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1 in the not too distant future
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2 future
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1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; (also adjective) his future wife.) futuro2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) futuro
2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) futurofuture n futurotr['fjʊːʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 futuro,-a1 futuro, porvenir nombre masculino■ who knows what the future holds? ¿quién sabe lo que tiene reservado el futuro?2 (verb tense) futuro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin future en el futuro, de aquí en adelantein the future en el futuroin the distant future en un futuro lejanoin the near future en un futuro próximoin the not too distant future en un futuro no muy lejanofuture ['fju:ʧər] adj: futurofuture n: futuro madj.• anticipado, -a adj.• futuro, -a adj.• venidero, -a adj.n.• futuro s.m.• porvenir s.m.
I 'fjuːtʃər, 'fjuːtʃə(r)1) ( time ahead)in the near/distant future — en un futuro próximo/lejano
2) c u ( prospects) futuro m, porvenir m3) ( Ling) futuro m
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adjective (before n)a) <husband/home> futurob) ( Ling)['fjuːtʃǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) [husband, generations] futuro; [plans] para el futuroreferenceat some future date or time — en un futuro
2) (Gram)2. N1) futuro mwho knows what the future holds? — ¿quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?
they see schoolchildren as their customers of the future — ven a los niños en edad escolar como sus clientes del futuro
in the near future — en un futuro próximo or cercano
2) (=prospects) futuro m, porvenir mher future is assured — tiene el futuro or el porvenir asegurado
he believes his future lies in comedy — piensa que su futuro or su porvenir está en la comedia
3) (Gram) futuro m4) futures (Econ) futuros mpl3.CPDthe futures market N — (Econ) el mercado de futuros
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I ['fjuːtʃər, 'fjuːtʃə(r)]1) ( time ahead)in the near/distant future — en un futuro próximo/lejano
2) c u ( prospects) futuro m, porvenir m3) ( Ling) futuro m
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adjective (before n)a) <husband/home> futurob) ( Ling) -
3 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante, alejado, lejos (de)2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante, fríodistant adj lejano / remototr['dɪstənt]1 (place) lejano,-a, distante, remoto,-a, apartado,-a; (time, past) lejano,-a, remoto,-a; (look) distraído,-a, ausente; (cousin, relative) lejano,-a2 (cold, aloof) distante, frío,-adistant ['dɪstənt] adj1) far: distante, lejano2) remote: distante, lejano, remoto3) aloof: distante, fríoadj.• apartado, -a adj.• arrinconado, -a adj.• ausente adj.• distante adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.'dɪstənt1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido['dɪstǝnt]ADJ•
the school is 2km distant from the church — la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia•
in a distant part of the country — en una remota región del país•
we had a distant view of the sea — veíamos el mar a lo lejos2) (in time) [future, past, ancestor] lejanoin the not too or very distant future — en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano
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in the distant past — en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto•
at some distant point in the future — en algún momento del futuro lejano3) (=not closely related) [relative, cousin] lejano; [connection] remoto4) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante5) (=removed)all this seems so distant from the Spain of today — todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy, todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy
Steve gradually became more distant from reality — poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad
he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department — se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento
6) (=distracted) [person, look] ausente* * *['dɪstənt]1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido -
4 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
- remote control
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
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