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distare

be distant

verb dee-STAH-reh Less Common
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Origin: from Latin 'distare', to stand apart

Also means

be far

Usage Note

Distare is a verb meaning to be a certain distance away, used mostly in the third person, as in la stazione dista due chilometri ('the station is two kilometres away'). It rarely appears in the first or second person, so treat it as largely impersonal.

Examples

"Il paese dista pochi chilometri."

Natural Translation

The village is a few kilometres away.

Literal Translation

The village is-distant few kilometres.

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