Distancia in english
pronunciation: dɪstəns part of speech: noun
distancia = remoteness ; separation ; distance.
Example: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.Example: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Example: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.more:
» abarcar una distancia = cover + a distance .
Example: The mining concession consists of a territory covering a distance of 55 kilometres.» a cierta distancia = some distance away .
Example: The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.» a cierta distancia de = off .
Example: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize.» a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore .
Example: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.» a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore .
Example: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.» acortar las distancias = close + the gap .
Example: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.» acortar las distancias entre... y... = narrow + the gap between ... and .
Example: Their goal is to relate abstract management principles and theories to actual management practice, and to help narrow the gap between the classroom and the real world.» a distancia = remote ; remotely ; distantly .
Example: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers. Example: For example, if cataloguing input is entered directly using a keyboard, whether this be through a microcomputer or remotely via a terminal, then this is online operation. Example: An instructor can setup a learning group and those who wish to be guided distantly during the study may join the group.» a media distancia = middle-distance .
Example: There may be some situations where either dehydration or hyperthermia could impact middle-distance performance, for example if an athlete began a run without appropriate preparation.» a poca distancia = not far behind .
Example: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).» a poca distancia andando = within walking distance ; within an easy walk .
Example: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library. Example: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.» a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk ; within walking distance .
Example: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home. Example: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.» aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning ; open learning ; home learning .
Example: Distance learning at university level already exists in the UK, USA and USSR. Example: After a brief description of open learning, this article examines the impact of the programme in terms of its objectives, student attitudes, tutorial support and instructional medium. Example: Teachers will usually give students at least two days to complete the home learning task.» a qué distancia = how far .
Example: Did you know that you can figure out how far you are from a storm by watching lightning and listening for thunder?.» a una distancia prudente = at a safe distance .
Example: The three boys often watched him at a safe distance, and regretted that his evil temper made it impossible to be friendly with him.» a un día de distancia de = one day away from .
Example: These workshops give library paraprofessionals the opportunity for professional development without extensive travel or lodging costs, and only one day away from the worksite.» carrera de larga distancia = long-distance run ; long-distance race ; long-distance running ; distance running .
Example: Half the battle when training for a long-distance run is finding a diet that is best for you. Example: It is almost a cross between a long-distance race and a hurdles race as runners must jump over 28 'barriers' as well as 7 water jumps. Example: She ignored the siren song of long distance running to become one of the best weight throwers in history. Example: Distance runners have all heard the myths or opinions that back squats are bad for distance running.» comprender una distancia = cover + a distance .
Example: The mining concession consists of a territory covering a distance of 55 kilometres.» controlado a distancia = remotely controllable .
Example: The set-top box may also contain remotely controllable descrambling circuits for services which are transmitted in a scrambled form.» corredor de larga distancia = long-distance runner ; distance runner .
Example: I'd fall into these categories: female, over 30, long-distance runner, no other sports, lives in the south in temperate weather, runs for health. Example: Distance runners have all heard the myths or opinions that back squats are bad for distance running.» corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance .
Example: These are useful in showing the reader the resources within easy travelling distance.» cuánta distancia = how far ; how far .
Example: In the video, you have a chance to see how far a lightyear is. Example: In the video, you have a chance to see how far a lightyear is.» cubrir + grandes distancias = cover + great distances .
Example: Dusky dolphins may cover greater distances during seasonal migrations.» cubrir una distancia = cover + a distance ; cover + a distance .
Example: The mining concession consists of a territory covering a distance of 55 kilometres. Example: There are 36 flights a week from Paris to Tokyo, covering a distance of 6041 miles.» curso a distancia = telecourse ; distance course .
Example: The data show that few programmes use technology for distance education, few produce telecourses or teleconferences, and most use it in the traditional classroom. Example: Many distance courses have a face-to-face orientation the first week of classes.» de larga distancia = long-distance .
Example: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.» de media distancia = middle-distance .
Example: There may be some situations where either dehydration or hyperthermia could impact middle-distance performance, for example if an athlete began a run without appropriate preparation.» desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance .
Example: On-line Public Access Catalogues (OPACs) are being networked across the campus and the librarian is disappearing into the distance - the ghost in the machine.» desde una distancia considerable = from a considerable distance .
Example: We took some photos (from a considerable distance) and then ran like the devil before the fire started to grow and block the road.» desde una distancia prudente = from a safe distance .
Example: Enjoy these snowy owls from the Arctic while they are here, but please observe/photograph them from a safe distance so as not to disturb them.» desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances .
Example: The need to travel long distances for specialty care have made it difficult for many rural residents to receive the care they need when they need it.» de una distancia prudente = from a considerable distance .
Example: We took some photos (from a considerable distance) and then ran like the devil before the fire started to grow and block the road.» distancia a pie = walking distance .
