range

gamme, éventail

Ensemble de choses de plusieurs sortes.

En anglais simple : A collection of different kinds of things.

• We offer a wide range of courses.
• The new range includes coats and shoes.
• Which products are in your summer range?

Comment l'utiliser : a range of something (The shop sells a range of garden tools.)

Synonymes : selection, variety, assortment

Expressions courantes : range of something, wide range, product range

fourchette, plage

Ensemble de quantités, d’âges ou d’autres valeurs compris entre une limite basse et une limite haute.

En anglais simple : The set of amounts, ages, or other values between a lowest and a highest point.

• This car is in my price range.
• The patients were in the same age range.
• Temperatures fell below the usual range last night.

Comment l'utiliser : in/within a range (The temperature stayed within the normal range.); a range of A to B (The rooms are in the price range of fifty to eighty euros.)

Synonymes : span, interval

Expressions courantes : age range, price range, within range

autonomie

Distance qu’un véhicule peut parcourir avant d’avoir besoin de carburant ou d’être rechargé.

En anglais simple : The distance a vehicle can travel before it needs more fuel or power.

• The car has a range of 300 kilometres.
• Cold weather reduced the battery range.
• What is the maximum range of this aircraft?

Expressions courantes : range of something, maximum range, driving range

chaîne de montagnes

Suite de montagnes ou de collines alignées ou reliées entre elles.

En anglais simple : A line or connected group of mountains, hills, or similar features.

• Snow covered the mountain range.
• We crossed two ranges before reaching the coast.
• A range of low hills separates the villages.

Synonymes : chain

Expressions courantes : mountain range, range of hills, range of mountains

stand de tir

Lieu où l’on s’entraîne à tirer sur des cibles.

En anglais simple : A place where people practise shooting at targets.

• He practises at the shooting range.
• The range closes at six.
• An instructor explained the safety rules before we entered the range.

Synonymes : shooting ground

Expressions courantes : shooting range, rifle range, at the range

étendue

Différence entre le plus grand et le plus petit nombre d’un ensemble.

En anglais simple : The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set.

• The range is twelve.
• Subtract the lowest score from the highest to find the range.
• Two sets of numbers can have the same range.

Expressions courantes : calculate the range, range of something

varier, aller

Comprendre différentes quantités ou sortes entre deux limites ou exemples indiqués.

En anglais simple : To include different amounts or kinds, between two stated limits or examples.

• Prices range from five to ten euros.
• The topics ranged from food to politics.
• Our customers range from students to company directors.

Comment l'utiliser : range from A to B (Prices range from ten to thirty pounds.); range between A and B (Their ages range between twenty and forty.)

Synonymes : vary

Expressions courantes : range from something, range between something

errer, parcourir

Se déplacer librement dans une région, souvent sur de grandes distances.

En anglais simple : To move freely around an area, often covering a large distance.

• Wolves range over these hills.
• The hunters ranged through the forest.
• Wild horses once ranged freely across the plains.

Comment l'utiliser : range over/through/around somewhere (Deer range through the forest at night.)

Synonymes : roam, wander, rove

Expressions courantes : range over something, range through something, range around something, range the fields