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distanziare

to distance, to outdistance

verb dees-tan-TSYAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to space out, to spread apart

Usage Note

Distanziare takes avere as its auxiliary. In sport it means to pull ahead of a rival (ha distanziato gli avversari = 'he pulled away from his opponents'). In spatial or social contexts it means to place things at intervals or maintain distance. The reflexive distanziarsi means 'to distance oneself' from a person or position.

Examples

"Il corridore ha distanziato tutti gli altri."

Natural Translation

The runner outdistanced all the others.

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