"distance" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /dis.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-distance.ogg Forms: distances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Borrowed from Latin distantia. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|distantia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin distantia, {{bor+|fr|la|distantia}} Borrowed from Latin distantia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} distance f (plural distances)
  1. distance (literal physical distance) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-distance-fr-noun-ah-b7Xv-
  2. distance (metaphoric or figurative) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-distance-fr-noun-~NIytabJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à distance, de distance en distance, distance de freinage, distance focale, distance matrimoniale, prendre de la distance, prendre ses distances, tenir la distance, toutes distances gardées Related terms: distant
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dis.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-distance.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} distance
  1. inflection of distancer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-distance-fr-verb-iBWolc09 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 21 52 20
  2. inflection of distancer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-distance-fr-verb-WL992GM9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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