French

Adjective

distante

1. feminine singular of distant

Anagrams

• attendis, destinât

Interlingua

Adjective

distante ‎(comparative plus distante, superlative le plus distante)

1. distant

Italian

Verb

distante

1. present participle of distare

Adjective

distante m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural distanti)

1. distant (space or time)

Adverb

distante

1. far away

Anagrams

• dentista
• sdentati

Latin

Participle

distante

1. inflection of distāns:
   1. dative masculine singular
   2. dative feminine singular
   3. dative neuter singular

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin distantem ‎(“being far”), present participle of distō ‎(“I am far”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒiʃ.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.ˈtɐ̃.te/
• Hyphenation: dis‧tan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Adjective

distante m, f ‎(plural distantes, comparable)

1. distant; faraway

   Viajei a uma vila distante.‎

   I travelled to a distant village.

   Ouviamos um ruído distante.‎

   We heard a distant noise.

2. (of a relative) far-removed

   Me encontrei com uns primos distantes.‎

   I met with some far-removed cousins.

3. very dissimilar

   Monarquia e anarquia são conceitos políticos distantes.‎

   Monarchy and anarchy are very dissimilar political concepts.

4. distant (emotionally unresponsive)

   Viramos pessoas distantes após o acidente.‎

   We became distant people after the accident.

Synonyms

• (farway): afastado, longe, longínquo, remoto
• (dissimilar): diferente, dissimilar

Adverb

distante (comparative mais distante superlative o mais distante)

1. far (distant in space)

   Moro distante daqui.‎

   I live far from here.

2. away (used when specifying a distance)

   Minha casa fica uns quinhentos metros distante daqui.‎

   My house is some five hundred metres away from here.

Related terms

Spanish

Adjective

distante m, f ‎(plural distantes)

1. distant (space or time)

Synonyms

• lejano, remoto

Related terms

• distancia
• distar