décalage
French → English
(physics/time) Lag: a gap or delay between two events or a shift in position
Il y a un décalage de trois secondes entre l'image et le son.
(English) There is a three-second lag between the image and the sound.
Le décalage horaire entre Paris et New York est de six heures.
(English) The time difference between Paris and New York is six hours.
(figurative) Gap: a discrepancy or lack of alignment between two things, like dreams and reality
On observe souvent un décalage entre les promesses politiques et les faits.
(English) One often observes a gap between political promises and facts.
Il existe un décalage culturel important entre ces deux générations.
(English) There is a significant cultural gap between these two generations.
Entry ID: fr:en:décalage · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary