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distante.

distant; faraway

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒiʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/diʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. distant; faraway

    feminine · masculine
    Viajei a uma vila distante.
    Ouvimos um ruído distante.
  2. far-removed

    feminine · masculine
    Me encontrei com uns primos distantes.
  3. very dissimilar

    feminine · masculine
    Monarquia e anarquia são conceitos políticos distantes.
  4. distant (emotionally unresponsive)

    feminine · masculine
    Tornamo-nos pessoas distantes após o acidente.
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin distantem (“being far”), present participle of distō (“to be far”). By surface analysis, distar + -ante.

adv/d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒiʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/diʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. far (distant in space)

    Moro distante daqui.
  2. away (used when specifying a distance)

    Minha casa fica uns quinhentos metros distante daqui.
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin distantem (“being far”), present participle of distō (“to be far”). By surface analysis, distar + -ante.

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