 | French | English  | |
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 | entre {adv} {prep} | 13 between | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| entre nous {adv} | between ourselves [confidential] | |
| au milieu {adv} | in between | |
| entre-temps {adv} | in between [in time] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| faire un choix entre qc. | to choose between sth. | |
| faire la navette entre | to commute between | |
| opter entre | to decide between | |
| séparer qc. [concepts, domaines, problèmes] | to distinguish between qc. | |
| répartir qc. entre qn. | to divide sth. between sb. [share out] | |
| diviser qc. entre qc. | to divide sth. between sth. | |
| intercaler qc. entre qc. | to insert sth. between sth. | |
| interposer qc. entre qc. | to interpose sth. between sth. | |
| s'interposer entre qn./qc. | to intervene between sb./sth. | |
| trains transp. assurer la liaison entre qc. [train, car] | to run between qc. [train, bus service] | |
| s'engouffrer entre qc. [bâtiments] | to rush between sth. [wind] | |
| naut. transp. assurer la liaison entre qc. [ferry] | to sail between qc. [ferry service] | |
| se partager entre qc. | to share between sth. | |
| faire la navette entre | to shuttle between | |
| se couler dans qc. [draps] | to slip between sth. [e.g. sheets] | |
| osciller entre qc. | to vacillate between sth. | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| équilibre {m} entre qc. | balance between sth. | |
| tech. pondération {f} entre qc. | balance between sth. | |
| dissonances {f.pl} entre qc. | disparities between sth. | |
| mésintelligence {f} entre qn./qc. | dissension between sb./sth. | |
| division {f} entre qc. | division between sth. | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| entre les deux {adv} | between the two | |
| à cheval entre qc. et qc. {adv} [fig.] [p. ex. entre deux villages] | situated between sth. and sth. | |
| coincé entre qc. et qc. {adj} {past-p} | wedged between sth. and sth. | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| fossé {m} entre qn. et qn. | divide between sb. and sb. | |
| s'intercaler entre qc. [feuillet, exemple] | to be inserted between sth. | |
| être écartelé entre qc. | to be torn between sth. | |
| s'intercaler entre qc. [personne, véhicule] | to come in between sth. | |
| distinguer A et B | to distinguish between A and B | |
| s'intercaler entre qc. [rendez-vous] | to fit in between sth. [e.g. a meeting] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| être coincé entre qc. et qc. | to be stuck between sth. and sth. | |
| hésiter entre deux partis | to hesitate between two options | |
| intercaler qc. entre deux mots | to insert sth. between two words | |
| assurer la liaison entre différents services | to liaise between different services | |
| lire entre les lignes [loc.] | to read between the lines [idiom] | |
| creuser l'écart entre qc. | to widen the gap between sth. | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| répartition {f} de qc. [argent, biens, travail, rôles] (entre qn./qc.) | sharing out of sth. (between sb./sth.) | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| entre Noël et le Nouvel an {adv} | between Christmas and New Year | |
| entre nous soit dit {adv} | between you and me (and the gatepost) | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| être dans le pétrin [loc.] | to be (caught) between a rock and a hard place [idiom] | |
| rester suspendu entre la vie et la mort | to be hovering between life and death | |
| loc. être tiraillé entre deux choses | to be torn between two things | |
| revenir la queue entre les jambes [fig.] [fam.] | to come back with the tail between the legs [idiom] [fig.] | |
| faire le départ entre le bien et le mal [loc.] | to distinguish between good and evil [idiom] | |
| séparer un problème d'un autre | to distinguish between one problem and another | |
| mener une ligne d'un point à un autre [tracer] | to draw a line between two points | |
| dr. tracer une frontière précise entre le légal et l'illégal [fig.] | to draw the line between what is legal and what is illegal [fig.] | |
| cuis. faire le trou normand | to drink a glass of Calvados between each course of a meal | |
| semer la zizanie entre deux personnes [loc.] | to drive a wedge between two persons [fig.] | |
| sociol. instaurer des rapports de convivialité (entre les gens) | to establish friendly relations (between people) | |
| ne rien avoir dans la citrouille [fam.] [loc.] | to have nothing between the ears [coll.] | |
| distinguer entre A et B | to make a distinction between A and B | |
| faire une distinction entre X et Y | to make a distinction between X and Y | |
| faire un distinguo entre qc. | to make a fine distinction between sth. | |
| faire la relation entre deux événements | to make the connection between two events | |
| jeter une passerelle entre qc. et qc. [fig.] | to provide a link between sth. and sth. | |
| provoquer une rencontre entre qn./qc. | to set up a meeting between sb./sth. | |
| équi. prendre le mors aux dents | to take the bit between its teeth | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| fossé {m} entre les nantis et les démunis | divide between rich and poor | |
| géogr. hist. pol. Quatre Membres {m.pl} de Flandre | Four entities (Bruges, Liberty of Bruges, Ghent & Ypres) forming mediaeval parliament in Flanders between 1386 & 1597. | |
| trêve {f} des confiseurs [loc.] | period between Christmas and New Year | |
| écon. l'équilibre {m} entre l'offre et la demande | the balance between supply and demand | |
