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1 between
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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2 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.
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