French word

encablure

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃kablyʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounshort distance

Example

La boulangerie est à une encablure d'ici.

The bakery is a short distance from here.

Illustration for encablure (short distance)

More examples

Le cinéma est à une encablure de la maison.

The cinema is a short distance from the house.

Core concept

The length of a nautical cable serving as a ruler for a very small distance on land or at sea.

Similar words

pas: A short distance measured as the length of one step.
proximité: The state of being near, or the degree of nearness.
mètre: A unit of length used to measure short distances.

Definition in French

Terme désignant une courte distance; en navigation, distance correspondant à la longueur d'un câble et, par extension, signifiant 'très près'.

Word origin

The word encablure developed from câble with the added elements en- and -ure, with its nautical measurement sense preceding its broader meaning of close distance.

Usage tips

  • Encablure sounds formal or literary in ordinary location statements, while à deux pas de is more natural in casual speech.

Other meanings

  • cable lengthnoun

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