Lejos in english
pronunciation: fɑr part of speech: adverb
lejos = further afield ; far ; out of the way ; far out.
Example: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.Example: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc.Example: This hotel was very good but a bit out of the way really.Example: As such, it is only 15 minutes from the White House, yet can have the feeling of being far out in the countryside.more:
» a lo lejos = in the distance ; off in the distance .
Example: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside. Example: We arrived back to camp and listened to the low moans of a lion off in the distance.» avistar a lo lejos = see + Nombre + far off ; see far off in(to) + the distance ; see far off .
Example: She looked for her stepmother with her daughter and saw them far off, near the door where the peasants were sitting. Example: Sometimes the moonlight is so bright you can actually see far off into the distance. Example: And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.» bastante lejos de = well away from .
Example: Concepts which are only remotely related to the central concept will be positioned well away from the central circle.» cada vez más lejos = further and further .
Example: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.» con un poco se puede llegar (muy) lejos = a little goes a long way .
Example: A little goes a long way so only squeeze a little in your hand when you apply.» de lejos = from a distance .
Example: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.» demasiado lejos = too far ; way too far .
Example: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Example: Some coaches take the game way too far, treating their kids like they are multi-million dollar players.» de muy lejos = from afar .
Example: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.» desde lejos = from a distance ; from afar .
Example: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails. Example: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.» desde muy lejos = from afar .
Example: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.» estar bien lejos de = be nowhere near .
Example: Alimony and child support is entirely up to the discretion of the judge and is nowhere near an equitable 50-50 split as mandated by community property laws.» estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio .
Example: Locating documents on concepts that must be described by a string of words is far from straightforward in a title index.» estar muy lejos = be far off ; be a long way off .
Example: The customer appeal of the conventional journal remains and its demise is far off. Example: This pie-in-the-sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.» estar muy lejos de = be nowhere near .
Example: Alimony and child support is entirely up to the discretion of the judge and is nowhere near an equitable 50-50 split as mandated by community property laws.» gafas para ver de lejos = distance (eye)glasses .
Example: Some people who never needed distance glasses now notice that their vision is blurred for driving, and that their reading glasses work better in the distance.» incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield .
Example: Even farther afield, education for library professionals is provided by schools offering programs of library and informations studies.» ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further .
Example: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.» ir demasiado lejos = overstate + Posesivo + case [Presentar un argumento que se considera que no tiene relación con el caso en cuestión] ; go too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line .
Example: It would be to overstate the case to compare this relationship as some have done with the doctor-patient or even the lawyer-client relationship. Example: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights. Example: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'. Example: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face. Example: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking. Example: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.» ir más lejos = go + one stage further .
Example: Ranganathan has tried to go one stage further: to give the individual classifier the means to construct class numbers for new foci which will be in accordance with those that the central organization will allot, by means of a set of devices or rules of universal applicability.» ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further .
Example: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.» las cosas + llegar + demasiado lejos = things + go + too far .
Example: Let me just come clean before things go too far -- Pels and I did not have dinner.» lejos de = away from .
Example: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.» lejos de la muchedumbre = away from the maddening crowds ; far from the (madding/maddening) crowd(s) .
Example: If you are looking for a destination that is off the beaten track and away from maddening crowds this is the place. Example: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.» lejos del gentío = away from the maddening crowds ; far from the (madding/maddening) crowd(s) .
Example: If you are looking for a destination that is off the beaten track and away from maddening crowds this is the place. Example: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.» lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods ; far from the (madding/maddening) crowd(s) .
Example: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods. Example: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.» lejos de (ser) = far from .
Example: This is followed by some brief comments on a representative, but far from comprehensive, selection of the software packages used for information retrieval and cataloguing.» lejos el uno del otro = far apart .
Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.» lejos en el horizonte = beyond the horizon .
Example: So join me on this journey as we explore beyond the horizon of our community, medicine, time and even conventional global health ideas.» lejos entre sí = far apart .
Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.» llegar demasiado lejos = go too far .
Example: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.» llegar lejos = get + far .
Example: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.» llegar más lejos = stretch + further .
Example: We can make the resources we have stretch further = Podemos hacer que los recursos que tenemos lleguen más lejos.» llegar más lejos de = go further than .
Example: A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.» llegar muy lejos = go + a long way ; come + a long way .
Example: A little bit of bibliographic instruction can go a long way. Example: Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.» llegar muy lejos desde entonces = come + a long way since then .
Example: Smoking pipes have been in existence since approximately 5000BC, but they've come a long way since then.» llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far ; take + Nombre + too far .
