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Translations distantly [ˈdɪstəntlɪ] ADV 1. (= not closely) [resemble] → ligeramente to be distantly related to sb → ser pariente lejano de algn we are distantly related → somos parientes lejanos 2. (= far away) Rose heard a buzzer sound distantly → Rose oyó el sonido de un timbre a lo lejos or en la distancia he looked down at the pigeons flying distantly below → miró hacia abajo a las palomas que volaban muy por debajo de él 4. (= distractedly) [smile, nod] → distraídamente distantly adv distantly related (to somebody) → entfernt or weitläufig (mit jdm) verwandt (= far away) hear → entfernt, weit weg; see → in der Ferne; (fig) remember → entfernt; a buzzer sounded distantly → weit weg war ein Summer zu hören; to be distantly aware of something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → vage bewusst sein (= unemotionally) → distanziert (= distractedly) → abwesend How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Of course I will mention it when I write him," said Anne, a trifle distantly. Something distantly martial woke in him; and he thought of Miss Mackenzie, whom he was to meet that day at dinner. He had been taken to that town by some good persons distantly related to his dead father, and by them adopted and tenderly cared for. |
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