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Mi

A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

Examples :

"In music class, we learned that "do, re, mi" comes before "fa, sol, la, ti" on the major scale. "

En cours de musique, nous avons appris que « do, ré, mi » vient avant « fa, sol, la, si » sur la gamme majeure.

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Le mille international

The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.

Examples :

"The distance from my house to the school is approximately one mi. "

La distance entre ma maison et l'école est d'environ un mille international.

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Mille

Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.

Examples :

""The students ran two mi during their physical education class this morning." "

Les élèves ont couru deux milles pendant leur cours d'éducation physique ce matin.

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Mille

Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.

Examples :

"The ancient Romans often marked distances along their roads using milestones spaced one mi apart. "

Les Romains de l'Antiquité marquaient souvent les distances le long de leurs routes en utilisant des bornes milliaires espacées d'un mille.

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Le mille scandinave

The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.

Examples :

""The long walk to school was about one mi, or ten kilometers." "

La longue marche jusqu'à l'école faisait environ un mille scandinave, soit dix kilomètres.

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Mille

Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).

Examples :

"My grandfather often spoke of traveling many mi on his journeys to the countryside. "

Mon grand-père parlait souvent de parcourir de nombreux milles lors de ses voyages à la campagne.

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Mile

(travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program.

Examples :

"I need 5,000 more mi to get a free flight to visit my family. "

J'ai besoin de 5 000 miles de plus pour obtenir un vol gratuit pour rendre visite à ma famille.

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Mille

Any similarly large distance.

Examples :

"The shot missed by a mile."

Le tir a manqué d'un mille.

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Course d'un mile

A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)

Examples :

"The runners competed in the mile."

Les coureurs ont participé à la course d'un mile.

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Un mile à l'heure

One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.

Examples :

"five miles over the speed limit"

cinq miles au-dessus de la limite de vitesse

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