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distance.

distance (literal physical distance)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dis.tɑ̃s/

  1. distance (literal physical distance)

    feminine
    On se tient à distance de deux kilomètres l'un de l'autre.

  2. distance (metaphoric or figurative)

    feminine
    Il convient de la tenir à une certaine distance.
Where this word comes from

From Middle French distance, from Old French destance, destaunce, distaunce (“debate; difference, distinction; discord, quarrel; dispute; space between two points; time interval”), borrowed from Latin distantia (“difference, diversity; distance, remoteness; space between two points”).

verb/dis.tɑ̃s/

  1. inflection of distancer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of distancer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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