remote

re·mote  (r-mt)

adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est

1.

a. Located far away; distant in space.

b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.

2. Distant in time: the remote past.

3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.

4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.

5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.

6. Distant in manner; aloof.

7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.

8. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.

n.

1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.

2. A remote control device.

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[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remtus, past participle of removre, to remove; see remove.]

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re·motely adv.

re·moteness n.

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remote

Adjective

1. far away

2. far from civilization

3. distant in time

4. not relevant: the issues seem remote from the general population

5. (of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted

6. slight or faint: a remote possibility

7. operated from a distance; remote-controlled: a remote manipulator arm [Latin remotus far removed]

remotely adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remote - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" remote control device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
Adj.	1.	remote - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" distant far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	2.	remote - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" outside unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
	3.	remote - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" removed, distant far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	4.	remote - inaccessible and sparsely populated; outback inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
	5.	remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" distant

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remote

adjective 1. distant, far, isolated, lonely, out-of-the-way, far-off, secluded, inaccessible, faraway, outlying, in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten track, backwoods, godforsaken << OPPOSITE nearby

adjective 2. far, distant, obscure, far-off << OPPOSITE relevant

adjective 3. slight, small, outside, poor, unlikely, slim, faint, doubtful, dubious, slender, meagre, negligible, implausible, inconsiderable << OPPOSITE strong

adjective 4. aloof, cold, removed, reserved, withdrawn, distant, abstracted, detached, indifferent, faraway, introspective, uninterested, introverted, uninvolved, unapproachable, uncommunicative, standoffish << OPPOSITE outgoing

Translations

remote [rɪˈməut] adj → remoto (= distant); lejano; [person] → distante;

there is a remote possibility that ... → hay una posibilidad remota de que ....

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remote [rɪˈməut] adj → éloigné(e) → lointain(e); [person] → distant(e); [possibility] → vague;

there is a remote possibility that ... → il est tout juste possible que ...

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remote [rɪˈməut] adj (distant) (place, time) → weit entfernt;

(aloof) → distanziert;

(slight) (chance etc) → entfernt;

there is a remote possibility that ... → es besteht eventuell die Möglichkeit, dass ...

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remote [rɪˈməut] adj → remoto/a, lontano/a; [person] → distaccato/a;

there is a remote possibility that ... → c'è una vaga possibilità che ... + sub

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remote

adj remote [rəˈmout]

1 far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization. afgeleë, ver weg بَعيد، ناءٍ далечен odlehlý, vzdálený fjern; afsidesliggende abgelegen απομακρυσμένος, απόμερος remoto kauge دور kaukainen lointain רָחוֹק दूरवर्ती udaljen, dalek távoli jauh afskekktur lontano へんぴな 멀리 떨어진, 먼, 외진, 벽지의 atokus, tolimas []tāls jauh, terpencil afgelegen fjern, avsides(liggende) odległy, odosobniony remoto înde­părtat отдалённый odľahlý, vzdialený oddaljen udaljen avlägsen ไกล uzak 遙遠的 далекий; усамітнений دور xa 遥远的

2 distantly related a remote cousin afgeleë, veraf بَعيد القَرابَه далечен vzdálený fjern entfernt μακρινός lejano kauge غریبه مانند؛ سرد etäinen éloigné רָחוֹק दूर का daljnji távoli jauh fjarskyldur lontano 遠い 촌수가 먼 tolimas attāls saudara jauh ver fjernt beslektet daleki afastado înde­păr­tat дальний vzdialený daljni dalek avlägsen เป็นญาติห่าง ๆ uzak (親戚)遠房的 далекий دور کا تعلق có quan hệ xa （亲戚）远房的

3 very small or slight a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on. vaagste ضَئيل، قَليل، بَسيط малък slabý lille; fjern vage αμυδρός, πολύ μικρός remoto väike بعید؛ کم vähäinen faible שֶמֶץ बहुत छोटा slabo, malo izgledno csekély kecil lítill, hverfandi debole; minimo わずかな 미미한, 근소한 menkas niecīgs peluang tipis gering ørliten, fjern, svak niewielki muito pequeno vag слабый, малейший slabý zelo majhen mali ytterst liten, ringaste, blekaste น้อยมาก az, küçük 細小的 слабкий, незначний خفیف nhỏ 细小的

adv reˈmotely

vaag بصورةٍ بَعيدَه отдалечено vzdáleně; slabě fjernt fern αμυδρά remotamente, lejanamente kaugelt دور افتاده؛ ابدا vähääkään au loin; faiblement בִּכלַל לא दूर के udaljeno halványan, közvetve; távolról secara jauh lítillega; í fjarska lontanamente; debolmente 遠く 멀리, 벽지에, 조금이라도 atokiai, bent kiek, nors kiek []tāli; neskaidri dari jauh ver weg, in het minst fjernt, avsides, absolutt ikke odlegle vagamente departe; slab в малой степени vzdialene; slabo oddaljeno udaljeno avlägset, fjärran อย่างคัดค้าน; อย่างเล็กน้อยมาก; ห่างไกล uzaklarda; en ufak ölçüde 遙遠地 незначно دوری سے ở mức nhỏ; xa xôi 遥远地

n reˈmoteness

vaagheid بُعْد отдалеченост vzdálenost, odlehlost afstand die Ferne μεγάλη απόσταση, ψυχρότητα alejamiento kaugus دور افتادگی kaukaisuus éloignement; faible degré (de) רִיחוּק दूरी, अलगाव udaljenost, daljina távolság jarak jauh fjarlægð lontananza 遠さ 멂, 외짐, 미미함 atokumas tālums, attālinātība kejauhan afgelegenheid fjernhet, avsides beliggenhet oddalenie afastamento depărtare отдалённость vzdialenosť, odľahlosť oddaljenost udaljenost avlägsenhet การคัดค้าน uzaklık 遙遠 незначність دوری sự xa xôi 遥远

remote control

the control of eg a switch or other device from a distance, by means of radio waves etc The model plane is operated by remote control. afstandbeheer جِهاز تَحَكُّم مِن بُعْد дистанционно управление dálkové ovládání fjernkontrol die Fernsteuerung τηλεχειριστήριο mando a distancia kaugjuhtimine کنترل از راه دور از طریق امواج رادیویی kauko-ohjaus télécommande שָׁלַט רָחוֹק दूरी से नियंत्रण daljinski upravljač távirányítás; táirányító, -kapcsoló pengendali jarak jauh fjarstÿring telecomando リモコン 원격 제어 nuotolinis valdymas tālvadība alat kawalan jauh afstandsbediening fjernstyring zdalne sterowanie à distância controle telecomandă дистанционное управление diaľkové ovládanie daljinsko upravljanje daljinski upravljač fjärrkontroll เครื่องควบคุมระยะไกลด้วยคลื่นวิทยุ uzaktan kumanda 遙控 дистанційне управління کسی میکانی شے کو دور سے چالو یا بند کرنے کا آلہ điều khiển từ xa 遥控