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adjectivelong-distance relationship caidreamh ó chian, cianchaidreamh masc1 → see distance

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what's the approximate distance from here to Derry? cá fhad, go garbh, atá sé as seo go Doire?
away »

he was some distance away from home bhí sé tamall maith ó bhaile, bhí sé píosa maith ar shiúl ón mbaile
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we heard the noise a short distance away chualamar an torann in aice láimhe, chualamar an tormán achar gearr ar shiúl
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he judged the distance by eye thomhais sé an fad lena shúil
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they're closing the distance tá siad ag teacht níos cóngaraí, tá siad ag druidim níos gaire
commutable »

to be within a commutable distance from sth bheith faoi fhad comaitéireachta de rud
commuting »

long-distance commuting cianchomaitéireacht fem3
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my house is within commuting distance of Belfast is féidir comaitéireacht a dhéanamh go Béal Feirste ó mo theach
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to go the distance informal (also to go the full distance) troid go deireadh, troid go dtí an nóiméad deireanach
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to keep your distance from1 avoid physical proximity to coinneáil siar ó, coimeád siar ó, fanacht amach ókeep your distance from the car in front coinnigh siar ón gcarr atá chun tosaigh ort, fan amach ón gcarr atá chun tosaigh ort2 avoid close association with fanacht glan ar, fanacht amach ó
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to keep sb at a distance duine a choinneáil fad láimhe uait, coinneáil amach ó dhuine
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to last the distance coimeád ag imeacht go dtí an deireadh, coinneáil leat go deireadh, coinneáil ort siar go deireadh
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to put some distance between yourself and sb/sth1 move away from fad a chur idir tú féin agus duine/rudwe put some distance between ourselves and the other boats d'imíomar ó na báid eile, d'fhágamar na báid eile inár ndiaidh2 dissociate yourself from fanacht glan ar dhuine/rud, coinneáil amach ó dhuine/rud, scaradh ó dhuine/rud
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to be within spitting distance of sth informal bheith buailte ar rud, bheith faoi urchar méaróige do rud
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it's only a short distance from here níl sé ach achar gearr as seo, níl sé i bhfad as seo, tá sé sa chóngar
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we saw her at a distance chonaiceamar i bhfad uainn í, chonaiceamar i gcéin í
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at a distance of twenty metres i ngiorracht fiche méadar
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within shouting distance faoi fhad scairte, i ngaireacht béice
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braking distance fad coscánaithe
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we watched him from a distance choinníomar súil air i bhfad uainn, choinníomar súil air agus muid i bhfad uaidh

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