between

between
between [bɪˈtwi:n]
preposition
   a. entre
• sit between those two boys asseyez-vous entre ces deux garçons
• between 5 and 6 o'clock entre 5 et 6 heures
• she is between 25 and 30 elle a entre 25 et 30 ans
• the ferry goes between Dover and Calais le ferry fait la navette entre Douvres et Calais
• the train does not stop between here and London le train est direct d'ici à Londres
• between now and next week we must ... d'ici la semaine prochaine nous devons ...
• no one can come between us personne ne peut nous séparer
• between you and me, he is not very clever entre nous, il n'est pas très intelligent
► in between (in space) au milieu ; (in time) dans l'intervalle
• rows of trees with grass in between des rangées d'arbres avec de l'herbe au milieu
• she did some freelance work in between elle a travaillé comme free-lance dans l'intervalle
   b. (cooperation) they managed to lift the box between them à eux deux, ils sont arrivés à soulever la caisse
• we got the letter written between us à nous tous nous avons réussi à écrire la lettre
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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.
preposition
1) (in time, space etc) entre

the wall between the two gardens — le mur entre les deux jardins

flights between London and Paris — les vols entre Londres et Paris

between the ages of 12 and 18 — entre l'âge de 12 ans et l'âge de 18 ans or entre 12 et 18 ans

between now and next year — d'ici à l'année prochaine

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

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

2) (together, in combination)

the couples have seven children between them — à eux tous, les couples ont sept enfants

they drank the whole bottle between (the two of) them — ils ont bu toute la bouteille à eux deux

between them, they collected £200 — en tout, ils ont réuni 200 livres sterling

2.
adverb (also in between) (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

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between ourselves —

between you and me (and the gatepost) — entre nous


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