distant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for distant in the English»French Dictionary

distant [Brit ˈdɪst(ə)nt, Am ˈdɪstənt] ADJ

1. distant (remote):

distant land, spire, hill, star

lointain, éloigné

distant cry, voice, gunfire, bell

éloigné, dans le lointain after n

the distant shape/sound of sth

la forme/le bruit de qc dans le lointain

distant from

loin de

40 km distant from

à 40 km de

in the distant past/future

dans un passé/avenir lointain

in the dim and distant past

dans un passé lointain

in the not too distant future

dans un avenir assez proche

2. distant (faint):

distant memory, prospect, hope, possibility

lointain, éloigné

distant connection, concept, similarity

lointain, vague

distant from

éloigné de

3. distant (far removed):

distant relative, cousin, descendant

éloigné

4. distant (cool):

distant person, manner

distant

far-distant [Am ˌfɑrˈdɪstənt] ADJ

far-distant land, mountains, region:

far-distant

lointain

in the far-distant future

dans un lointain futur

Translations for distant in the French»English Dictionary

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reculé (reculée)

distant, remote

cousinage (éloigné)

distant relationship

lointain (lointaine) terre, expédition, musique, ami

distant

lointain (lointaine) passé, civilisation, souvenir

distant

lointain (lointaine) avenir, échéance, objectif

distant

lointaine est l'époque où…

the time is far distant when…

lointain (lointaine) parent, héritier

distant

lointain (lointaine) personne, air

distant

petit-cousin (petite-cousine) (cousin éloigné)

distant relation

distant (distante) lieu, bruit, lueur

distant

distant (distante) personne

distant

distant (distante) regard

distant

être ou se montrer distant avec/envers qn

to be distant with/toward(s) sb

à une époque distante de la nôtre

in the distant past

un vague cousin

a distant relation

éloigné (éloignée)

distant

éloigné (éloignée) souvenirs

distant

éloigné dans le temps

distant (in time)

dans un futur peu éloigné

in the not too distant future

éloigné (éloignée) cousin, parent

distant

on entendait le roulement lointain des tambours

you could hear the distant roll of drums

distant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for distant in the English»French Dictionary

distant [ˈdɪs·t ə nt] ADJ

1. distant (far away):

distant

éloigné(e)

distant shore

lointain(e)

in the not too distant future

dans un proche avenir

the dim and distant past

les temps mpl anciens

at some distant point in the future

à (long/court) terme

2. distant (not closely related):

distant relative

éloigné(e)

3. distant (faint):

distant memory

lointain(e)

4. distant (aloof):

distant person

distant(e)

Translations for distant in the French»English Dictionary

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distant(e) personne, attitude

distant

lointain(e) époque, souvenir

distant

lointain(e)

distant

éloigné(e)

distant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The major issues are often focused on to a greater extent when thinking about the distant future, or with high-level construals.

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This route became important for long distant coaches from the 14th century.

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The more information one has about the product, the less distant it is.

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This region of active current star formation is about 7000 light-years distant.

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There are also occasional flashbacks to events in the distant past.

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He claimed to have been born on a distant planet and to have lived for time immemorial.

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The gills are fairly distant (quite far apart), decurrent, and narrow, and have brown specks from the drying milk.

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Several times during the novel, distant historical/mythical events are referred to as before the moon split in two.

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Similarly, a shadow projected onto a distant object can be made to move across the object faster than "c".

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She continues to stand by him, but he remains distant.

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