within

within
within [{{t}}wɪ'ðɪn]
1 preposition
(a) (inside → place) à l'intérieur de, dans; {{}}figurative{{}} (→ group, system) à l'intérieur de, au sein de; (→ person) en;
he lived and worked within these four walls il a vécu et travaillé entre ces quatre murs;
a play within a play une pièce dans une pièce;
new forces are at work within our society des forces nouvelles sont à l'œuvre dans notre société;
the man's role within the family is changing le rôle de l'homme au sein de la famille est en train de changer;
a small voice within her une petite voix intérieure ou au fond d'elle-même
(b) (inside the limits of) dans les limites de;
you must remain within the circle tu dois rester dans le ou à l'intérieur du cercle;
to be within the law être dans les limites de la loi;
within the framework of the agreement dans le cadre de l'accord;
it is not within the bounds of possibility ça dépasse le cadre du possible;
to live within one's means vivre selon ses moyens;
the car is well within his price range la voiture est tout à fait dans ses prix ou dans ses moyens;
within reason dans des limites raisonnables
(c) (before the end of a specified period of time) en moins de;
within the hour or an hour she had finished en moins d'une heure, elle avait fini;
I'll let you know within a week je vous dirai ce qu'il en est dans le courant de la semaine;
within the required time dans le délai prescrit;
within twenty-four hours dans les vingt-quatre heures;
use within two days of purchase (on packaging) à consommer dans les deux jours suivant la date d'achat;
within a week of taking the job, she knew it was a mistake moins d'une semaine après avoir accepté cet emploi, elle sut qu'elle avait fait une erreur;
within the next five years, within five years from now d'ici cinq ans
(d) (indicating distance, measurement)
they were within 10 km of Delhi ils étaient à moins de 10 km de Delhi;
we are within walking distance of the shops nous pouvons aller faire nos courses à pied;
accurate to within 0.1 of a millimetre précis au dixième de millimètre près;
within a radius of ten kilometres dans un rayon de dix kilomètres;
she came within seconds of beating the record elle a failli battre le record à quelques secondes près;
we were within sight of the shore nous avions la côte en vue
(e) (during)
enormous changes have taken place within a single generation de grands changements ont eu lieu en l'espace d'une seule génération;
did the accident take place within the period covered by the insurance? l'accident a-t-il eu lieu pendant la période couverte par l'assurance?
2 adverb
dedans, à l'intérieur;
enquire within (sign) renseignements à l'intérieur;
from within de l'intérieur;
the appointment will be made from within la nomination se fera au sein de l'entreprise

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