Example: This automated transport system can weight requests to minimise transport changes, walking distance etc. as well as help answering simple questions.» distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance .
Example: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.» distancia de frenado = braking distance .
Example: Tesults showed that braking distance can be calculated accurately .» distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance .
Example: The proposed similarity measure, based on a fuzzy Hausdorff distance, estimates the mismatch between 2 possibility distributions.» distancia de seguridad = stopping distance ; braking distance ; safety distance .
Example: The author presents one approach to solving problems concerned with minimum stopping distances. Example: Tesults showed that braking distance can be calculated accurately . Example: Different vehicles have different safety distance requirement -- for example, a heavy truck needs much more distance than a small car.» distancia focal = focal length .
Example: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.» distancia prudente = safe distance .
Example: Could Bill and others that have done research here give an opinion on how to determine the safe distance to live from a nuclear power plant.» distancia recorrida = mileage .
Example: Mileage counting can be misleading when evaluating training.» distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart .
Example: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.» distancia social = social distance .
Example: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.» educación a distancia = distance education ; Open College .
Example: The data show that few programmes use technology for distance education, few produce telecourses or teleconferences, and most use it in the traditional classroom. Example: The aims of the Open College are described and the methods by which it intends to operate.» en la distancia = off in the distance ; in the distance .
Example: We arrived back to camp and listened to the low moans of a lion off in the distance. Example: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside.» enseñanza a distancia = distance learning ; distance teaching ; home learning .
Example: Distance learning at university level already exists in the UK, USA and USSR. Example: Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised. Example: Teachers will usually give students at least two days to complete the home learning task.» Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic .
Example: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.» estar a años de distancia = be years away .
Example: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.» estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from .
Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.» estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away .
Example: It would not be good, for example, just giving someone who claimed to have a social security problem the address of the nearest office, which might be many miles and several bus rides away.» estudiante a distancia = distance student .
Example: Bibliographic instruction is one of the major challenges facing libraries that support distance students.» guardando las distancias = at a safe distance .
Example: The three boys often watched him at a safe distance, and regretted that his evil temper made it impossible to be friendly with him.» guardar las distancias = keep + Posesivo + distance ; maintain + Posesivo + distance .
Example: By nature reserved and cautious, she preferred to keep her distance and continue to follow the path that suited her. Example: She keeps vigil as she walks, maintaining her distance from everyone around her.» guardar una distancia de seguridad = keep + a safety distance .
Example: Who is responsible for keeping a safety distance from the front, rear and sides while riding a motorcycle amongst other vehicle?.» guardar una distancia prudente = maintain + a safe distance ; keep + a safe distance .
Example: For most small aircraft flying outside controlled airspace in good weather, the pilots are responsible for maintaining a safe distance from other aircraft. Example: However, keeping a safe distance between your vehicle and another is an important skill to practice year round.» hacer una llamada a larga distancia = talk + long distance .
Example: She also likes to talk long distance with her sister.» haciendo eco en la distancia = far-echoing .
Example: After this I seemed to hear the far-echoing voices of a great multitude in Heaven, who said, 'Hallelujah!'.» informática a distancia = telecomputing .
Example: Large-scale telecomputing in Japan dates only from 1985, but development of electronic mail and bulletin board systems has been rapid.» la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes = absence makes the heart grow fonder ; distance makes the heart grow fonder .
Example: She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Example: Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or so people say, but long distance relationships change the structure of even the sturdiest romances.» larga distancia = long haul .
Example: The author proposes a general method for the solution of some basic delayed feedback schemes used in long haul, high speed data transport.» largas distancias = large distances .
Example: There are large distances between many population centres making the timely delivery of library materials to users in these areas problematic.» llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call .
Example: This facility is of particular interest since it will make possible a long-distance call for the price of a local call.» llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call .
Example: Since many libraries already have equipment and software, access to these sorces of information is now available for the cost of a long-distance phone call.» llamar a larga distancia = talk + long distance .
Example: She also likes to talk long distance with her sister.» mando a distancia = remote control ; remote controller .
Example: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control. Example: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.» mantener la distancia = stand back .
Example: She stood back and watched, mouth agape, until the music faded and the crowd drifted away.» mantener las distancias = keep + Posesivo + distance ; maintain + Posesivo + distance .
Example: By nature reserved and cautious, she preferred to keep her distance and continue to follow the path that suited her. Example: She keeps vigil as she walks, maintaining her distance from everyone around her.» mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length .
Example: Protagonists of office automation see this as an undesirable development -- it has allowed the manager to keep technology at arm's length, not letting it have a major impact on his style of working.» mantenerse a distancia = stand off .
Example: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.» mantener una distancia de seguridad = keep + a safety distance .
