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1 distantly
distantly adv [remembered, connected] vaguement ; [say, look, greet, act] ( coolly) d'un air distant ; ( vaguely) d'un air vague ; to be distantly related to sb être vaguement apparenté à qn, être un parent éloigné de qn ; they're distantly related ils sont vaguement parents. -
2 distantly
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3 distantly
distantly ['dɪstəntlɪ](a) (in the distance) au loin(b) (resemble) vaguement;∎ to be distantly related (people) avoir un lien de parenté éloigné; (ideas, concepts etc) avoir un rapport éloigné(c) (speak, behave, look) froidement, d'un air distant ou froid -
4 closely
closely [ˈkləʊslɪ]a. [linked, connected, associated] étroitement ; [resemble] beaucoup• closely involved with a campaign/project étroitement associé à une campagne/un projetb. [look at, study] de près ; [listen] attentivement• a closely guarded secret/prisoner un secret/prisonnier bien gardéc. ( = tightly) he held her closely to him il la tenait serrée (tout) contre lui• closely followed by sb/sth suivi de près par qn/qchd. ( = intimately) to work closely with sb travailler en étroite collaboration avec qne. ( = keenly) [fought, contested] âprement* * *['kləʊslɪ]1) ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près2) ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup; [identify] tellement; [conform] tout à fait; [coordinated] biento be closely related — gen être étroitement lié (to à); ( of people) être proches parents
3) ( rigorously) [study, monitor] de près; [listen] attentivement; [question] avec attention4) ( evenly)closely contested ou fought — serré
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5 remote
[rə'mout]1) (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.) lointain2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) éloigné3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) faible•- remotely- remoteness - remote control -
6 closely
1 ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près ; crowded closely around the painting assemblés tout autour de la peinture ; to work closely together travailler en étroite collaboration ; closely written écrit très serré ; the script was so closely typed that les caractères étaient si serrés que ; to be closely packed [people, boxed items] être entassés ; the houses were closely spaced il y avait très peu d'espace entre les maisons ;2 ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup ; [identify] tellement ; [conform] tout à fait ; [integrated, coordinated] bien ; the more closely you look, the more closely it seems to resemble him plus on regarde, plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante ; which photo fits the rapist most closely? quelle photo ressemble le plus au violeur? ; her description closely fits that of the thief sa description correspond parfaitement à celle du voleur ; to be closely akin to sth ressembler beaucoup à qch ; to be closely related gen être étroitement lié (to à) ; ( of people) être proches parents ;3 (rigorously, in detail) [study, monitor, observe] de près ; [listen] attentivement ; [question] avec attention ;4 ( evenly) closely contested ou fought serré ; to be so closely matched that [competitors] se suivre de si près que ;5 ( near to body) [shaven] de près ; to fit closely [garment] être très ajusté ; he held her closely to him il l'a serrée fort ; closely guarded secret fig secret bien gardé. -
7 remotely
remotely [rɪ'məʊtlɪ](a) (slightly) faiblement, vaguement;∎ the two subjects are only very remotely linked il n'y a qu'un rapport très lointain entre les deux sujets;∎ it is remotely possible that I'm mistaken il n'est pas absolument impossible que je fasse erreur;∎ she's not remotely interested ça ne l'intéresse pas le moins du monde ou absolument pas;∎ I'm not even remotely tired je ne suis pas fatigué du tout ou absolument pas fatigué∎ the house is remotely situated la maison se trouve dans un coin isolé;∎ they are remotely related ils sont parents éloignés
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