remoteness

remoteness
noun alejamiento
remoteness
tr[rɪ'məʊtnəs]
noun
1 (distance) lejanía, lo lejano
2 (loneliness) lo aislado, lo apartado
remoteness [ri'mo:tnəs] n
: lejanía f
remoteness
n.
alejamiento s.m.
lejanía s.f.
rɪ'məʊtnəs, rɪ'məʊtnɪs
mass noun (isolation, distance)

the remoteness of the place — la lejanía or lo remoto or lo apartado del lugar

[rɪ'mǝʊtnɪs]
N
1) (in space) [of galaxy, village, house] lo remoto
2) (in time) [of period, age] lo lejano
3) (=aloofness)

he found her remoteness hard to cope with — no llevaba bien que ella fuese tan distante

her remoteness from everyday life — su alejamiento de la vida diaria

* * *
[rɪ'məʊtnəs, rɪ'məʊtnɪs]
mass noun (isolation, distance)

the remoteness of the place — la lejanía or lo remoto or lo apartado del lugar


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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