English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “pace”

pace (ˈpeɪs Pronunciation for pace

Translations

noun

  1. (= single step) pas masculine ⇒ He stopped when he was a few paces away. Il s'est arrêté à quelques pas.

    to take a pace forwards avancer d'un pas

    to take a pace backwards reculer d'un pas

  2. [of walker, runner] allure feminine ⇒ He was walking at a brisk pace. Il marchait à vive allure. ⇒ He proceeded at a leisurely pace. Il continua son chemin doucement en prenant son temps., Il continua son chemin à petite allure.

    to quicken one's pace accélérer l'allure

    to keep pace with sb se maintenir à la hauteur de qn

    to set the pace [runner] mener le train, imposer son train ⇒ The pace he set was too fast for the others. Le train qu'il avait imposé était trop rapide pour les autres.

    to put sb through their paces demander à qn de montrer ce dont il est capable ⇒ The coach put the British team through their paces. L'entraîneur a demandé à l'équipe britannique de montrer ce dont elle était capable.

    to go through one's paces montrer ce dont on est capable

  3. (= speed) rythme masculine ⇒ people who prefer to live at a slower pace les gens qui préfèrent vivre à un rythme plus lent

    to do sth at one's own pace faire qch à son rythme ⇒ The computer will allow students to learn at their own pace. L'ordinateur permettra aux étudiants d'apprendre à leur rythme.

    the pace of change le rythme du changement

    to keep pace with sth [+ developments, new technologies, technological advance] être en phase avec qch [+ demand, growth] faire face à ⇒ the company is struggling to keep pace with demand la compagnie a du mal à faire face à la demande

    to keep pace with inflation suivre l'inflation ⇒ Earnings have not kept pace with inflation. Les revenus n'ont pas suivi l'inflation.

    to keep pace with the times évoluer avec son temps

    to set the pace (= set the standard) donner le ton

    to set the pace for sth donner le ton à qch

intransitive verb

  1. faire les cent pas

    to pace up and down faire les cent pas

transitive verb

  1. [+ room, corridor] arpenter

    to pace the floor faire les cent pas

    to pace up and down sth arpenter qch ⇒ Harold paced nervously up and down the platform. Harold arpentait nerveusement le quai de la gare.

  2. to pace o.s. doser son effort

Similar Words

= stride, walk, pound, patrol, walk up and down, march up and down, walk back and forth

'pace' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: سُرْعَةٌPronunciation for سُرْعَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: passoPronunciation for passo
  • Chinese: Pronunciation for 步
  • Croatian: tempoPronunciation for tempo
  • Czech: tempoPronunciation for temporychlost
  • Danish: hastighedPronunciation for hastighed
  • Dutch: tempoPronunciation for tempostap
  • European Spanish: pasoPronunciation for pasoritmo
  • Finnish: askelPronunciation for askeltahti
  • French: allurePronunciation for allure
  • German: SchrittPronunciation for Schritt
  • Greek: βήμαPronunciation for βήμα
  • Italian: ritmoPronunciation for ritmo
  • Japanese: 歩調Pronunciation for 歩調
  • Korean: 보조Pronunciation for 보조
  • Norwegian: skrittPronunciation for skritt
  • Polish: tempoPronunciation for tempo
  • Portuguese: ritmoPronunciation for ritmo
  • Romanian: ritm ritmuri
  • Russian: частотаPronunciation for частота
  • Spanish: pasoPronunciation for pasoritmo
  • Swedish: tempoPronunciation for tempo
  • Thai: จังหวะความเร็วPronunciation for จังหวะความเร็ว
  • Turkish: adımPronunciation for adım
  • Ukrainian: хід
  • Vietnamese: bước chânPronunciation for bước chân
  • Brazilian Portuguese: andar impacientemente
  • Chinese: 在…走来走去因焦虑或不耐烦在…走来來走去
  • European Spanish: caminar de arriba a abajo
  • French: faire les cent pas dans
  • German: auf und ab gehen in
  • Italian: camminare su e giù per
  • Japanese: うろうろ歩き回る
  • Korean: >서성거리다초조하거나 화가나서
  • Portuguese: andar impacientemente
  • Spanish: caminar de arriba a abajo
  • Brazilian Portuguese: passo
  • Chinese: 步距
  • European Spanish: paso
  • French: pas
  • German: Schritt
  • Italian: passo
  • Japanese: 歩幅
  • Korean: 걸음
  • Portuguese: passo
  • Spanish: paso

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