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pace [peɪs]1. nouna. ( = measure) pas m• to put sb through his or her paces mettre qn à l'épreuve• to quicken one's pace [walker] presser le pas• to pace o.s. ménager ses forces* * *[peɪs] 1.noun (short stride, unit of measurement) pas m; ( rate of movement) (of person walking, of life) rythme mat a fast/slow pace — vite/lentement
I can't stand the pace — lit, fig je n'arrive pas à suivre
to step up/slow the pace — accélérer/ralentir le rythme
2.to set the pace — fig donner le ton
transitive verb arpenter [cage, room]3.to pace up and down — ( impatiently) faire les cent pas
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pace s.f. 1. paix: in tempo di pace en temps de paix; mantenere la pace maintenir la paix, préserver la paix; chiedere la pace demander la paix; turbare la pace troubler la paix. 2. ( trattato) paix: firmare la pace signer la paix. 3. (accordo, armonia) paix, harmonie: in questa famiglia regna la pace la paix règne dans cette famille; la pace domestica la paix du foyer. 4. ( quiete) paix, tranquillité, calme m.: che pace in questa casa! quelle paix dans cette maison!, quel calme dans cette maison! 5. ( tranquillità d'animo) paix, quiétude: non trovare pace ne pas trouver la paix. 6. ( Rel) paix: la pace sia con voi que la paix soit avec vous. -
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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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I.II.A n2 ( measure) pas m ; the room measures 12 paces by 14 paces la pièce fait 12 pas sur 14 ; 12 paces away à 12 pas ;3 ( rate of movement) (of person walking, of life, change) rythme m, allure f ; at a fast/slow pace vite/lentement ; at walking pace au pas ; to quicken one's pace presser le pas ; at my own pace à mon propre rythme ; to keep up the pace lit, fig tenir le rythme ; to keep pace with sth lit, fig arriver à suivre qch ; I can't stand the pace lit, fig je n'arrive pas à suivre ; to step up/slow down the pace accélérer/ralentir le rythme ; to set the pace lit imposer le rythme ; fig donner le ton ;4 ( speed) vitesse f ; to have pace être rapide ; to gather pace [vehicle, ball] prendre de la vitesse ; [athlete] accélérer ; [process] prendre de l'ampleur ; his lack of pace let him down il a perdu à cause de son manque de rapidité ;C vi ( also pace up and down) ( slowly) marcher à pas lents ; ( impatiently) faire les cent pas ; to pace up and down sth arpenter qch.to put sb through their paces mettre qn à l'épreuve. -
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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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palier mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pace
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1) pas2) rythme; allure; trainEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pace
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(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) mesurer (une distance) au pas -
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(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) régler l'allure -
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Trav. cadences infernalesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > hellish work pace
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suivre le rythme de/l'évolution deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to keep pace with
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