What does à distance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word à distance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use à distance in French.

The word à distance in French means remotely, remote, within [transport] distance, at a distance from, midway, halfway, remote access, remote assistance, manual remote control, remote connection, distance-learning course, correspondence course, distance as the crow flies, distance learning, remote payment, remote access, remote control, stay away, stay back, keep your distance from, keep away from , stay away from , keep your distance from, keep back, hold back, telecommuting, telework, remote work, distance selling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word à distance

remotely

locution adverbiale (sans être sur place)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Avec une connexion à haut débit, il est possible de travailler à distance.
It's possible to work remotely with a broadband connection.

remote

locution adjectivale (fait sans être sur place)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Grâce à la prise en main à distance, le technicien a pu me dépanner sans que j'aie eu à bouger de chez moi.
Thanks to remote management, the technician was able to help me without me having to leave home.

within [transport] distance

(accessible via [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

at a distance from

(loin de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

midway, halfway

locution adverbiale (à moitié de la distance)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

remote access

nom masculin (connexion sans être sur place)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

remote assistance

nom féminin (aide téléphonique) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

manual remote control

nom féminin (direction, pilotage en retrait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

remote connection

nom féminin (connexion via un réseau télécom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

distance-learning course, correspondence course

nom masculin (leçons par correspondance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle suit des cours à distance avec le CNAM.

distance as the crow flies

nom féminin (en ligne droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle est la distance à vol d'oiseau entre Paris et New York ?
What the distance between Paris and New York as the crow flies?

distance learning

nom féminin (cours par correspondance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

remote payment

nom masculin (paiement via internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

remote access, remote control

nom féminin (informatique : connexion distante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai pu dépanner l'ordinateur de ma mère par prise de main à distance.

stay away, stay back

locution verbale (ne pas s'approcher)

keep your distance from

(figuré (ne pas se mêler de [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

keep away from , stay away from , keep your distance from

locution verbale (rester loin de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tenez-vous à distance de la falaise !

keep back, hold back

locution verbale (ne pas laisser approcher)

La police tenait la foule à distance.

telecommuting, telework, remote work

nom masculin (travail à domicile via un ordinateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

distance selling

nom féminin (vente par correspondance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Internet a bouleversé la vente à distance.

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