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between [bɪ'twi:n](a) (in space or time) entre;∎ the crowd stood between him and the door la foule le séparait de la porte;∎ the distance between the two towns la distance entre ou qui sépare les deux villes;∎ it happened between 3 and 4 am cela s'est passé entre 3 heures et 4 heures (du matin);∎ between now and this evening d'ici ce soir;∎ I'm between jobs at the moment je suis entre deux emplois en ce moment;∎ you'll have an hour between trains vous aurez une heure entre les deux trains;∎ you shouldn't eat between meals tu ne devrais pas manger entre les repas ou en dehors des repas(b) (in the range that separates) entre;∎ it will cost between 5 and 10 million ça coûtera entre 5 et 10 millions;∎ children between the ages of 5 and 10 les enfants de 5 à 10 ans;∎ somewhere between a half and a third (quelque chose) entre une moitié et un tiers;∎ something between a laugh and a groan quelque chose entre un rire et un grognement(c) (indicating connection, relation) entre;∎ a bus runs between the airport and the hotel un bus fait la navette entre l'aéroport et l'hôtel;∎ it's a half-hour drive between home and the office il y a une demi-heure de route entre la maison et le bureau;∎ a treaty between the two nations un traité entre les deux États;∎ an argument between two experts une dispute entre deux experts;∎ a contest between two heavyweight boxers un combat entre deux poids lourds;∎ the difference/distinction between A and B la différence/distinction entre A et B;∎ he drew a comparison between the two systems il a établi une comparaison entre les deux systèmes;∎ he felt things weren't right between them il sentait que ça n'allait pas entre eux;∎ no one can come between us personne ne peut nous séparer;∎ between you and me, between ourselves entre nous;∎ humorous between you, me and the gatepost or bedpost entre nous;∎ this is strictly between ourselves or between you and me que cela reste entre nous(d) (indicating alternatives) entre;∎ I had to choose between going with them and staying at home il fallait que je choisisse entre les accompagner et rester à la maison∎ between us we saved enough money for the trip à nous tous nous avons économisé assez d'argent pour le voyage;∎ they have 7 children between them à eux deux ils ont 7 enfants;∎ the 5 groups collected £1,000 between them les 5 groupes ont recueilli 1000 livres en tout;∎ (in) between painting, writing and looking after the children, she was kept very busy entre la peinture, l'écriture et les enfants, elle était très occupée(f) (indicating division) entre;∎ he divided it between his children il l'a partagé entre ses enfants;∎ they shared the cake between them ils se sont partagé le gâteau2 adverb1 adverb∎ a row of bushes with little clumps of flowers in between une rangée d'arbustes intercalés de petits bouquets de fleurs;∎ he's neither right nor left but somewhere in between il n'est ni de droite ni de gauche mais quelque part entre les deux;∎ she either plays very well or very badly, never in between elle joue très bien ou très mal, jamais entre les deuxentre►► British old-fashioned between maid bonne f (qui aide la cuisinière et la femme de chambre) -
2 between ourselves
= between you and me, = between you, me, and the gatepost, = between you, me, and the bedpost между нами, конфиденциально, не для передачиThere is news that the minister is to leave, but that's between ourselves. — До меня дошли сведения о том, что министр должен уйти в отставку, но это только между нами!
