la
feminine
/disˈtanθja/
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Translation
distance
Word origin
From Latin distantia ('a standing apart, distance'), from distare ('to stand apart'), formed from dis- plus stare ('to stand').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- distantia
- English cognates
- distance, distant
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldistancias
Examples
.
The distance between the two cities is great.
poca .
My house is a short distance from the centre.
Calculó .
He worked out the distance with the map.
.
Keep your distance from the car in front.
.
We walked a long distance this afternoon.
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