pace

pace ¹  (ps)

n.

1. A step made in walking; a stride.

2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter).

3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially:

a. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace.

b. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.

c. Five Roman feet or 58.1 English inches, measured from the point at which the heel of one foot is raised to the point at which it is set down again after an intervening step by the other foot.

4.

a. The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs.

b. The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.

5. A manner of walking or running: a jaunty pace.

6. A gait of a horse in which both feet on one side are lifted and put down together.

v. paced, pac·ing, pac·es

v.tr.

1. To walk or stride back and forth across: paced the floor nervously.

2. To measure by counting the number of steps needed to cover a distance.

3. To set or regulate the rate of speed for.

4. To advance or develop (something) at a particular rate or tempo: a thriller that was paced at a breathtaking speed.

5. To train (a horse) in a particular gait, especially the pace.

v.intr.

1. To walk with long deliberate steps.

2. To go at the pace. Used of a horse or rider.

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[Middle English, from Old French pas, from Latin passus, from past participle of pandere, to stretch, spread out; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pace ¹

Noun

1.

a. a single step in walking

b. the length of a step

2. speed of walking or running

3. speed of doing some other activity: efforts to accelerate the pace of change are unlikely to succeed

4. manner of walking

5. keep pace with to advance at the same speed as

6. put someone through his or her paces to test someone's ability

7. set the pace to determine the speed at which a group advances

Verb

[pacing, paced]

1. to walk with regular steps, often in anxiety or impatience: he paced up and down the foyer impatiently

2. to set the speed for (the competitors) in a race

3. pace out to measure by paces [Latin passus step]

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pace ²

prep

with due respect to: used to express polite disagreement [Latin, from pax peace]

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Pace a company or herd of asses—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pace - the rate of moving (especially walking or running) gait quick time - a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute double time - a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
	2.	pace - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" step, stride, footstep indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
	3.	pace - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" rate temporal property - a property relating to time fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" beat - a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat" celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry sluggishness - the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
	4.	pace - a step in walking or running         stride, tread walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	5.	pace - the rate of some repeating event tempo beats per minute, bpm, M.M., metronome marking - the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
	6.	pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride yard linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length ft, foot - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" perch, rod, pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feet chain - a unit of length lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
Verb	1.	pace - walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	pace - go at a pace; "The horse paced"       go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" canter - go at a canter, of horses walk - walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow" rack, single-foot - go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" gallop - go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
	3.	pace - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" step measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
	4.	pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

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pace

noun 1. speed, rate, momentum, tempo, progress, motion, clip (informal) lick (informal) velocity

noun 2. step, walk, stride, tread, gait

noun 3. footstep, step, stride

verb 4. stride, walk, pound, patrol, walk up and down, march up and down, walk back and forth

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For ground forces, the speed of a column or element regulated to maintain a prescribed average speed.

Translations

pace [peɪs] n → paso (= rhythm); ritmo

vi to pace up and down → pasearse de un lado a otro;

to keep pace with → llevar el mismo paso que [+ events]; mantenerse a la altura de or al corriente de;

to set the pace (running) → marcar el paso;

(fig) → marcar la pauta;

to put sb through his paces (fig) → poner a algn a prueba

pace [peɪs] n → pas m (= speed); allure f; vitesse f

vi to pace up and down → faire les cent pas;

to keep pace with → aller à la même vitesse que [+ events]; se tenir au courant de;

to set the pace (running) → donner l'allure (fig); donner le ton;

to put sb through his paces (fig) → mettre qn à l'épreuve

pace [peɪs] n (= step) → Schritt m (= speed); Tempo nt

vi to pace up and down → auf und ab gehen;

to keep pace with → Schritt halten mit;

to set the pace → das Tempo angeben;

to put sb through his/her paces (fig) → jdn auf Herz und Nieren prüfen

pace [peɪs] n → passo (= speed); passo; velocità

vi to pace up and down → camminare su e giù;

to keep pace with → camminare di pari passo a [+ events]; tenersi al corrente di;

to put sb through his paces (fig) → mettere qn alla prova;

to set the pace (running) → fare l'andatura;

(fig) → dare il la or il tono

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pace

n pace [peis]

1 a step He took a pace forward.treeخُطْوَهкрачкаkrokskridtder Schrittβήμαpasosammگامaskelpasצַעַדकदमkoraklépéslangkahskrefpasso１歩한 걸음žingsnissolislangkahstapskritt, stegkrokpassopasшагkrokkorakkorakstegฝีเท้าadım步крокقدمbước chân步

