remotely

re·mote

 (rĭ-mōt′)

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. Computers 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 remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.]

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re·mote′ly adv.

re·mote′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	remotely - in a remote manner; "when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy"
	2.	remotely - to a remote degree; "it is remotely possible"

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remotely

adverb a bit, at all, in any way, in the slightest We had never seen anything remotely like it.

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Translations

بصورةٍ بَعيدَهعن بُعْد

vzdáleněslabě

fjernt

entferntfern

μακρινά

remotamente

kaukaisesti

au loin

ni najmanje

közvetvetávolról

lítillega; í fjarska

alla lontanalontanamente

遠く離れて

멀리서

in het minst

fjernt

daleko

remotamente

на расстоянии

vzdialene

avlägset

ห่างไกล

en ufak ölçüdeuzaklardauzaktan yakından

rất xa

丝毫遥远地

remotely

[rɪˈməʊtlɪ] ADV

1. (= distantly) → en un lugar apartado
they are remotely related → son parientes lejanos
to be remotely situated → estar situado en un lugar apartado

2. (= slightly) [connected, possible] → remotamente
it wasn't even remotely amusing → no era ni por asomo divertido
he isn't even remotely interested in opera → no está ni siquiera remotamente interesado en la ópera
he failed to say anything remotely interesting → no consiguió decir nada mínimamente interesante
I've never seen anything remotely like it → nunca he visto nada (ni) remotamente parecido
it's not even remotely likely → de eso no hay la más remota posibilidad
he'll eat anything that looks remotely edible → es capaz de comerse cualquier cosa con un mínimo aspecto de comestible
the struggle to maintain anything remotely resembling decent standards → la lucha por mantener algo que se pareciera aunque fuera de lejos a unos niveles decentes

3. (= in a detached manner) [say, behave] → de forma distante

4. (= by remote control) [control] → a distancia; [detonate] → por control remoto

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remotely

[rɪˈməʊtli] adv

[situated] → au loin

(= slightly) remotely interested
I'm not remotely interested → Je ne suis pas le moins du monde intéressé.
remotely possible
Do you think it would be remotely possible? → Pensez-vous qu'il y ait la moindre possibilité que cela arrive?

[detonate, control] → à distance

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remotely

adv

(= vaguely) to be remotely connected with somebody/something → entfernt mit jdm/etw zu tun haben; it’s just remotely possible → es ist gerade eben noch möglich; if it’s remotely possible → wenn es auch nur irgend möglich ist; they’re not even remotely similar → sie sind sich nicht im Entferntesten ähnlich; he didn’t say anything remotely interesting → er sagte nichts, was im Entferntesten interessant war; avoid saying anything remotely likely to upset him → sag nichts, dass ihn im Geringsten aufregen könnte; I’ve never seen anything remotely like it → ich habe noch nie irgendetwas Vergleichbares gesehen; I’m not remotely interested in it/her → ich bin nicht im Geringsten daran/an ihr interessiert

(= distantly) situated, related → entfernt

(= by remote control) to remotely control/detonate something → etw fernsteuern/fernzünden

(= aloofly) say → kühl, abweisend

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remotely

[rɪˈməʊtlɪ] adv

a. (distantly) → lontanamente, alla lontana
remotely situated → in una posizione isolata

b. (slightly) → vagamente

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remote

(rəˈmout) adjective

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 remoto odlehlý, vzdálený abgelegen fjern; afsidesliggende απομακρυσμένος, απόμεροςremoto kauge دور kaukainen lointainרחוק दूरवर्ती udaljen, dalek távoli jauh afskekktur lontano へんぴな 원격의 atokus, tolimas []tāls jauh, terpencil afgelegenfjern, avsidesodległy, odosobniony لرې، وړاندى دباندې remoto înde­părtat отдалённый odľahlý, vzdialený oddaljen udaljen avlägsen ไกล uzak 遙遠的，偏遠的 далекий; усамітнений دور xa 遥远的，偏僻的

2. distantly related. a remote cousin afgeleë, veraf بَعيد القَرابَه далечен afastado vzdálený entfernt fjern μακρινόςlejano kauge غریبه مانند؛ سرد etäinen éloignéרחוק दूर का daljnji távoli jauh fjarskyldur lontano 遠い 관계가 깊지 않은 tolimas attāls saudara jauh verfjernt beslektetdaleki سرد afastado înde­păr­tat дальний vzdialený daljni dalek avlägsen เป็นญาติห่าง ๆ uzak 遠親的 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 muito pequeno slabý vage lille; fjern αμυδρός, πολύ μικρός remoto väike بعید؛ کم vähäinen faibleשמץ बहुत छोटा slabo, malo izgledno csekély kecil lítill, hverfandi debole; minimo わずかな 미약한 menkas niecīgs peluang tipis geringørliten, fjern, svakniewielki لیږ muito pequeno vag слабый, малейший slabý zelo majhen mali ytterst liten, ringaste, blekaste น้อยมาก az, küçük 極小的 слабкий, незначний خفیف nhỏ 细小的

reˈmotely adverb

vaag بصورةٍ بَعيدَه отдалечено remotamente vzdáleně; slabě fern fjernt αμυδράremotamente, lejanamente kaugelt دور افتاده؛ ابدا etäisesti au loin; faiblementבכלל לא दूर के udaljeno halványan, közvetve; távolról secara jauh lítillega; í fjarska lontanamente; debolmente 遠く 원격으로 atokiai, bent kiek, nors kiek []tāli; neskaidri dari jauh ver weg, in het minstfjernt, avsides, absolutt ikke odlegle په لرى توب، په وړاندې، توب 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

reˈmoteness noun

vaagheid بُعْد отдалеченост afastamento vzdálenost, odlehlost die Ferne afstand μεγάλη απόσταση, ψυχρότηταalejamiento kaugus دور افتادگی kaukaisuus éloignement; faible degré ריחוק दूरी, अलगाव udaljenost, daljina távolság jarak jauh fjarlægð lontananza 遠さ 멀리 떨어짐 atokumas tālums, attālinātība kejauhan afgelegenheidfjernhet, avsides beliggenhet oddalenie په لرى والى، وړياتوب وړاندى والى afastamento depărtare отдалённость vzdialenosť, odľahlosť oddaljenost udaljenost avlägsenhet ความห่างไกล 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 controle à distância / controle remoto dálkové ovládání die Fernsteuerung fjernkontrol τηλεχειριστήριοmando a distancia kaugjuhtimine کنترل از راه دور از طریق امواج رادیویی kaukosäädin 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 afstandsbedieningfjernstyringzdalne sterowanie ریموت کنترول controle à distância 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

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remotely

→ عن بُعْد vzdáleně fjernt entfernt μακρινά remotamente kaukaisesti au loin ni najmanje lontanamente 遠く離れて 멀리서 in het minst fjernt daleko remotamente на расстоянии avlägset ห่างไกล uzaktan yakından rất xa 丝毫

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