espace

Definitions of espace
  1. noun
    space for movement
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    ensemble de places assises
    an area that includes places where several people can sit
    place debout
    room for passengers or spectators to stand
    hauteur libre
    vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
    balcon, corbeille
    a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
    premier rang du parterre
    seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
    sièges décallés
    seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
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    emplacement, localisation, position, relation spatiale
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  2. noun
    an area reserved for some particular purpose
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    parking space, place, place de parking
    a space where an automobile can be parked
    place
    a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
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    région
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  3. noun
    an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    synonyms: intervalle
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    enceinte naturelle
    a naturally enclosed space
    étendue
    a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
    ouverture, trou
    an open or empty space in or between things
    angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    vide
    an empty area or space
    cavité, espace fermé, excavation
    space that is surrounded by something
    entrecuisse
    the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
    brèche
    an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
    abîme
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
    brisure, fente, fissure
    a long narrow opening
    trou
    an opening into or through something
    déchirure
    an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    angle d'incidence
    the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
    angle de réflexion
    the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
    angle oblique
    an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
    cavité, creux, excavation
    a cavity or space in something
    poche, sac
    an enclosed space
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    emplacement, localisation
    a point or extent in space
    forme amorphe
    an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
  4. noun
    (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
    synonyms: intervalle
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    ensemble
    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
  5. noun
    the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
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    région, étendue
    the extended spatial location of something
  6. noun
    any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
    synonyms: espace intersidéral
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    emplacement, localisation
    a point or extent in space
  7. noun
    a blank area
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    marge
    the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
    bosse, enfoncement
    the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
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    aire, superficie
    the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  8. noun
    a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
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    caractère
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  9. noun
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
    synonyms: décor
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    exposition, vitrine
    a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
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    environnement
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  10. noun
    the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
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    intervalle
    the distance between things
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