Significado de distance en inglés
distancedistance1 /ˈdɪstəns/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1amount of space [countable, uncountable] the amount of space between two places or thingscantidad de espacio entre dos lugares o cosasdistance from/between
the distance from Chicago to Detroitla distancia de Chicago a Detroit Measure the distance between the two points.Mide la distancia entre los dos puntos. The cottage is some distance (=quite a long distance) from the road.La cabaña está a cierta distancia (=bastante lejos) de la carretera.at a distance of 2 feet/10 metres etc A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer.Un tiburón puede oler la sangre a una distancia de medio kilómetro.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, when talking about how far something is, people often use an expression such as how far or a long/short way rather than the noun distance: What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? ➔ How far is it from Chicago to Detroit? | The cottage is some distance from the road. ➔ The cottage is a long way from the road.En el inglés cotidiano, cuando se habla de lo lejos que está algo, se suelen usar expresiones como how far o a long/short way en lugar del sustantivo distance: What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? ➔ How far is it from Chicago to Detroit? | The cottage is some distance from the road. ➔ The cottage is a long way from the road.2far away [singular] used to talk about a situation when something is far away from you in space or timese usa para hablar de una situación en que algo está lejos de uno en el espacio o en el tiempoin the distance Church bells rang in the distance (=they were far away).Las campanas de la iglesia sonaron a lo lejos (=estaban muy lejos).at/from a distance We watched from a distance.Observamos desde la distancia.3unfriendly feeling [singular] a situation in which two people do not have a close friendly relationshipsituación en la que dos personas no tienen una relación cercana y amistosadistance between There was still a distance between me and my father.Todavía había distancia entre mi padre y yo.4keep your distance a)to stay far enough away from someone or something to be safemantenerse lo suficientemente lejos de alguien o algo para estar seguro: A lighthouse on the cliff warns ships to keep their distance.Un faro en el acantilado advierte a los barcos que mantengan la distancia. b) (also keep somebody at a distance) to avoid becoming too friendly with someoneevitar llegar a ser demasiado amigo de alguien: The neighbours tend to keep their distance.Los vecinos tienden a mantenerse distantes.5go the (full) distance informalinformal to finish something you have startedterminar algo que se ha empezado: Do you think Greg will go the distance this time?¿Crees que Greg lo terminará esta vez? → long-distance, middle distanceCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosa long/great/considerable distance· The sound of guns seemed a long distance away.El sonido de los disparos parecía provenir de muy lejos.a short distance· I quickly walked the short distance to the car.Recorrí rápidamente la corta distancia hasta el coche.a safe distance (=enough space to be safe)· You should keep a safe distance from the car in front.Debes mantener una distancia de seguridad del coche de adelante.some distance (=quite a long distance)· He heard a scream some distance away.Escuchó un grito a cierta distancia.vast distances· The aircraft is able to carry huge loads over vast distances.La aeronave es capaz de transportar grandes cargas a lo largo de vastas distancias.the stopping/braking distance (=how far you travel in a car after pressing the brakes)· What’s the stopping distance at 30 miles an hour?¿Cuál es la distancia de frenado a 30 millas por hora?verbsverbostravel a great/long etc distance· In some countries children must travel great distances to school each day.En algunos países, los niños deben recorrer grandes distancias para ir a la escuela cada día.measure the distance between things· Now we are able to measure the distances between the planets.Ahora somos capaces de medir las distancias entre los planetas.judge distances (=judge how much space there is between things)· Animals that hunt can judge distances very well.Los animales que cazan pueden calcular las distancias muy bien.phrasesfraseswithin (easy) walking distance (=near enough to walk to easily)· There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.Hay muchos restaurantes a poca distancia a pie.within travelling/commuting/driving distance of something (=near enough to make travel to or from a place possible)· The job was not within travelling distance of my home.El trabajo no estaba a una distancia accesible desde mi casa.within striking distance of something (=not far from something, especially something you are going to attack)· Their troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.Sus tropas habían avanzado hasta quedar al alcance de ataque de la ciudad.within spitting distance informalinformal (=very near something)· The ball passed within spitting distance of the goal.El balón pasó a un paso de la portería.put some distance between yourself and somebody/something (=go quite a long way from them)· He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.Quería poner distancia entre él y sus perseguidores.
