distance
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 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 → -distance 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 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 to be within spitting distance of sth informalneamhfhoirmeálta bheith buailte ar rudbheith faoi urchar méaróige do rud Loading phrases and examples...
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