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3 between
❢ 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.A prep1 ( in space) 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 ( in time) entre ; between meals entre les repas ; between the ages of 12 and 18 entre l'âge de 12 et 18 ans ; between now and next year d'ici l'année prochaine ;3 ( on a scale or range) 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 ( to and from) 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 ( indicating connection or relationship) 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 (indicating sharing, division) entre ; the estate was divided between them les biens ont été divisés entre eux ; they drank the whole bottle between (the two of) them à eux deux, ils ont bu toute la bouteille ; 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 (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 ; ( 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.1 ( in space) au milieu, entre les deux ; ( 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. -
4 ♦ between
♦ between /bɪˈtwi:n/A prep.1 tra, fra (rif. di solito a due persone, cose o gruppi): The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe and America, l'Oceano Atlantico si estende fra l'Europa e l'America; I commute between Reading and London, faccio il pendolare tra Reading e Londra; A knowing look passed between them, si sono scambiati uno sguardo d'intesa; between meals, fra i pasti; fra un pasto e l'altro; children between 8 and 12, i bambini tra gli otto e i dodici anni; to choose between two options, scegliere tra due opzioni; between two fires, fra due fuochi2 (rif. a due o più, con l'idea di condivisione) tra; insieme; unendo gli sforzi: We collected a hundred pounds between us, raccogliemmo tra tutti cento sterline; Jack and the woman between them they lifted the trunk, Jack e la donna hanno sollevato insieme il baule; We finished the cake between us, tra tutti e due abbiamo finito la torta; One bathroom had to be shared between ten people, un bagno doveva servire a dieci persone; Between the house, the kids, and everything, I'm rushed off my feet, tra la casa, i bambini e tutto il resto, sono sempre di corsaB avv.● between the devil and the deep blue sea (o, fam., between a rock and a hard place), fra l'incudine e il martello □ between ourselves (o between you and me; fam. between you, me and the gatepost o the bedpost), detto fra noi; in confidenza □ (in) between times (o whiles), negli intervalli □ to come between ► to come □ in between, in mezzo a; in un punto tra; una via di mezzo tra; tra l'uno e l'altro; tra i due estremi; in mezzo: somewhere in between my place and the school, a un certo punto tra casa mia e la scuola; a colour that is in between green and grey, un colore che è una via di mezzo tra il verde e il grigio; in between mouthfuls, tra un boccone e l'altro; in between sneezes, tra uno starnuto e l'altro; There was nothing in between to block the view, in mezzo non c'era nulla che impedisse la vista □ to stand between ► to stand. -
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between [bɪˈtwi:n]a. entre• between now and next week we must... d'ici la semaine prochaine nous devons...• between you and me, he is not very clever entre nous, il n'est pas très intelligentb. (cooperation) they managed to lift the box between them à eux deux, ils sont arrivés à soulever la caisse* * *Note: 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[bɪ'twiːn] 1.1) (in time, space etc) entrebetween the ages of 12 and 18 — entre l'âge de 12 ans et l'âge de 18 ans or entre 12 et 18 ans
it costs between £10 and £20 — cela coûte entre dix et vingt livres sterling
nothing now stands between us and success — rien ne peut plus faire obstacle à notre réussite maintenant
2) (together, in combination)the couples have seven children between them — à eux tous, les couples ont sept enfants
2.between them, they collected £200 — en tout, ils ont réuni 200 livres sterling
adverb (also in between) ( in space) au milieu, entre les deux; ( in time) dans l'intervalle, entre les deuxthe 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
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6 between
1. preposition1) zwischen (position: + Dat., direction: + Akk.)[in] between — zwischen
2) (amongst) unter (+ Dat.)the work was divided between the volunteers — die Arbeit wurde zwischen den Freiwilligen aufgeteilt
between ourselves, between you and me — unter uns (Dat.) gesagt
that's [just] between ourselves — das bleibt aber unter uns (Dat.)
3) (by joint action of)2. adverbbetween them/the four of them they dislodged the stone — gemeinsam/zu viert lösten sie den Stein
[in] between — dazwischen; (in time) zwischendurch
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) zwischen2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) zwischen•- academic.ru/115422/between_you_and_me___between_ourselves">between you and me / between ourselves* * *be·tween[bɪˈtwi:n]I. prephalfway \between Rome and Florence auf halbem Weg zwischen Rom und Florenz2. (among) zwischen +akk/datto divide sth \between sb etw zwischen jdm aufteilen\between meals zwischen den Mahlzeiten\between times [or whiles] in der Zwischenzeit\between friends unter Freunden[just] \between you and me [or ourselves] unter uns gesagt, im Vertrauen gesagtthat's just \between ourselves das bleibt aber unter uns8. (separating) zwischen +akk/datto stand/come \between sb/sth [and sb/sth] zwischen jdm/etw [und jdm/etw] stehen/zwischen jdn/etw [und jdn/etw] geraten [o kommen\between us we have collected £1,000 zusammen [o gemeinsam] haben wir 1.000 Pfund gesammeltwe carried it \between the four of us wir haben es zu viert getragensomething/a cross/a mixture \between a goat and a sheep etwas/ein Mittelding/eine Mischung zwischen einer Ziege und einem Schaf11. (sharing)we drank the bottle \between us wir haben zusammen die Flasche ausgetrunken12.▶ to read \between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesenin \between dazwischen; (time also) zwischendurchthe layer \between die Zwischenlage\between-meal snack Zwischenmahlzeit f* * *[bɪ'twiːn]1. prepin between — zwischen (+dat/acc)
between now and next week we must... — bis nächste Woche müssen wir...
