distance

nounAinmfhocal 1 space between things or placesfad masc1 cmuachar masc1 cmu it's only a short distance from here níl sé ach achar gearr as seo, níl sé i bhfad as seo, tá sé sa chóngar we saw her at a distance chonaiceamar i bhfad uainn í, chonaiceamar i gcéin í at a distance of twenty metres i ngiorracht fiche méadar within shouting distance faoi fhad scairte, i ngaireacht béice braking distance fad coscánaithe 2 faraway point we watched him from a distance choinníomar súil air i bhfad uainn, choinníomar súil air agus muid i bhfad uaidh he could read it at a distance of ten metres bhí sé ábalta é a léamh agus é deich méadar uaidh, bhí sé ábalta é a léamh agus é deich méadar ar shiúl I heard her in the distance chuala mé i bhfad uaim í, chuala mé i gcéin í, chuala mé píosa uaim í he was staring off into the distance bhí sé ag stánadh amach roimhe 3 remoteness his distance from the situation was an advantage buntáiste a bhí ann go raibh sé scoite amach ó chúrsaí 4 later point in time from a distance of 20 years I see it differently tar éis 20 bliain tá dearcadh eile agam air from a distance it seems an absurd situation tá cuma áiféiseach air mar scéal nuair a fhéachtar siar air 5 emotional aloofnesscoimhthíos masc1 cmu there's a distance between them tá coimhthíos eatarthu, níl aon dáimh acu le chéile 6 length of race coursefad masc1 cmugo the distance verbbriathar 7 dissociate yourself transitiveaistreach to distance yourself from fanacht amach ó, tú féin a dhealú ó she distances herself from the staff is beag baint a bhíonn aici leis an bhfoireann he distanced himself from that decision níor thacaigh sé leis an gcinneadh sin, d'fhan sé glan ar an gcinneadh sin 8 create sense of separation transitiveaistreach we've been distanced from people by technology táimid scartha ó dhaoine eile ag an teicneolaíocht, táimid scoite amach ó dhaoine eile ag an teicneolaíocht 9 sportspórt draw ahead of sb in race transitiveaistreachtéigh chun cinn artéigh chun tosaigh ar cmutéigh thar PhrV cmu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -distance PhrasesNathanna to go the distance informalneamhfhoirmeálta (also nó to go the full distance) troid go deireadhtroid go dtí an nóiméad deireanach to keep your distance from 1 avoid physical proximity tocoinneáil siar ócoimeád siar ófanacht amach ó keep your distance from the car in front coinnigh siar ón gcarr atá chun tosaigh ort, fan amach ón gcarr atá chun tosaigh ort 2 avoid close association withfanacht glan arfanacht amach ó to keep sb at a distance duine a choinneáil fad láimhe uaitcoinneáil amach ó dhuine to last the distance coimeád ag imeacht go dtí an deireadhcoinneáil leat go deireadhcoinneáil ort siar go deireadh to put some distance between yourself and sb/sth 1 move away fromfad a chur idir tú féin agus duine/rud we put some distance between ourselves and the other boats d'imíomar ó na báid eile, d'fhágamar na báid eile inár ndiaidh 2 dissociate yourself fromfanacht glan ar dhuine/rudcoinneáil amach ó dhuine/rudscaradh ó dhuine/rud to be within spitting distance of sth informalneamhfhoirmeálta bheith buailte ar rudbheith faoi urchar méaróige do rud

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