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Ⅰ.pace1 [peɪs]1 noun∎ she quickened her pace elle pressa le pas;∎ she slackened her pace elle ralentit le pas;∎ at a good or brisk or smart pace à vive allure;∎ at a slow pace à petite allure;∎ at walking pace au pas;∎ the slower pace of country life le rythme plus paisible de la vie à la campagne;∎ don't walk so fast, I can't keep pace with you ne marche pas si vite, je n'arrive pas à te suivre;∎ to keep pace with new developments se tenir au courant des derniers développements;∎ output is keeping pace with demand la production se maintient au niveau de ou répond à la demande;∎ our incomes haven't kept pace with inflation nos revenus n'ont pas augmenté au même rythme que l'inflation;∎ it's all happened so fast I can barely keep pace with it tout est arrivé si vite que j'ai du mal à suivre le rythme;∎ he couldn't stand or take the pace il n'arrivait pas à suivre le rythme;∎ do it at your own pace faites-le à votre propre rythme;∎ to force the pace forcer l'allure;∎ to make or to set the pace Sport donner l'allure, mener le train; figurative donner le ton∎ take two paces to the left faites deux pas à gauche;∎ he was a few paces from me il était à quelques pas de moi;∎ British to put sb through his/her paces mettre qn à l'épreuve;∎ to put a horse through its paces faire passer un cheval à la montre;∎ to put a car/machine through its paces mettre une voiture/une machine à l'épreuve;∎ to go through or to show one's paces montrer ce dont ou de quoi on est capablemarcher (à pas mesurés);∎ he paced up and down the corridor il arpentait le couloir(a) (corridor, cage, room) arpenter∎ she paced the first two laps well elle a trouvé le bon rythme pour les deux premiers tours de piste;∎ the action is well paced le suspense ne faiblit pas;∎ to pace oneself (when running, drinking) trouver son rythme; (when eating) garder de la place pour la suite►► pace bowler (in cricket) lanceur m rapide or puissant;pace car (in motor racing) pace-car m ou fmesurer en pas;∎ she paced out ten steps elle compta dix pasⅡ.pace2 ['pɑ:tʃeɪ]formal n'en déplaise à -
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[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pas2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) allure2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) faire les cent pas- keep pace with - pace out - put someone through his paces - set the pace - show one's paces
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