middle distance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for middle distance in the English»French Dictionary

I.middle distance N

1. middle distance:

middle distance ART, PHOTO, CINE

second plan m

2. middle distance (gen):

in the middle distance

au loin

to gaze into the middle distance

regarder dans le vague

II.middle-distance ADJ SPORTS

middle-distance event, athlete

de demi-fond

Translations for middle distance in the French»English Dictionary

second plan

middle-distance

au second plan

in the middle distance

demi-fond

middle-distance running

de demi-fond course, coureur

middle-distance

coureur de demi-fond

middle-distance runner

course de demi-fond

middle-distance race

Translations for middle distance in the English»French Dictionary

I.distance [Brit ˈdɪst(ə)ns, Am ˈdɪstəns] N

1. distance lit, fig:

distance

distance f (between entre, from de, to à)

a distance of

une distance de

at a distance of 50 metres

à (une distance de) 50 mètres

at a or some distance from

à bonne distance de

at or from this distance

à cette distance

at a safe distance

à bonne distance

at an equal distance

à égale distance

a long/short distance away

loin/pas loin

to keep sb at a distance

tenir qn à distance

to keep one's distance lit, fig

garder ses distances (from avec)

to go the distance SPORTS fig

tenir la distance

to put some distance between oneself and Paris/the border

s'éloigner de Paris/de la frontière

from a distance

de loin

in the distance

au loin

it's no distance

c'est tout près

it's within walking distance

on peut y aller à pied

call him, he's within shouting distance

appelle-le, il est assez près pour pouvoir t'entendre

‘free delivery, distance no object’

‘livraison gratuite, quelle que soit la distance’

at a distance it's easy to see that I made mistakes

avec du recul je vois très bien que j'ai commis des erreurs

2. distance attr SPORTS:

distance runner, race

de fond

II.distance [Brit ˈdɪst(ə)ns, Am ˈdɪstəns] VB trans

1. distance two people:

distance

créer une distance entre

to distance sb from sb/sth (emotionally)

créer une distance entre qn et qn/qc

to become distanced from sb

se détacher de qn

to distance sb's remarks from the government view

distancier les observations de qn de l'optique gouvernementale

2. distance (outdistance):

distance runner, rival

distancier

III.to distance oneself VB refl

to distance oneself (dissociate oneself)

se distancier (from de)

to distance oneself (stand back)

prendre du recul (from par rapport à)

I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

1. middle:

middle

milieu m

in the middle of one's back/forehead

au milieu du dos/du front

in the middle of place, night, meal

au milieu de

to be caught in the middle

être pris entre deux feux

I was in the middle of a good book when…

j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand…

in the middle of May

à la mi-mai

right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate

en plein milieu de

right in the middle of dinner

en plein dîner

to be in the middle of doing

être en train de faire

to split [sth] down the middle bill, work

partager [qc] en deux

to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

diviser [qc] en deux

2. middle (waist):

middle inf

taille f

to grab sb round the middle

attraper qn par la taille

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

middle (gen) door, shelf, house

du milieu

middle price

modéré

middle size, height, difficulty

moyen/-enne

middle ranks MIL

intermédiaire

in middle life

au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine

to be in one's middle thirties Brit

avoir environ 35 ans

the middle child (of three children)

le deuxième enfant

the middle child (of five children)

le troisième enfant

to steer or take or follow a middle course

adopter une position intermédiaire

there must be a middle way

il doit y avoir un juste milieu

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

in the middle of nowhere

dans un trou perdu

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Translations for middle distance in the English»French Dictionary

I.distance [ˈdɪstənts] N

1. distance (space):

distance a. fig

distance f

within a distance of ...

dans un rayon de ...

within walking/driving distance

on peut y aller à pied/en voiture

2. distance (space far away):

distance

lointain m

at a distance

avec du recul

in the distance

au loin

Phrases:

to go the distance

tenir la distance

to go the distance fig

aller (jusqu')au bout

to keep one's distance

garder ses distances

to keep one's distance from sb/sth

se tenir à distance de qn/qc

II.distance [ˈdɪstənts] VB trans

distance

distancer

to distance oneself from sb/sth

se distancer de qn/qc

to distance oneself from sb/sth fig

prendre ses distances par rapport à qn/qc

I.middle [mɪdl] N sing

1. middle a. fig (centre):

middle

milieu m

in the middle of sth

au milieu de qc

in the middle of 2002

au milieu de l'année 2002

to be in the middle of doing sth

être en train de faire qc

in the middle of nowhere pej

en pleine pampa

2. middle inf (waist):

middle

taille f

II.middle [mɪdl] ADJ

1. middle (in the middle):

middle

du milieu

in my middle forties

quand j'avais autour de quarante-cinq ans

2. middle (intermediate):

middle

moyen(ne)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She began to focus on middle-distance events thereafter.

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Our conceptual firsts are middle-sized, middle-distance objects, and our introduction to them and to everything comes midway in the cultural evolution of the race.

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He was a high-class middle-distance racehorse, who was particularly effective on rain-affected surface.

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Some middle-distance runners have specialized in acting as pacemakers in longer races, receiving a fee without even finishing the race, and possibly a bonus if a record results.

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