distance
French → English
noun//dis.tɑ̃s//
(spatial) Distance: the amount of space between two points; interval
Une distance d’au moins 1,5 mètre est nécessaire pour doubler.
(English) A distance of at least 1.5 meters is necessary for overtaking.
Je tiendrai ma distance à six pas derrière vous.
(English) I will keep my distance six paces behind you.
noun//dis.tɑ̃s//
(conceptual) Gap: a significant difference in status, time, or nature; distinction
La distance qui sépare l’homme civilisé de l’homme sauvage.
(English) The gap that separates civilized man from wild man.
Il y a trop de distance entre sa condition et la vôtre.
(English) There is too much distance between his status and yours.
Entry ID: fr:en:distance · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary