqu’un lors d’une course ou d’un entraînement.

En anglais simple : To set the speed for someone in a race or during training.

• Maya paced the runners for the first mile.
• He paced me during my marathon training.
• A cyclist will pace her on the practice run.

Expressions courantes : pace a runner, pace someone, pace the race

mesurer au pas

Mesurer une distance en marchant et en comptant ses pas.

En anglais simple : To measure a distance by walking and counting your steps.

• She paced out the garden.
• He paced off ten metres from the gate.
• We paced the distance between the two trees.

Comment l'utiliser : pace out/off something (We paced out the length of the field.)

Expressions courantes : pace out something, pace a distance, pace off something

n’en déplaise à

Se place devant le nom de quelqu’un pour indiquer poliment qu’on ne partage pas son avis.

En anglais simple : Used before a name to politely show that you disagree with that person.

• Pace Lee, the plan is affordable.
• The evidence, pace Professor Hall, suggests a different explanation.
• Pace its supporters, this policy has achieved little.

Comment l'utiliser : pace someone (Pace the critics, the novel has a clear structure.)

Synonymes : with due respect to

Expressions courantes : pace the critics, pace someone