remotely

remotely
adverb remotamente, lejanamente
remotely adv remotamente
he's not remotely like Michael Jackson no se parece ni remotamente a Michael Jackson
remotely
tr[rɪ'məʊtlɪ]
adverb
1 remotamente
■ I'm not remotely interested no me interesa en lo más mínimo
remotely [ri'mo:tli] adv
1) slightly: remotamente
2) distantly: en un lugar remoto, muy lejos
rɪ'məʊtli
adverb
a) (at all, in the least) (usu with neg) remotamente

he wasn't even remotely interested — no estaba ni remotamente interesado

it is remotely possible he'll come — existe una remota posibilidad de que venga

b) (distantly) <situated> en un lugar apartado

the two events are not even remotely connected — no hay ni la más remota conexión entre los dos hechos

[rɪ'mǝʊtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=distantly) en un lugar apartado

• they are remotely related — son parientes lejanos

• to be remotely situated — estar situado en un lugar apartado

2) (=slightly) [connected, possible] remotamente

• it wasn't even remotely amusing — no era ni por asomo divertido

• he isn't even remotely interested in opera — no está ni siquiera remotamente interesado en la ópera

• he failed to say anything remotely interesting — no consiguió decir nada mínimamente interesante

• I've never seen anything remotely like it — nunca he visto nada (ni) remotamente parecido

• it's not even remotely likely — de eso no hay la más remota posibilidad

• he'll eat anything that looks remotely edible — es capaz de comerse cualquier cosa con un mínimo aspecto de comestible

• the struggle to maintain anything remotely resembling decent standards — la lucha por mantener algo que se pareciera aunque fuera de lejos a unos niveles decentes

3) (=in a detached manner) [say, behave] de forma distante
4) (=by remote control) [control] a distancia; [detonate] por control remoto
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[rɪ'məʊtli]
adverb
a) (at all, in the least) (usu with neg) remotamente

he wasn't even remotely interested — no estaba ni remotamente interesado

it is remotely possible he'll come — existe una remota posibilidad de que venga

b) (distantly) <situated> en un lugar apartado

the two events are not even remotely connected — no hay ni la más remota conexión entre los dos hechos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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