2 speed of movement a fast pace.pasسُرْعَهскоростrychlosthastigheddie Gangartταχύτητα, ρυθμόςpasokiirusسرعت پیشرفتvauhtiallureקֶצֶבगतिtempo(menet)sebességkecepatan gerakan(göngu)hraðiandatura歩調운동의 속도greitis, tempasgaitalangkahtempofart, tempotempopassoviteză; mersскорость; темпrýchlosťtempotempohastighet, fart, tempoอัตราการเดินhız, sürat速度темп, швидкістьرفتارtốc độ đi速度

v

to walk backwards and forwards (across) He paced up and down.heen en weer loopيَخْطوвървя напред назадpřecházetgå frem og tilbageschreitenβηματίζωa otro ir de un ladokõnnisklemaقدم زدنastella edestakaisinfaire les cent pasלִפסוֹעַआगे-पीछे टहलनाkoračati gore-dolje (amo-tamo)lépkedmondar-mandirganga fram og tilbakacamminare歩く왔다갔다 하다žingsniuoti, vaikščiotisoļot šurpu turpuberjalan mundar-mandirijsberengå fram og tilbakechodzić tam i z powrotemandara păşiходить взад и вперёдprechádzaťhoditi gor in dolkoračatigå av och anเดินกลับไปกลับมาadımlamak踱步крокувати; вимірювати крокамиچلناđi tới đi lui踱步

n ˈpacemaker

1 an electronic device to make the heart beats regular or stronger. pasmakerجِهاز تَنظيم دقّات القَلبпейсмейкърkardiostimulátorpacemakerder Herzschrittmacherβηματοδότηςmarcapasossüdamestimulaatorدستگاه تنظیم ضربان قلبtahdistinstimulateur cardiaqueקוֹצב-לֵבपेसमेकर, हृदय को ठीक से संचालित करने वाला एक यंत्रregulator srcaszívritmus-szabályozópemacu jantunggangráðurpacemakerペースメーカー맥박 조정기širdies stimuliatoriussirds stimulatorsperentak jantungpacemakerpacemakerelektroniczny stymulator sercapacemakerpace­maker, stimulator cardiacэлектрокардиостимуляторkardiostimulátorsrčni vzpodbujevalnikpejsmejkerpacemakerอุปกรณ์ไฟฟ้าที่ช่วยให้อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจสม่ำเสมอirkilteç, kalp atış düzenleyicisi起搏器електрокардіостимуляторدل کي دھڑکن کو جاري رکھنے کا ايک برقي آلہmáy điều hoà nhịp tim起搏器

2 a person who sets the speed of a race. pasaangeërعَدّاء يُحَدِّد سُرْعَة الإنْطِلاقводачvodičpacerder Schrittmacherδρομέας που ρυθμίζει την ταχύτητα του αγώναliebrejooksu vedajaپیشتازvetäjämeneur/-euse de trainמוֹבִילआगे चलने वालाpredvodnik,određivač brzineiramot diktáló versenyzőpencatat kecepatansá sem stjórnar hraða í hlaupi(chi fa l'andatura)先導者보조[] 조정자sportininkas, duodantis tempątempa noteicējspenentu kelajuangangmakerpacer, harezawodnik nadający tempoQUERYiepureлидер, задающий темпvodičpredtekačosoba koja kontroliše brzinu trkefarthållare, hareผู้ที่นำอยู่ในการแข่งขันhız saptayıcısı定步速者той, хто задає темпايسا شخص جو دوڑ کے مقابلہ کي رفتار طے کرےngười dẫn đầu cuộc đua定步速者

keep pace with

to go as fast as He kept pace with the car on his motorbike.die pas aanhouيُجاريвървя в крак сdržet krokholde trit medSchritt halten mitσυμβαδίζω μεllevar el mismo paso, ir al mismo ritmosammu pidamaهم سرعت حرکت کردنpysyä vauhdissaaller à la même allure queלַעֲמוֹד בַּקֶצֶבयथासंभव तेज चलनाodržavati tempo,ne zaostajatilépést tart vkivelmengimbangi kecepatanhalda í viðandare al passo con, tenere il passo di～についていく...와 보조를 맞추다, ...에 따라가다neatsilikti nuoiet kopsolī; neatpaliktbersaing dgnbijhoudenholde tritt med, holde tempoetdotrzymywać tempaacompanhar o ritmo dea ţine pasul cuпоспевать заdržať krokiti v korak s čimdržati korak sahålla jämna steg medเดินไปด้วยระดับความเร็วเท่ากัน...-e ayak uydurmak齊頭并進іти в ногу з, не відставати відقدم بقدم چلناtheo kịp齐头并进

