distance

Meaning

Noun

1. distance (literal physical distance)
2. distance (metaphoric or figurative)

Verb

1. inflection of distancer:
2. inflection of distancer:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dis.tɑ̃s/

Etymology

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”).

Sentences

Ce dernier la survole à distance réduite .

The latter flies over it at a reduced distance.