between in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for between in the English»French Dictionary

I.between [Brit bɪˈtwiːn, Am bəˈtwin] PREP When between is used as a preposition expressing physical location (between the lines), time (between 8 am and 11 am), position in a range (between 30 and 40 kilometres), relationship (link between, difference between) it is translated by entre. For particular usages, see the entry below.

1. between (in space):

between

entre

there is a wall between the two gardens

il y a un mur entre les deux jardins

there are no stops between this station and Paris

il n'y a pas d'arrêt entre cette gare et Paris, cette gare est le dernier arrêt avant Paris

2. between (in time):

between

entre

between meals

entre les repas

between the ages of 12 and 18

entre l'âge de 12 ans et l'age de 18 ans or entre 12 et 18 ans

between now and next year

d'ici l'année prochaine

3. between (on a scale or range):

between

entre

it costs between £10 and £20

cela coûte entre dix et vingt livres sterling

it's between 50 and 60 kilometres away

c'est à environ 50 ou 60 kilomètres d'ici

4. between (to and from):

between

entre

flights between London and Amsterdam

les vols entre Londres et Amsterdam

the train that goes between London and Brighton

le train qui va de Londres à Brighton or qui assure la liaison Londres-Brighton

5. between (indicating connection or relationship):

between

entre

the link between smoking and cancer

le lien entre le tabagisme et le cancer

what's the difference between the two?

quelle est la différence entre les deux?

you must settle it between yourselves

il faut que vous le régliez entre vous

nothing now stands between us and success

rien ne peut plus faire obstacle à notre réussite maintenant

we mustn't allow this to come between us

il ne faut pas que cela crée des problèmes entre nous

it's something between a novel and an autobiography

cela tient à la fois du roman et de l'autobiographie

6. between (indicating sharing, division):

between

entre

the estate was divided between them

les biens ont été divisés entre eux

they drank the whole bottle between (the two of) them

ils ont bu toute la bouteille à eux deux

they had only one suitcase between (the three of) them

ils n'avaient qu'une seule valise pour trois

between ourselves, between you and me (and the gatepost)

entre nous

7. between (together, in combination):

the couples have seventeen children between them

à eux tous, les couples ont dix-sept enfants

between them, they collected £200

en tout, ils ont réuni 200 livres sterling

they wrote the article between them (two people)

ils se sont mis à deux pour écrire l'article

they wrote the article between them (more than two)

ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour écrire l'article

between (the two of) us, we earn £30, 000 a year

à nous deux nous gagnons 30 000 livres sterling par an

between housework, minding the children and studying, I never have any time to myself

entre le ménage, les enfants et les études, je n'ai pas une minute à moi

II.between [Brit bɪˈtwiːn, Am bəˈtwin] ADV a. in between

between (in space)

au milieu, entre les deux

between (in time)

dans l'intervalle, entre les deux

the two main roads and the streets (in) between

les deux rues principales et les petites rues situées entre elles or et les petites rues au milieu

she spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between

elle a passé quatre ans à l'université et deux ans en formation, avec une année sabbatique entre les deux

neither red nor orange but somewhere (in) between

ni rouge ni orange mais entre les deux

go-between [Brit ˈɡəʊbɪtwiːn, Am ˈɡoʊ bəˌtwin] N

go-between

intermédiaire mf

in-between ADJ

in-between

intermédiaire

I.sandwich [Brit ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ, ˈsan(d)wɪtʃ, Am ˈsænˌ(d)wɪtʃ] N

1. sandwich:

sandwich

sandwich m

cucumber sandwich

sandwich au concombre

I just had a sandwich for lunch

j'ai déjeuné d'un sandwich

2. sandwich Brit (cake):

sandwich

génoise f (fourrée au chocolat, à la confiture etc)

II.to be sandwiched between VB trans

to be sandwiched between car, building, person:

être pris en sandwich entre, être coincé entre

her talk was sandwiched between two meetings

son discours s'insérait entre deux réunions

I.shuttle [Brit ˈʃʌt(ə)l, Am ˈʃədl] N

1. shuttle TRANSP:

shuttle

navette f

2. shuttle AEROSP:

shuttle, a. space shuttle

navette f spatiale

3. shuttle (in sewing machine, loom):

shuttle

navette f

4. shuttle (in badminton):

shuttle

volant m

II.shuttle [Brit ˈʃʌt(ə)l, Am ˈʃədl] VB trans

shuttle passengers:

shuttle

transporter

III.to shuttle between VB intr

to shuttle between terminals:

to shuttle between

faire la navette entre

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betwixt and between

entre les deux

Translations for between in the French»English Dictionary

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cinq-à-sept inf

afternoon meeting (between lovers)

interchrétien (interchrétienne)

between opposing Christian factions après n

intercommunal (intercommunale) coopération

between local councils attr, après n

rapports ou liens de causalité entre

causal relations between

between in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for between in the English»French Dictionary

I.between [bɪˈtwi:n] PREP

1. between (in middle of, within):

between

entre

between times

entre-temps

2. between (in time):

to eat between meals

manger entre les repas

to wait between planes

attendre entre deux avions

between now and tomorrow

d'ici (à) demain

3. between (interaction):

a match between them

un match les opposant

to do sth between the two of us

faire qc à nous deux

between ourselves

entre nous

4. between (among):

the 3 children have £10 between them

les 3 enfants ont 10£ en tout

nothing will come between them

rien ne les séparera

between you and me

entre nous

5. between (combination of):

the mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse

le mulet est un croisement entre l'âne et le cheval

II.between [bɪˈtwi:n] ADV

between

au milieu

between

dans l'intervalle

Phrases:

few and far between

rare

few and far between

clairsemé

See also in between

I.in between PREP

in between

entre

II.in between ADV

in between

entre les deux

I.in-between ADJ

in-between

intermédiaire

II.in-between N

the in-betweens

ceux qui sont entre les deux

go-between N

go-between

intermédiaire m

to act as a go-between

faire l'intermédiaire

I.in between PREP

in between

entre

II.in between ADV

in between

entre les deux

go between VB intr

go between

faire l'intermédiaire

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dissension between people

différend m entre des personnes

friction between two things

frottement m

friction between two people

désaccord m

equality between the sexes

égalité des sexes

it's a toss-up between sth and sth

entre qc et qc, ça revient au même

to fall between two stools

être assis entre deux chaises

between Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

to commute from [or between] Brighton to London

faire la navette entre Brighton et Londres

the state line between Kansas and Missouri

la frontière entre les États du Kansas et du Missouri

to make the connection between two things

faire le rapprochement entre les deux choses

to do sth between the two of us

faire qc à nous deux

the 3 children have £10 between them

les 3 enfants ont 10£ en tout

to draw a parallel between two events

faire le rapprochement entre deux événements

imaginary border between French- and German-speaking Switzerland

barrière de roesti(s) CH

the gap between your house and mine

espacement entre ta maison et la mienne

to share sth (out) between people/things/sth and sth

partager qc entre des personnes/choses/qc et qc

between Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for between in the French»English Dictionary

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PACS

civil union between two adults

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Critics of such actions feel that when the federal government does this they upset the traditional balance between the states and the federal government.

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From the second floor, the buildings can offer areas for rent of between 50 to 7,000 square meters per floor.

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There is usually a commercial break between artists.

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The line of demarcation between legitimate ruses and forbidden acts of perfidy is sometimes indistinct.

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Royalist officers, split between liberals and conservatives, fought an internecine war among themselves.

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This third ozone layer shows an abrupt decrease in elevation between 75 and 50 degrees south.

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The main differences at this point between the cloud and on premises versions of TFS involve customization and extensibility.

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He published numerous essays in various intellectual journals, dealing with subjects such as barbarity in the modern age, the troubles of labour movements, and the conflict between anarchism and communism.

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The transition between splines is pretty slick, the tiles leaping off to one side with new tiles jumping in.

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Still, losses to the aquifer between 2001 and 2011 equated to a third of its cumulative depletion during the entire 20th century.

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