pace out

to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps She paced out the room.met treë meetيَقيس بالخُطْوَهмеря с крачкиměřit svými krokyskridte afabschreitenμετρώ απόσταση με βήματαmedir a pasossammudega mõõtmaبا قدم اندازه گرفتنmitata askelinmesurer (une distance) au pasלִמדוֹד בִּצעָדִיםकदम से नापनाizmeriti koracimakilépmengukurskrefa útmisurare a passi歩測する보측(步測)하다(iš)matuoti žingsniaisizmērīt soļiemmengukur sst dgn langkahafpassenskritte utwymierzyć krokamimedira măsura cu pasulизмерять шагами(od)merať krokmiizmeriti s korakiizmeriti koracimastega uppเดินหรือก้าววัดความยาวของadımla ölçmek步測вимірювати крокамиقدموں سے نانپناđo bằng bước chân步测

put someone etc through his etc paces

to make someone etc show what he etc can do He put his new car through its paces.يَمْتَحِن مُؤَهِّلات شَخْصvyzkoušet sifå en til at vise, hvad han kanjemanden, etc. alle Gangarten machen lassenδοκιμάζω(για να δω τι αξίζει)poner a alguien a prueba(kellegi) võimeid kompimakatsoa mihin jokin kykeneemettre qqn à l'épreuvekipróbálmemamerkan kemampuanprófa e-n/e-ð(mettere alla prova)力量を試す...의 역량을 시험해 보다išbandytipārbaudīt (kāda) spējasuittestense hva noen er god forpôr à provaa pune pe cineva la încercareпроверять чьи-л. способностиvyskúšať sipreizkusitiyeteneklerini/kabiliyetlerini denemek/sınamak顯示能做显示能做

set the pace

to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow Her experiments set the pace for future research.gee die pas aanيُحَدِّد سُرْعَةдавам темпоudávat krokbestemme fartenSchrittmacher seinδίνω το ρυθμόmarcar el paso; marcar la pautatempot määramaپیشاهنگ شدن؛ آهنگ حرکت را تعیین کردنmäärätä tahtirégler l'allureלִקבּוֹעַ אֶת הַקֶצֶבगति निर्धारित करनाdati (odrediti tempo)tempót diktálmerintis jalanráða hraða í keppni(fare da esempio)模範を示す선두로 달리다duoti tempąnoteikt tempumenentukan rentakhet tempo aangevenbestemme fartennadawać tempodar o exemploa im­prima ritmulзадавать темп/тонudávať krokdiktirati tempopostaviti merubestämma farten, ange tonenก้าวไปข้างหน้าโดยที่ทกคนต้องตามörnek/önayak olmak定出步調задавати темпرفتار متعين کرناdẫn đầu定出步调

show one's paces

to show what one can do They made the horse show its paces.wys wat hy kan doenيُري ماذا يستطيع أن يَفْعَلпоказвам какво могаukázat, co dovedevise, hvad man kanalle Gangarten zeigenδείχνω τι αξίζωmostrar uno sus habilidades/talentosoma võimeid näitamaتوانایی خود را نشان دادنnäyttää kykynsädonner sa mesureלְהַראוֹת אֶת הַיְכוֹלֶתयोग्यता दिखानाpokazati svoje znanjemegmutatja, mit tudmemperlihatkan kemampuansÿna hvað í manni/e-m bÿr(dimostrare le proprie capacità)力量を示す역량을 발휘하다parodyti, ko yra vertasparādīt savas spējas/ko ir vērtsmenunjukkan kebolehanlaten zien wat men kanvise hva en duger tilpokazać na co kogoś/coś staćmostrar do que é capazпоказать себя в делеukázať, čo dokážepokazati svoje zmožnostipokazati svoje mogućnostiแสดงความสามารถyeteneklerini/hünerlerini göstermek顯示本領показати, на що здатенصلاحيت کا مظاہرہ کرناcho thấy khả năng显示本领