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gap [gæp](a) (hole, opening → which needs mending) trou m; (→ in floorboards) interstice m; (→ created deliberately) trouée f, ouverture f; (→ in a wall) brèche f; (→ in clouds) trou m; (→ in trees) trouée f; (→ of spark plug, points) écartement m; (→ in piston ring) jeu m à la coupe (des segments);∎ a gap in the wall un trou dans le mur;∎ the sun shone through a gap in the clouds le soleil perça à travers les nuages∎ a gap of 2 cm un intervalle de 2 cm;∎ there was a gap of a few metres between each car il y avait une distance de quelques mètres entre chaque voiture;∎ he has a gap between his front teeth il a les dents de devant écartées;∎ I could see through a gap in the curtains je voyais par la fente entre les rideaux;∎ there's a gap in the curtains les rideaux bâillent;∎ the shelling had opened great gaps in the ranks le bombardement avait éclairci les rangs∎ fill in the gaps with the missing letters remplissez les blancs avec les lettres manquantes∎ there's a perceptible gap between stimulus and response il y a un intervalle sensible entre le stimulus et la réponse;∎ she returned to work after a gap of six years elle s'est remise à travailler après une interruption de six ans∎ to bridge or to fill a gap combler un vide;∎ to fill the gaps in one's education combler les lacunes de son éducation;∎ his death left a gap in our lives sa mort a laissé un vide dans notre vie;∎ a gap in the market un créneau sur le marché(f) (omission) lacune f;∎ there are several gaps in his story il y a plusieurs trous dans son histoire(h) (disparity) écart m, inégalité f;∎ we need to reduce the gap between theory and practice il nous faut réduire l'écart entre la théorie et la pratique;∎ there's a technology gap between our two countries il y a un fossé technologique entre nos deux pays;∎ to close the gap réduire l'écart;∎ age gap différence f d'âge►► gap financing crédit m relais;gap site terrain m vague (entre deux bâtiments);British gap year = année, souvent passée à voyager, que s'accorde un étudiant avant son entrée à l'université ou à la fin de ses études
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