Lejos in english

Far

pronunciation: fɑr part of speech: adverb
In gestures

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.

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» a lo lejosin the distanceoff 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 lejossee + Nombre + far offsee far off in(to) + the distancesee 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 dewell 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 lejosfurther 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) lejosa little goes a long way .

Example: A little goes a long way so only squeeze a little in your hand when you apply.

» de lejosfrom a distance .

Example: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.

» demasiado lejostoo farway 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 lejosfrom afar .

Example: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.

» desde lejosfrom a distancefrom 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 lejosfrom afar .

Example: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.

» estar bien lejos debe 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) + Infinitivobe 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 lejosbe far offbe 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 debe 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 lejosdistance (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 lejoseven farther afield .

Example: Even farther afield, education for library professionals is provided by schools offering programs of library and informations studies.

» ir aun más lejosgo + 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 lejosoverstate + Posesivo + case [Presentar un argumento que se considera que no tiene relación con el caso en cuestión]go too farstep over + the edgestep over + the lineoverstep + the markcross 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 lejosgo + 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 lejosgo + 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 lejosthings + go + too far .

Example: Let me just come clean before things go too far -- Pels and I did not have dinner.

» lejos deaway 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 muchedumbreaway from the maddening crowdsfar 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 gentíoaway from the maddening crowdsfar 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 ruidoout in the woodsfar 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 otrofar 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 horizontebeyond 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 sífar 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 lejosgo too far .

Example: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

» llegar lejosget + 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 lejosstretch + further .

Example: We can make the resources we have stretch further = Podemos hacer que los recursos que tenemos lleguen más lejos.

» llegar más lejos dego further than .

Example: A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.

» llegar muy lejosgo + a long waycome + 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 entoncescome + 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 lejospush + Nombre + too fartake + 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 lejoscarry + one step furthertake + one step furthertake + one stage furtherprogress + one stage furthercarry + one stage furtherdevelop + one stage furthertake + a step furtherextend + 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 lejostake + 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 lejosoverstate + 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 oírout of earshot .

Example: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.

» mantener Algo lejos del alcance dekeep + 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 dekeep + 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 + alcancekeep + 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 + manoskeep + 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) lejoskeep + Nombre + (well) away .

Example: As with electrical equipment, liquids should be kept well away.

» mantener (bien) lejos dekeep + 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 degive + Nombre + a wide berthsteer 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 lejosfurther awayfurthest awayfarthermostfurthermost .

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 lejosfar awayfar 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 dea long way froma long way removed fromleagues 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 conseguira 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 realidadnothing + 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 verdadnothing + 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 debe 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 lejosnot far enough .

Example: Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.

» no muy lejoswithin easy travelling distancenot far behindnot far offnot far awaynot farnot 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 lejosnot 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) lejosslow 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) lejosslow 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 comoas 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 posibleas 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 casahome (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 lejossee far off in(to) + the distancesee + Nombre + far offsee 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 delive 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 Otrolive + far apart .

Example: Famly emergencies can be especially tough to deal with when living far apart.

Lejos synonyms

right in spanish: Correcto, pronunciation: raɪt part of speech: adjective, noun, adverb further in spanish: promover, pronunciation: fɜrðɜr part of speech: adjective, adverb cold in spanish: frío, pronunciation: koʊld part of speech: adjective, noun long in spanish: largo, pronunciation: lɔŋ part of speech: adjective, adverb remote in spanish: remoto, pronunciation: rɪmoʊt part of speech: adjective utmost in spanish: mayor, pronunciation: ʌtmoʊst part of speech: adjective, noun farther in spanish: más lejos, pronunciation: fɑrðɜr part of speech: adverb distant in spanish: distante, pronunciation: dɪstənt part of speech: adjective faraway in spanish: muy lejos, pronunciation: fɑrəweɪ part of speech: adjective removed in spanish: remoto, pronunciation: rimuvd part of speech: adjective farthest in spanish: más lejano, pronunciation: fɑrðəst part of speech: adjective, adverb furthest in spanish: más lejos, pronunciation: fɜrθəst part of speech: adjective, adverb immoderate in spanish: inmoderado, pronunciation: ɪmɑdɜreɪt part of speech: adjective uttermost in spanish: más lejano, pronunciation: ʌtɜrmoʊst part of speech: adjective, noun far-off in spanish: lejos, pronunciation: fɜrɔf part of speech: adjective furthermost in spanish: más lejano, pronunciation: fɜrðɜrmoʊst part of speech: adjective farthermost in spanish: lo más lejano, pronunciation: fɑrθɜrmoʊst part of speech: adjective
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