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1 looking back over a distance of forty years
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['dɪst(ə)ns]nрасстояние, дистанцияThe town is within walking distance from here. — До города отсюда можно дойти пешком.
One could see nothing at that distance. — На таком расстоянии ничего не было видно.
They felt there was a sertain distance between them. — Они чувствовали, что между ними была какая-то отчужденность.
With modern communications the world seems smaller and distance doesn't matter so much. — При современных средствах связи мир кажется меньше и расстояния уже не так много значат.
- good distance- middle distance
- safe distance
- short distance
- shouting distance
- walking distance
- remaining distance
- closed distance
- distance advantage
- distance runner
- distance control
- distance gauge
- distance lights
- distance shot
- vast distance of water
- distance of time
- looking back over a distance of forty years
- distance between these towns
- within easy distance
- in the far distance
- within a shooting distance
- within calling distance
- within speaking distance
- within hailing distance
- within reaching distance
- beyond striking distance
- at quite a distamce
- at a visual distance
- at half a mile distance
- at a ten minutes' walking distance from here
- at a few steps' distance
- at some distance behind the house
- in the hazy distance of the plain
- extend over a distance of 20 miles
- cover the distance
- follow smb at a distance
- go the distance
- go part of the distance on foot
- hit the distance
- keep a safe distance from smb, smth
- keep one's distance
- look at smth from a distance
- look into the distance
- move to a distance
- run a short distance
- see smth in the distance
- vanish into the distanceUSAGE:(1.) В предложных сочетаниях на расстоянии, на расстоянии пяти (нескольких) шагов существительное distance употребляется с неопределенным артиклем: at a distance of a few(two, three) steps from smth на расстоянии нескольких (двух, трех) шагов от чего-либо; at a short distance на небольшом расстоянии; to look at smth from a distance смотреть на что-либо на расстоянии, издалека. Сочетанию in the distance соответствует наречие вдали. (2.) See depth, n; USAGE (1.).
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