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nautical mile N

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nautical mile

mile m marin or nautique

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mille, a. mille marin AVIAT, NAUT

mille (marin ou nautique)

(nautical) mile

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I.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl] N

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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

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 4 minute mile

le mile en 4 minutes

II.miles N

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III.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl]

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nautical [Brit ˈnɔːtɪk(ə)l, Am ˈnɔdək(ə)l] ADJ

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nautical mile N

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nautical mile

mil(l)e m nautique

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mille marin

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mile [maɪl] N

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mile

for miles and miles

sur des kilomètres

nautical [ˈnɔ:tɪkəl, Am ˈnɑ:t̬ɪ-] ADJ

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The mission statement allowed her to approach within a nautical mile (1,852 m) of that limit. en.wikipedia.org

The modern electric tone fog signal was a 12 volt high frequency fog signal with a sound range of half a nautical mile. en.wikipedia.org

The nautical mile remains in use by sea and air navigators worldwide because of its convenience when working with charts. en.wikipedia.org

In theory, this level of accuracy could give a line of position within a nautical mile of the navigator's actual position. en.wikipedia.org

Later refinements in the length of the nautical mile caused the distance between knots to be changed. en.wikipedia.org

Nautical charts show depth in fathoms and use the nautical mile for distance. en.wikipedia.org

This convention grants the state sovereign rights over the seabed, its subsoil and the water adjacent to the seabed within the 200 nautical mile limit. en.wikipedia.org

About 43 minutes after launch, a 2 minute and 13 second engine firing changed the shuttle's path into a 162 nautical mile circular orbit. en.wikipedia.org

In 1977 the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone was established. en.wikipedia.org

These had the advantage of approximating the nautical mile as 120 inches, 60 inches, and 30 inches, respectively. en.wikipedia.org

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