distant
Aussprache: [ˈdɪstənt]
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Kontext: „relationship“
(adjective) when someone or something is far away in space or time. It can mean that you don’t know someone well or that something happened a long time ago.
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She had a distant relative who lived in another country.
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They were not distant at all; they were close friends.
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Do you have any distant cousins that you’ve never met?
Kontext: „emotion“
(adjective) when a person seems cool or unfriendly. It can mean they don’t show feelings or that they feel separated from others.
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He appeared distant during the meeting, lost in his own thoughts.
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She was not distant; she interacted warmly with everyone.
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Why did he seem so distant at the party?
Kontext: „space“
(adjective) when something is far away from where you are. Like how you might say a mountain is distant if it’s really far from where you’re standing.
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We could see a distant mountain range from the valley.
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The trees in front of us were not distant; they were very close.
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How distant can you see from the top of the hill?
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