Example: Who is responsible for keeping a safety distance from the front, rear and sides while riding a motorcycle amongst other vehicle?.» mantener una distancia prudente = maintain + a safe distance ; keep + a safe distance .
Example: For most small aircraft flying outside controlled airspace in good weather, the pilots are responsible for maintaining a safe distance from other aircraft. Example: However, keeping a safe distance between your vehicle and another is an important skill to practice year round.» medicina a distancia = telemedicine .
Example: This article reports the results of a study to investigate the interobserver reliability and diagnostic validity of a commercial electronic stethoscope for telemedicine applications.» Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off .
Example: Alice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.» no saberse (a) qué distancia = there + be + no telling how far .
Example: There was no telling how far they would have to travel before they reached the diamond mine.» otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance .
Example: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.» poca distancia = a short way to go .
Example: Wear your seatbelt for the entire ride, even if it is just a short way to go.» poner distancia de por medio entre... y... = put + some distance (in) between... and... .
Example: Sometimes putting some distance between partners refreshes mutual attraction.» recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances ; cover + great distances .
Example: The need to travel long distances for specialty care have made it difficult for many rural residents to receive the care they need when they need it. Example: Dusky dolphins may cover greater distances during seasonal migrations.» recorrer una distancia = cover + a distance .
Example: There are 36 flights a week from Paris to Tokyo, covering a distance of 6041 miles.» red de larga distancia = long haul network .
Example: Information management control systems include telecommunications, data networking, local area networks, and other short and long haul networks.» reducir distancias = gain on .
Example: In 2013, white wine production in Italy continued to gain on red wine, 53 percent for white to only 47 percent for red and rosé.» reducir las distancias = reduce + the distance ; close + the gap .
Example: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty. Example: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.» salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm ; bridge + the gap ; bridge + the divide ; bridge + the gulf .
Example: I believe that the reality is that the chasm between these two interests can't be bridged simply by including an alternative rule as a footnote at the bottom of a page in a code. Example: This project aims to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners through the sharing of their experiences. Example: The theme of this round table is 'bridging the digital divide in Asia and Oceania'. Example: The language of poetry bridges the gulf of cultural conflict.» situado a cierta distancia = further afield .
Example: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.» tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + (still) a long way to go .
Example: One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.» trabajador a distancia = teleworker ; telecommuter .
Example: This article reports the results of a questionnaire survey of teleworkers in the UK to determine the problems experienced in teleworking. Example: The telecommuter found home a good environment for work and telecommunications satisfactory but the work became fragmented.» trabajar a distancia = telecommute ; work from + home .
Example: The worldwide telecommunications infrastructure has made it possible to telecommute from any location where the worker can link to the network. Example: In fact, there are more scams than real work from home opportunities.» trabajo a distancia = telecommuting ; teleworking ; telework .
Example: This article notes the challenges facing public libraries in the provision of library services to users who are becoming increasingly involved in telecommuting. Example: This article reports the results of a questionnaire survey of teleworkers in the UK to determine the problems experienced in teleworking. Example: Telework is place independent work.» una distancia corta = a short way to go .
Example: Wear your seatbelt for the entire ride, even if it is just a short way to go.» universidad a distancia = open university ; open college .
Example: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults. Example: In this article the aims of the open college are described and the methods by which it intends to operate.» universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university .
Example: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.» vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance .
Example: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.» vuelo de larga distancia = long-haul flight .
Example: I think it's safe to say that few people enjoy long-haul flights.distanciar = estrange (from) ; gap.
Example: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.Example: For this reason, most experts recommend creating an escape path by gapping the second ring up to 1.25 times wider than the top ring gap.more:
» distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between ... and .
Example: There has been increasing concern that advances in high technology have widened the information gap between developed and developing countries.» distanciarse = outdistance ; distance ; take + a step back(ward(s)) ; step back ; move away ; move apart ; part + ways ; part + company .
Example: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself. Example: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture. Example: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves. Example: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view. Example: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away. Example: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift. Example: I plunked down in the chair he'd pulled up to his desk and waited for him to give me a rundown of what he'd been up to since we'd parted ways. Example: After coming out of the post office she spoke briefly to a friend as they crossed the road, and they then parted company.» distanciarse de = drift away from ; alienate ; break away from ; move away from ; withdraw from ; put + some distance (in) between... and... ; back away (from) ; remove + Reflexivo + from .
Example: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves. Example: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself. Example: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art. Example: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan. Example: The majority said that mixing with people is preferable to withdrawing from them. Example: Sometimes putting some distance between partners refreshes mutual attraction. Example: He slowly started to back away from me, heading towards the door. Example: She says she's had to remove herself from the chaos of the fashion industry -- and be a little bit unfashionable -- to find her peace.