Ver todas las traducciones1amount of space [countable, uncountable] the amount of space between two places or thingscantidad de espacio entre dos lugares o cosasdistance from/between the distance from Chicago to Detroitla distancia de Chicago a Detroit Measure the distance between the two points.Mide la distancia entre los dos puntos. The cottage is some distance (=quite a long distance) from the road.La cabaña está a cierta distancia (=bastante lejos) de la carretera.at a distance of 2 feet/10 metres etc A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer.Un tiburón puede oler la sangre a una distancia de medio kilómetro.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, when talking about how far something is, people often use an expression such as how far or a long/short way rather than the noun distance: What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? ➔ How far is it from Chicago to Detroit? | The cottage is some distance from the road. ➔ The cottage is a long way from the road.En el inglés cotidiano, cuando se habla de lo lejos que está algo, se suelen usar expresiones como how far o a long/short way en lugar del sustantivo distance: What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? ➔ How far is it from Chicago to Detroit? | The cottage is some distance from the road. ➔ The cottage is a long way from the road.2far away [singular] used to talk about a situation when something is far away from you in space or timese usa para hablar de una situación en que algo está lejos de uno en el espacio o en el tiempoin the distance Church bells rang in the distance (=they were far away).Las campanas de la iglesia sonaron a lo lejos (=estaban muy lejos).at/from a distance We watched from a distance.Observamos desde la distancia.3unfriendly feeling [singular] a situation in which two people do not have a close friendly relationshipsituación en la que dos personas no tienen una relación cercana y amistosadistance between There was still a distance between me and my father.Todavía había distancia entre mi padre y yo.4keep your distance a)to stay far enough away from someone or something to be safemantenerse lo suficientemente lejos de alguien o algo para estar seguro: A lighthouse on the cliff warns ships to keep their distance.Un faro en el acantilado advierte a los barcos que mantengan la distancia. b) (also keep somebody at a distance) to avoid becoming too friendly with someoneevitar llegar a ser demasiado amigo de alguien: The neighbours tend to keep their distance.Los vecinos tienden a mantenerse distantes.5go the (full) distance informalinformal to finish something you have startedterminar algo que se ha empezado: Do you think Greg will go the distance this time?¿Crees que Greg lo terminará esta vez? → long-distance, middle distanceCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosa long/great/considerable distance· The sound of guns seemed a long distance away.El sonido de los disparos parecía provenir de muy lejos.a short distance· I quickly walked the short distance to the car.Recorrí rápidamente la corta distancia hasta el coche.a safe distance (=enough space to be safe)· You should keep a safe distance from the car in front.Debes mantener una distancia de seguridad del coche de adelante.some distance (=quite a long distance)· He heard a scream some distance away.Escuchó un grito a cierta distancia.vast distances· The aircraft is able to carry huge loads over vast distances.La aeronave es capaz de transportar grandes cargas a lo largo de vastas distancias.the stopping/braking distance (=how far you travel in a car after pressing the brakes)· What’s the stopping distance at 30 miles an hour?¿Cuál es la distancia de frenado a 30 millas por hora?verbsverbostravel a great/long etc distance· In some countries children must travel great distances to school each day.En algunos países, los niños deben recorrer grandes distancias para ir a la escuela cada día.measure the distance between things· Now we are able to measure the distances between the planets.Ahora somos capaces de medir las distancias entre los planetas.judge distances (=judge how much space there is between things)· Animals that hunt can judge distances very well.Los animales que cazan pueden calcular las distancias muy bien.phrasesfraseswithin (easy) walking distance (=near enough to walk to easily)· There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.Hay muchos restaurantes a poca distancia a pie.within travelling/commuting/driving distance of something (=near enough to make travel to or from a place possible)· The job was not within travelling distance of my home.El trabajo no estaba a una distancia accesible desde mi casa.within striking distance of something (=not far from something, especially something you are going to attack)· Their troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.Sus tropas habían avanzado hasta quedar al alcance de ataque de la ciudad.within spitting distance informalinformal (=very near something)· The ball passed within spitting distance of the goal.El balón pasó a un paso de la portería.put some distance between yourself and somebody/something (=go quite a long way from them)· He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.Quería poner distancia entre él y sus perseguidores.distancedistance2 verb distance yourself (from something) to say that you are not involved with someone or something, especially to avoid being connected with themdeclarar que uno no está involucrado con alguien o algo, especialmente para evitar ser asociado con ellos: The UNO has firmly distanced itself from the anti-government movement.La UNO se ha desvinculado firmemente del movimiento antigubernamental.
distance yourself (from something) to say that you are not involved with someone or something, especially to avoid being connected with themdeclarar que uno no está involucrado con alguien o algo, especialmente para evitar ser asociado con ellos: The UNO has firmly distanced itself from the anti-government movement.La UNO se ha desvinculado firmemente del movimiento antigubernamental.