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distance
[ˈdɪstəns]
sustantivo
1. distancia (f)
  • from a distance -> desde lejos
  • in the distance -> en la lejanía
  • at a distance of… -> a una distancia de…
  • within five minutes walking distance -> a cinco minutos a pie
  • a short distance away -> bastante cerca
  • some distance away -> bastante lejos
  • to keep somebody at a distance -> guardar las distancias con alguien
  • to keep one's distance -> mantener las distancias
  • at this distance in time… -> después de tanto tiempo…
  • to go the distance -> aguantar todos los asaltos (in boxing)
  • distance learning -> educación (f) a distancia
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to distance oneself from somebody/something -> distanciarse de alguien/algo

distance [dis-tans]
sustantivo
1. Distancia (space between two points).
  • Within easy distance walking -> a poca distancia a pie
  • From a distance of 12 miles -> a una distancia de 12 millas
  • I can’t walk long distances -> no puedo caminar mucho
  • From a distance of ten years -> a diez años de distancia, después de diez años
2. Alejamiento; distanciamiento (emotional).
  • To keep one’s distance -> guardar las distancias (remain aloof)
3. Lontananz
adjetivo
4. Respeto, miramiento. (Deporte)
5. Esquivez, extrañeza; frialdad, altivez.
6. Contrariedad.
7. Distancia. (Deporte)
  • Distance runner -> corredor de fondo
  • The fight went the distance -> la pelea duró hasta el último round
  • At a distance -> de lejos o a lo lejos
  • Not to come within any distance from anyone -> no llegarle a la suela del zapato
  • To keep at a distance -> tener a distancia, no tratar con familiaridad
Distancia (in time).
  • To distance oneself from somebody/something -> distanciarse de alguien/algo (emotionally); desvincularse de alguien/algo (deny involvement)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Adelantarse. (n)
va. Alejar, apartar, desviar; sobrepasar; espaciar; tomar la delantera, dejar atrás, sobresalir.

distance [ˈdɪstəns]
noun
1 (in space) distancia (f)
the distance between the houses
what distance is it from here to London? ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Londres?
at this distance we should be able to cover the distance in 2 hours
we followed them at a distance les seguimos a distancia
at a distance of two metres a dos metros de distancia; I can't see her face at this distance a esta distancia no puedo ver su cara
within easy distance (of sth) a poca distancia (de algo); no muy lejos (de algo)
the hotel is a fair distance from the airport el hotel está bastante lejos del aeropuerto
from a distance desde lejos
from a distance you look like your mother desde lejos te pareces a tu madre; he had no choice but to admire her from a distance no podía hacer otra cosa más que admirarla desde lejos
to go the distance (Dep) llegar hasta el final
a lot of people start the course with enthusiasm but are unable to go the distance muchos empiezan el curso con entusiasmo pero son incapaces de completarlo
it's a good distance (from here) está muy or bastante lejos (de aquí)
to be within hearing distance estar al alcance de la voz
in the distance a lo lejos
in the near distance a poca distancia; in the middle distance en segundo término; in the far distance muy a lo lejos; en la lejanía
to keep one's distance mantenerse a distancia; guardar las distancias
keep your distance! ¡mantén la distancia!; to keep sb at a distance guardar las distancias con algn
he can't walk long distances yet aún no puede andar largas distancias
it's no distance está cerquísima; está a nada de aquí
it's only a short distance away está a poca distancia; está bastante cerca
stopping distance (Aut) distancia (f) de parada
to be within striking distance of sth estar muy cerca de algo; estar a un paso or dos pasos de algo
a country house within striking distance of London he was within striking distance of his first win of the year it was a good club and within striking distance of home they are fourth in the First Division and within striking distance of leaders Manchester United If you start your holiday at Cherbourg, remember that Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah are beaches in striking distance
it is within walking distance se puede ir andando
we continued shouting goodbye until he was no longer within hearing distance the question is, will Frank Bruno be able to go the distance in a fight against Mike Tyson? Or will he get knocked out in the first round? the Dutch runner started out well but he was unable to go the distance, and dropped into tenth place in the final lap many runners took part in the London marathon but few were able to go the distance (and actually complete the race)
2 (in time)
at a distance of 400 years después de 400 años; at this distance in time después de tanto tiempo
verb:transitive
to distance o.s. (from problems, situations etc) distanciarse;from sth de algo;
distancing oneself from others is sometimes necessary sometimes you need to distance yourself from the situation, or you will get too drawn into it a counsellor must be able to listen, and at the same time distance him/herself from the other person's problems
modifier
distance learning (n) enseñanza (f) a distancia; enseñanza (f) por correspondencia
distance race (n) carrera (f) de larga distancia
distance runner (n) corredoracorredora (m) (f) de fondo;a corredora

Verb Conjugation for "distance"

Imperative
  • distance
  • you distance
  • he/she distances
  • we distance
  • you distance
  • they distance
Preterite
  • I distanced
  • you distanced
  • he/she distanced
  • we distanced
  • you distanced
  • they distanced
Present Continuous
  • I am distancing
  • you are distancing
  • he/she is distancing
  • we are distancing
  • you are distancing
  • they are distancing
Present Perfect
  • I have distanced
  • you have distanced
  • he/she has distanced
  • we have distanced
  • you have distanced
  • they have distanced
Past Continuous
  • I was distancing
  • you were distancing
  • he/she was distancing
  • we were distancing
  • you were distancing
  • they were distancing
Past Perfect
  • I had distanced
  • you had distanced
  • he/she had distanced
  • we had distanced
  • you had distanced
  • they had distanced
Future
  • I will distance
  • you will distance
  • he/she will distance
  • we will distance
  • you will distance
  • they will distance
Future Perfect
  • I will have distanced
  • you will have distanced
  • he/she will have distanced
  • we will have distanced
  • you will have distanced
  • they will have distanced
Future Continuous
  • I will be distancing
  • you will be distancing
  • he/she will be distancing
  • we will be distancing
  • you will be distancing
  • they will be distancing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been distancing
  • you have been distancing
  • he/she has been distancing
  • we have been distancing
  • you have been distancing
  • they have been distancing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been distancing
  • you will have been distancing
  • he/she will have been distancing
  • we will have been distancing
  • you will have been distancing
  • they will have been distancing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been distancing
  • you had been distancing
  • he/she had been distancing
  • we had been distancing
  • you had been distancing
  • they had been distancing
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