Example: I think that we must not push the progressive nature of computer work too far. Example: There's nothing wrong with a little nip and tuck if you want to feel good about yourself, as long as you don't take it too far.» llevar aun más lejos = carry + one step further ; take + one step further ; take + one stage further ; progress + one stage further ; carry + one stage further ; develop + one stage further ; take + a step further ; extend + Nombre + one step further .
Example: The concept of policy may, therefore, be carried one step further. Example: One should take this mission one step further by defining the overlap between the needs of the user and the capabilities of the library or information center. Example: The special auxiliaries allow the process of synthesis to be taken one stage further. Example: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service. Example: The problem arises from the fact that it is very difficult to fix an absolute level of analysis; there is nearly always the possibility of carrying our analysis one stage further. Example: So we can develop our significance order one stage further, to give us Thing-Material-Action. Example: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'. Example: We can extend these two concepts one step further, and use them to guarantee the integrity of the authority file itself.» llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther .
Example: Taking this argument a step further, it is the mind of the librarian that makes the inicial screening assessment.» llevar un argumento demasiado lejos = overstate + Posesivo + case [Presentar un argumento que se considera que no tiene relación con el caso en cuestión] .
Example: It would be to overstate the case to compare this relationship as some have done with the doctor-patient or even the lawyer-client relationship.» lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot .
Example: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.» mantener Algo lejos del alcance de = keep + Nombre + out of the hands of .
Example: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.» mantener Algo lejos de las manos de = keep + Nombre + out of the hands of .
Example: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.» mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + alcance = keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach .
Example: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.» mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos = keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach .
Example: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.» mantener (bien) lejos = keep + Nombre + (well) away .
Example: As with electrical equipment, liquids should be kept well away.» mantener (bien) lejos de = keep + Nombre + (well) away from .
Example: The idea was to keep her on the straight and narrow by keeping her away from alcohol.» mantenerse lejos (de) = steer + (well) clear (of) ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of) .
Example: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Example: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Example: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.» mantenerse lejos de = give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from .
Example: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights. Example: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.» mantenerse lejos (de) = steer + (well) clear (of) ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of) .
Example: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Example: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Example: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.» más lejos = further away ; furthest away ; farthermost ; furthermost .
Example: With terminal access, the computer may be in the next room, the next building, the next city or even further away. Example: How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?. Example: Diodorus too places Atlantis at the farthermost fringes of the world. Example: The land principally divides into 3 fields and runs to a tree-lined brook -- a ruined cottage is at the furthermost point.» muy lejos = far away ; far off .
Example: She saw everything as if it were happening in a small room far away, or as if she were looking at it through the wrong end of a telescope. Example: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.» muy lejos de = a long way from ; a long way removed from ; leagues away from .
Example: Many of the most important relations will be completely lost (eg Tigers will file a long way from Cats). Example: All this is a long way removed from the other casual look which predominates this year. Example: One evening, as he was traveling through the mountains of that province, darkness overcame him in a very lonesome district, leagues away from any village.» muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward .
Example: The article is entitled 'Access to government information in Japan: a long way toward electronic government?'.» nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth .
Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".» nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth .
Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".» no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from .
Example: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.» no lo bastante lejos = not far enough .
Example: Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.» no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance ; not far behind ; not far off ; not far away ; not far ; not too far .
Example: These are useful in showing the reader the resources within easy travelling distance. Example: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding). Example: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils. Example: Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away. Example: Death is not far, and there is no escape. Example: In 1572 a new, very bright star appeared, not too far from the northern pole star.» no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far .
Example: If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.» paso a paso se llega (muy) lejos = slow and steady wins the race .
Example: Despite a few setbacks and slower progress than we'd hoped; we truly believe that slow and steady wins the race!.» poco a poco se llega (muy) lejos = slow and steady wins the race .
Example: Despite a few setbacks and slower progress than we'd hoped; we truly believe that slow and steady wins the race!.» tan lejos como = as far away as .
Example: A teaching room as well as a study room in a library can be practically placed on-site or off-site campus or as far away as on the desktop of a computer.» tan lejos como sea posible = as far away as possible .
Example: I have figured out how to get as far away as possible -- the Antipodes is what it is called.» un hogar lejos de casa = home (away) from home .
Example: It is a cosy and bijou cottage laid out on two floors that aims to provide home from home comfort.» ver a lo lejos = see far off in(to) + the distance ; see + Nombre + far off ; see far off .
Example: Sometimes the moonlight is so bright you can actually see far off into the distance. Example: She looked for her stepmother with her daughter and saw them far off, near the door where the peasants were sitting. Example: And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.» vivir lejos de = live away from .
Example: She's is a perfect example of someone who has found her inner peace living away from the distractions of the city.» vivir lejos el Uno del Otro = live + far apart .
Example: Famly emergencies can be especially tough to deal with when living far apart.