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distance1 /'dɪstəns/ n countable or uncountable
distancia f;
in the (far) ~ en la distancia or lejanía, a lo lejos;
to keep one's ~ (remain aloof) guardar las distancias;
(lit: keep away) no acercarse^(conj.⇒)

distance2 verbo reflexivo to ~ oneself (FROM sb/sth) (emotionally) distanciarse (de algn/algo);
(deny involvement) desvincularse (de algn/algo)

distance:distance learning n uncountable
enseñanza f a distancia

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distance ['dɪstəns]

I	nombre distancia in the distance, a lo lejos familiar to go the distance, acabar un trabajo difícil to keep one's distance, guardar las distancias
II	verbo reflexivo distanciarse

Compound Forms:
distance across			distancia a través n
distance between			distancia entre n
distance block		(construction)	bloqueo de distancia
distance education			educación a distancia n
distance oneself from			distanciarse de v
distance scale			escala de distancias n
distance through			distancia a través n
distance yourself from	vtr	(try not to be identified or associated with)	apartarse v pron
The candidate was advised to distance himself from his radical pastor.
		fig	marcar / tomar distancia loc verb
El gobernador dijo que se llevaba bien con el gobierno nacional pero marcó distancia aclarando que las últimas medidas tomadas le parecían totalmente desacertadas.
			distanciarse de vpron+prep
focal distance	n	(camera's lens-to-focus distance) Fot	distancia focal nf
His professional camera has a greater focal distance range than my cell phone camera.
from a distance	adv	(from far away)	de lejos loc adv
I appreciate my mother-in-law more from a distance.
			a la distancia loc adv
great distance	n	(long way)	gran distancia nf
Radio waves are capable of travelling a great distance.
			larga distancia nf
in the distance			en la distancia
it's a fair distance			a una distancia considerable
long distance			larga distancia nf
long-distance call			llamada de larga distancia nf
mean distance			distancia media
middle distance	adj		a media distancia
middle distance	n		media distancia nf
middle distance runner			corredor de medio distancia nm
middle-distance race			carrera de media distancia
middle-distance runner			corredor de media distancia
middle-distance running			carrera de media distancia
perpendicular distance			distancia perpendicular nf
short distance			distancia corta nf
striking distance	n		cerca adj
striking distance	n		distancia de lanzamiento nf

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English:

explode - far - in - long-distance - outgoing - speaking - spitting distance - stare - tail away - tail off - away - be - block - bus - closely - coach - cover - dissociate - fly - for - from - further - good - haul - interval - into - league - long - make - middle - out - reach - recede - short - sight - speck - travel - walking - way

Spanish:

A - acortar - calcular - colectiva - colectivo - conferencia - distancia - distanciarse - divisar - enfriar - fondo - interurbana - interurbano - lejanía - lejos - llamada - mantenerse - poner - recorrido - trayecto - trecho - tren - ver - alejar - carrera - corredor - distanciar - educación - enseñanza - fondista - infinito - largo - noviazgo - vislumbrar

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