distant

distant
adjective
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante, alejado, lejos (de)
2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante
3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante, frío
distant adj lejano / remoto
a distant star una estrella remota
distant
tr['dɪstənt]
adjective
1 (place) lejano,-a, distante, remoto,-a, apartado,-a; (time, past) lejano,-a, remoto,-a; (look) distraído,-a, ausente; (cousin, relative) lejano,-a
a distant journey un viaje muy largo
he could hear the distant sound of the sea oía el mar a los lejos
2 (cold, aloof) distante, frío,-a
distant ['dɪstənt] adj
1) far: distante, lejano
2) remote: distante, lejano, remoto
3) aloof: distante, frío
distant
adj.
apartado, -a adj.
arrinconado, -a adj.
ausente adj.
distante adj.
esquivo, -a adj.
lejano, -a adj.
ligero, -a adj.
'dɪstənt
adjective
1)
a) (in space) <spot/country> distante, lejano

I could hear the distant sound of bells — oía campanas a lo lejos

b) (in time)

in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano

2) (pred) (in space)

cities 50 miles distant (from each other) — ciudades que distan 50 millas (la una de la otra)

3) <relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto
4)
a) (aloof) distante, frío
b) (absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido
['dɪstǝnt]
ADJ
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 church — 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 country — en una remota región del país

we could hear distant thunder — se oían truenos lejanos or en la distancia

we had a distant view of the sea — veíamos el mar a lo lejos

2) (in time) [future, past, ancestor] lejano

in the distant future — en un lejano futuro

in the not too or very distant future — en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano

last summer's drought is a distant memory — la sequía del verano pasado es ya un recuerdo lejano

in the distant past — en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto

at some distant point in the future — en algún momento del futuro lejano

a distant prospect — 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 became increasingly distant towards him — se distanció cada vez más de él

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 or ida

* * *
['dɪstənt]
adjective
1)
a) (in space) <spot/country> distante, lejano

I could hear the distant sound of bells — oía campanas a lo lejos

b) (in time)

in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano

2) (pred) (in space)

cities 50 miles distant (from each other) — ciudades que distan 50 millas (la una de la otra)

3) <relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto
4)
a) (aloof) distante, frío
b) (absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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