distant

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distant
[ˈdɪstənt]
adjetivo
1distante, lejano(a) (far-off)
  • 3 kilometers distant -> a 3 kilómetros de distancia
  • a distant relative -> un pariente lejano
  • she had a distant look -> tenía la mirada distante or perdida
  • in the distant past -> en el pasado lejano
2distante (reserved)

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distant [dis-tant]
adjetivo
1Distante, apartado, lejano, remoto (in space/spot, country).
  • I could hear the distant sound of bells -> oía campanas a lo lejos
  • In the distant past/future -> en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano (in time)
2Esquivo, extraño; distante, frío (aloof); ausente, ido (absent-minded/expression, tone).
3Lejano (relative); remoto (resemblance, connection).
  • To be distant with one -> tratar a uno con frialdad
  • A distant relative -> un pariente lejano
  • A distant hope -> una esperanza remota
  • Distant manners -> maneras reservadas

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distant [ˈdɪstənt] ?
adjective
1 (in space) [+country, land] distante; lejano; [+star, galaxy] lejano; remoto; [+sound] lejano
the nearest hospital was 200km distant el hospital más cercano se hallaba a 200km (de distancia)
the school is 2km distant from the churchfrom la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia
as Neptune is so distant from the sun como Neptuno está tan lejos del sol
in a distant part of the countrypart en una remota región del país
we could hear distant thunderthunder se oían truenos lejanos en la distancia;or
we had a distant view of the seaview veíamos el mar a lo lejos
2 (in time) [+future, past, ancestor] lejano
in the distant futurefuture en un lejano futuro
in the not too very distant futureor en un futuro no demasiado no muy lejano;or
last summer's drought is a distant memorymemory la sequía del verano pasado es ya un recuerdo lejano
in the distant pastpast en un lejano pasado; en un pasado remoto
at some distant point in the futurepoint en algún momento del futuro lejano
a distant prospectprospect una remota posibilidad
3 (not closely related) [+relative, cousin] lejano; [+connection] remoto
4 (aloof) [+person, manner, voice] distante
he is courteous but distant es cortés pero distante; to become distant volverse distante
she has become rather distant lately you have become so distant since we last met
she became increasingly distant towards him se distanció cada vez más de él
to be distant with sb Tom seemed increasingly distant from us
5 (removed)
all this seems so distant from the Spain of today todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy; todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy; Steve gradually became more distant from reality poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad; he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento
6 (distracted) [+person, look] ausente
there was a distant look in her eyes tenía la mirada ausente ida;or

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