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1 distantly
tr['dɪstəntlɪ]1 (see, hear) a lo lejos, de lejos3 (connected) vagamentedistantly ['dɪstəntli] adv1) loosely: aproximadamente, vagamente2) coldly: fríamente, con frialdad'dɪstəntlia) ( in the distance) <hear/see> en la lejaníab) ( loosely)a distantly remembered episode — un incidente que recordaba (or recordaban etc) vagamente
c) ( coldly) <nod/greet> con frialdadd) ( absentmindedly)yes, she replied distantly — -sí -respondió distante
['dɪstǝntlɪ]ADV1) (=not closely) [resemble] ligeramente2) (=far away)Rose heard a buzzer sound distantly — Rose oyó el sonido de un timbre a lo lejos or en la distancia
he looked down at the pigeons flying distantly below — miró hacia abajo a las palomas que volaban muy por debajo de él
3) (=in a detached manner) [greet, say] con frialdad, fríamente4) (=distractedly) [smile, nod] distraídamente* * *['dɪstəntli]a) ( in the distance) <hear/see> en la lejaníab) ( loosely)a distantly remembered episode — un incidente que recordaba (or recordaban etc) vagamente
c) ( coldly) <nod/greet> con frialdadd) ( absentmindedly)yes, she replied distantly — -sí -respondió distante
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2 related
1) (belonging to the same family (as): I'm related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related.) emparentado2) (connected: other related topics.) relacionadorelated adj1. relacionado2. emparentadotr[rɪ'leɪtɪd]1 (connected) relacionado,-a2 (relatives) emparentado,-a3 (plants, animals, languages, etc) de la misma familiarelated [ri'leɪt̬əd] adj: emparentadoto be related to: ser pariente deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• conexo, -a adj.• emparentado, -a adj.• pariente adj.• relacionado, -a adj.rɪ'leɪtəd, rɪ'leɪtɪda) ( of same family) (pred)to be related (TO somebody) — ser* pariente (de alguien), estar* emparentado (con alguien)
she's related to them by marriage — es parienta política suya, es parienta suya por afinidad (frml)
b) <ideas/questions/subjects> relacionado, afín[rɪ'leɪtɪd]ADJ1) (=connected) [subject] relacionado, afín; [language] afín; [issue, problem, offence] relacionado2) (=attached by family)a) [people]they are related — son parientes, están emparentados
are you two related? — ¿sois familia?, ¿sois parientes?
we are closely/distantly related — somos parientes cercanos/lejanos
are you related to the prisoner? — ¿es usted pariente del prisionero?
to be related to sb by or through marriage — ser pariente político de algn
b) [animals, plants]termites are closely related to cockroaches — las termitas son de la misma familia que las cucarachas
* * *[rɪ'leɪtəd, rɪ'leɪtɪd]a) ( of same family) (pred)to be related (TO somebody) — ser* pariente (de alguien), estar* emparentado (con alguien)
she's related to them by marriage — es parienta política suya, es parienta suya por afinidad (frml)
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3 remote
rə'mout1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) remoto2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) lejano3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) remoto•- remotely- remoteness
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remote adj remoto / aisladotr[rɪ'məʊt]1 (far away) remoto,-a, lejano,-a2 (lonely) aislado,-a, apartado,-a3 (person) distante, inaccesible4 (possibility) remoto,-a, muy pequeño,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot the remotest idea ni la más mínima idearemote control mando a distancia1) far-off: lejano, remotoremote countries: países remotosin the remote past: en el pasado lejano2) secluded: recóndito3) : a distancia, remotoremote control: control remoto4) slight: remoto5) aloof: distanteadj.• ajeno, -a adj.• apartado, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• remoto, -a adj.rɪ'məʊtadjective -ter, -test1)a) (in space, time) <place/part> remotob) <cause/connection> remotoc) (aloof, abstracted) distante2) ( slight) <possibility/hope/resemblance> remoto[rɪ'mǝʊt]1. ADJ(compar remoter) (superl remotest)1) (=distant) [village, spot, area] remoto, apartado; [star, galaxy] lejano, remoto; [relative, ancestor, descendant] lejanoin the remotest parts of Africa — en las partes más remotas or más apartadas de África
the remote past/future — el pasado/futuro remoto
it's remote from any towns — está muy lejos or muy apartado de cualquier ciudad
events which seem remote from our daily lives — hechos que parecen muy alejados de nuestras vidas cotidianas
2) (=removed) lejano, remotothese events seem remote from contemporary life — estos sucesos parecen estar alejados de la vida contemporánea
what he said was rather remote from the subject in hand — lo que dijo no tenía mucha relación con el tema que se trataba
3) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante4) (=slight) [possibility, chance, prospect, hope] remoto; [risk, resemblance] ligero; [connection] remoto5) (=remote-controlled) a distancia2.3.CPDremote access N — (Comput) acceso m remoto
remote control N — (=system) control m remoto; (=device) mando m a distancia, telemando m
remote learning N — (Educ) educación f a distancia
remote sensing N — detección f a distancia
* * *[rɪ'məʊt]adjective -ter, -test1)a) (in space, time) <place/part> remotob) <cause/connection> remotoc) (aloof, abstracted) distante2) ( slight) <possibility/hope/resemblance> remoto -
4 remotely
adverb remotamente, lejanamenteremotely adv remotamentetr[rɪ'məʊtlɪ]1 remotamenteremotely [ri'mo:tli] adv1) slightly: remotamente2) distantly: en un lugar remoto, muy lejosrɪ'məʊtlia) (at all, in the least) (usu with neg) remotamentethe two events are not even remotely connected — no hay ni la más remota conexión entre los dos hechos
[rɪ'mǝʊtlɪ]ADV1) (=distantly) en un lugar apartado2) (=slightly) [connected, possible] remotamente•
he isn't even remotely interested in opera — no está ni siquiera remotamente interesado en la ópera•
I've never seen anything remotely like it — nunca he visto nada (ni) remotamente parecido•
he'll eat anything that looks remotely edible — es capaz de comerse cualquier cosa con un mínimo aspecto de comestible•
the struggle to maintain anything remotely resembling decent standards — la lucha por mantener algo que se pareciera aunque fuera de lejos a unos niveles decentes3) (=in a detached manner) [say, behave] de forma distante4) (=by remote control) [control] a distancia; [detonate] por control remoto* * *[rɪ'məʊtli]a) (at all, in the least) (usu with neg) remotamente
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