No. 1,132 in French
distance
The amount of space between two points.
In a sentence
La distance entre les deux villes est de 200 kilomètres.
The distance between the two cities is 200 kilometers.
In this sentence, 'distance' refers to the measurable space between two geographical points.
Avec le temps, la distance émotionnelle entre eux a diminué.
Over time, the emotional distance between them has diminished.
Here, 'distance' symbolizes emotional or relational separation.
Il aime courir sur de longues distances pour rester en forme.
He likes running over long distances to stay in shape.
In this case, 'distance' pertains to a measurable physical extent traveled or covered.
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