2) (= amongst) unter (+dat/acc)share the sweets between the two children — teilen Sie die Süßigkeiten zwischen den beiden Kindern auf
we shared an apple between us — wir teilten uns (dat) einen Apfel
between ourselves or between you and me he is not very clever — unter uns (dat) gesagt, er ist nicht besonders gescheit
3)between us/them — zusammenwe have a car between the two/three of us — wir haben zu zweit/dritt ein Auto, wir zwei/drei haben zusammen ein Auto
between the two/three of us we have enough —
we got the letter written between us — wir haben den Brief zusammen or gemeinsam or mit vereinten Kräften geschrieben
4) (= what with, showing combined effect) neben (+dat)between housework and study I have no time for that — neben or zwischen Haushalt und Studium bleibt mir keine Zeit dazu
2. adv(place) dazwischen; (time also) zwischendurchthe space/time between — der Zwischenraum/die Zwischenzeit, der Raum/die Zeit dazwischen
* * *between [bıˈtwiːn]A präpbetween meals zwischen den Mahlzeiten;the relations between them die Beziehungen zwischen ihnen, ihr Verhältnis zueinander; → devil A 1, rock1 1, stool A 12. unter (dat oder akk):between ourselves, between you and me unter uns (gesagt);they bought it between them sie kauften es gemeinschaftlich;we have only one pound between us wir haben zusammen nur ein Pfund;they shared the money between them sie teilten das Geld unter sichB adv dazwischen:a) (ganz) vereinzelt,b) (ganz) selten;the space between der Zwischenraum;in between dazwischen* * *1. preposition1) zwischen (position: + Dat., direction: + Akk.)[in] between — zwischen
2) (amongst) unter (+ Dat.)between ourselves, between you and me — unter uns (Dat.) gesagt
that's [just] between ourselves — das bleibt aber unter uns (Dat.)
2. adverbbetween them/the four of them they dislodged the stone — gemeinsam/zu viert lösten sie den Stein
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I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) tra2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) tra3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) tra4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) tra•* * *I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
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8 be between
находиться между чем-л., кем-л. The bank is between the shoe shop and the post office. ≈ Банк расположен между почтой и обувным магазином. In this photograph, I'm between Fred and my mother. ≈ На этой фотографии я стою между Фредом и моей мамой. be between ourselves, be between you and me, be between you, me, and the gatepost ≈ являться секретом Remember that everything I've told you of the firm's plans is between ourselves. ≈ Не забудь, что все, что я рассказал тебе о планах нашей фирмы, должно остаться между нами. There is news that the Minister is to leave, but that's between you, me, and the gatepost. ≈ До меня дошли сведения о том, что министр должен уйти в отставку, но это только между нами!Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be between
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9 be between
be between находиться между чем-л., кем-л. The bank is between the shoeshop and the post office. In this photograph, I'm between Fred and my mother. be between ourselves, be between you and me, be between you, me, and thegatepost являться секретом Remember that everything I've told you of thefirm's plans is between ourselves. There is news that the Minister is to leaveis to leave, but that's between you, me, and the gatepost.
См. также в других словарях:
between — betweenness, n. /bi tween /, prep. 1. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York and Chicago. 2. intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: between twelve and one o clock; between 50 and 60 apples; between pink and… … Universalium