miles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for miles in the English»French Dictionary

I.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl] N

1. mile (unit of length):

mile

mile m (= 1609 mètres)

it's 50 miles away

≈ c'est à 80 kilomètres d'ici

a 10 mile journey

≈ un trajet de 15 kilomètres

she lives 10 miles from me

≈ elle habite à 15 kilomètres de chez moi

half a mile

≈ 800 mètres

60 miles per hour

≈ 100 kilomètres à l'heure

to do over 50 miles to the gallon

≈ consommer moins de six litres aux cent

2. mile fig:

to walk for miles

marcher pendant des kilomètres

to stretch for miles

s'étendre sur des kilomètres

it's miles away!

c'est au bout du monde

miles from anywhere

loin de tout

not a million miles from here/from the truth

pas très loin d'ici/de la vérité

to see/recognize sth a mile off

voir/reconnaître qc de loin

you could smell it a mile off

on pouvait le sentir à cent lieues à la ronde

to stand out a mile , stick out a mile

sauter aux yeux

I'd run a mile

je prendrais mes jambes à mon cou

to be miles away (daydreaming)

être complètement ailleurs

3. mile (race):

the mile

le mile

the 4 minute mile

le mile en 4 minutes

II.miles N

miles npl (as intensifier):

miles bigger, more important etc

beaucoup

miles better

bien meilleur

to be miles out (wrong) estimate, figure:

être complètement faux

to be miles out person:

être très loin du compte

III.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl]

a miss is as good as a mile prov

rater, même de peu, c'est rater

to go the extra mile

en faire plus

to talk a mile a minute Am

parler à toute vitesse

air miles N npl

air miles

système de carte de fidelité de compagnies aériennes

geographical mile N NAUT

geographical mile

mille m marin

country mile N inf

country mile

longue distance f

it's a country mile!

c'est bien plus loin qu'un mile!

sea mile N

sea mile

mille m marin

food mile [Am] N Brit

food mile

kilomètre m alimentaire

nautical mile N

nautical mile

mile m marin or nautique

twelve mile limit N

twelve mile limit

limite f des douze milles

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miles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for miles in the English»French Dictionary

mile [maɪl] N

mile

mile m

for miles and miles

sur des kilomètres

Phrases:

to be better by miles

être mille fois mieux

to be miles away

être à des lieues

to be miles away (lost in thought)

j'étais dans la lune

to stick [or stand] out a mile

crever les yeux

passenger mile N

passenger mile

kilomètre-passager m

nautical mile N

nautical mile

mil(l)e m nautique

sea mile N

sea mile

mile m marin

Square Mile N Brit

Square Mile → the City

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he clocked up 300 miles

il a fait 300 miles au compteur

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mile

mile

l'exotisme déplace les foules

people will come miles for the exotic

mille marin

nautical mile

à cent lieues à la ronde

for miles around

miles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do ... miles/per hour

faire du ... miles à l'heure

to do ... miles to the gallon

faire du ... litres aux cent

for miles and miles

sur des kilomètres

to be better by miles

être mille fois mieux

three miles off the coast

à trois miles de la côte

to stretch for 25 miles

s'étendre sur 25 miles

he clocked up 300 miles

il a fait 300 miles au compteur

people will come miles for the exotic

l'exotisme déplace les foules

to walk for miles and miles

marcher pendant des kilomètres et des kilomètres

the sweater is miles too big for her

elle nage dans le pull

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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Slaves often had to walk 20 miles a day, barefoot and shackled, he said, and the constant rubbing of the manacles left permanent bone spurs.

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In some areas, littoral seaweeds can extend several miles out to sea.

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The flight established the over-water distance record of 735 kilometers (457 statute miles) in five hours.

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The three-person co-ed teams travelled between 300 and 500 miles.

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As such its bright white winter snow cap, unobstructed by vegetation, makes the mountain noticeable from many miles away.

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The trumpet-shaped pond is about 3.0 miles long.

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Even in blizzard conditions, the train dispatchers could start snow melters located miles away with the push of a button.

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Various payment options were allowed: major credit cards, mobile phone, hotspot accounts and even frequent flyer miles.

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Josh wins single scull race. 2 miles, in 15:37.

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