English-Spanish translations for distance

• distancia
  Las distancias en el Reino Unido se indican en millas, y las distancias de parada, en yardas. UK distances are in miles, with stopping distances in yards.
  La distancia deja de ser un factor. Distance ceases to be a factor.
  Eso, también, distancia a Ucrania de Europa. That, too, distances Ukraine from Europe.
• alejarse
  Es cierto que es muy injusto que sea la víctima y sus hijos quienes deban abandonar una casa, alejarse del autor de las agresiones. It is truly unjust that the victim and the victim's children have to leave the home, and put distance between themselves and the aggressors.
• distanciarse
  ¿Existe algún intento sutil de distanciarse de este organismo? Is that a subtle attempt to distance yourself from this body?
  Por otro lado, los políticos pueden distanciarse de las celebraciones de apertura. On the other hand, politicians can distance themselves from the opening festivities.
  Esto es muy importante, y la UE no puede distanciarse de ello de ningún modo. That is incredibly important, and the EU must not distance itself from it in any way.
• lejanía
  No cabe duda de que la ubicación geográfica, la lejanía de los mercados y otros factores similares generan muchas dificultades. There is no doubt that geographical location, distance from markets and other such factors create many difficulties.

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