English-Portuguese translations for distance

• distância
  No Reino Unido, as distâncias são expressas em milhas e as distâncias de paragem em jardas. UK distances are in miles, with stopping distances in yards.
  O transporte ferroviário de longa distância encontra-se estagnado. Long-distance rail transport is stagnating.
  Porém, isto só acontece no que se refere a distâncias mais longas. However, that is only the case over longer distances.
• afastar-se
  Alguns chegaram mesmo a afastar-se das suas próprias orientações políticas. Some distanced themselves from his own political guidelines.
  E se nos esquecermos de o fazer, se negligenciarmos essa palavra e esse valor, os cidadãos afastar-se-ão. And if we forget to do this, if we neglect this word and this value, the citizens will distance themselves from us.
  Penso que uma Europa-fortaleza seria um péssimo sinal para os PECO que, infelizmente, vêem continuar a afastar-se o dia da sua adesão. I believe a fortress Europe would be the worst signal to send to the CEECs who even now see their accession date fading sadly into the distance.
• distanciar
  Há, no entanto, aspectos relativamente aos quais tenho de me distanciar. There are some aspects, however, from which I should like to distance myself.
  Se o facto de algo não constar da comunicação fosse sinónimo de pretender distanciar-me, então estaria a querer distanciar-me de uma quantidade enorme de coisas. If I should distance myself from everything that is not in this paper, then I would distance myself from a lot of things.
  Será uma tentativa subtil de se distanciar desse órgão? Is that a subtle attempt to distance yourself from this body?
• distanciar-se
  O meu grupo distanciar-se-á seguramente disso. My group will certainly distance itself from that.
  Por outro lado, os políticos podem distanciar-se das cerimónias de abertura. On the other hand, politicians can distance themselves from the opening festivities.
  Portanto, exortaria o relator a distanciar-se dessas afirmações tão negativas. Therefore, I would urge the rapporteur to distance himself from such negative statements.

Definition of distance

• The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually measured along a straight line
• Length or interval of time
• The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities
• Remoteness of place; a remote place
• Remoteness in succession or relation
• A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse
• The entire amount of progress to an objective
• A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance
• The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness
• The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat
• To move away someone or something
• To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind

Examples

• The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles.
• From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.
• The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying
• the distance between a descendant and his ancestor
• He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance
• The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance
• He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.

Related words

• distanced
• self-distance
• equidistance
• outdistance
• long-distance
• distance learning
• distance education
• distance vector
• distance function