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distante

distant

adjective dee-STAHN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: Latin distantem (standing apart)

Also means

far away

Usage Note

Distante does not change for gender; the plural is distanti. It can be used predicatively (è distante = it is far away) or attributively (un luogo distante = a distant place). It also describes emotional distance: si è mostrato distante (he seemed distant/cold). The noun is la distanza (distance).

Examples

"Il paese è distante trenta chilometri."

Natural Translation

The town is thirty kilometres away.

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