distance
noun
1 noun space between things or placesfad masc1 achar masc1 it's only a short distance from here níl sé ach achar gearr as seo, níl sé i bhfad as seo, tá sé sa chóngarwe saw her at a distance chonaiceamar i bhfad uainn í, chonaiceamar i gcéin íat a distance of twenty metres i ngiorracht fiche méadarwithin shouting distance faoi fhad scairte, i ngaireacht béicebraking distance fad coscánaithe 2 noun faraway pointwe watched him from a distance choinníomar súil air i bhfad uainn, choinníomar súil air agus muid i bhfad uaidhhe could read it at a distance of ten metres bhí sé ábalta é a léamh agus é deich méadar uaidh, bhí sé ábalta é a léamh agus é deich méadar ar shiúlI heard her in the distance chuala mé i bhfad uaim í, chuala mé i gcéin í, chuala mé píosa uaim íhe was staring off into the distance bhí sé ag stánadh amach roimheShow full entry
3 noun remotenesshis distance from the situation was an advantage buntáiste a bhí ann go raibh sé scoite amach ó chúrsaí 4 noun later point in timefrom a distance of 20 years I see it differently tar éis 20 bliain tá dearcadh eile agam airfrom a distance it seems an absurd situation tá cuma áiféiseach air mar scéal nuair a fhéachtar siar air 5 noun emotional aloofnesscoimhthíos masc1 there's a distance between them tá coimhthíos eatarthu, níl aon dáimh acu le chéile 6 noun length of race coursefad masc1
verb
7 verb dissociate yourself TRANSITIVEto distance yourself from fanacht amach ó, tú féin a dhealú óshe distances herself from the staff is beag baint a bhíonn aici leis an bhfoireannhe distanced himself from that decision níor thacaigh sé leis an gcinneadh sin, d'fhan sé glan ar an gcinneadh sin 8 verb create sense of separation TRANSITIVEwe've been distanced from people by technology táimid scartha ó dhaoine eile ag an teicneolaíocht, táimid scoite amach ó dhaoine eile ag an teicneolaíocht 9 verb SPOR draw ahead of sb in race TRANSITIVEtéigh chun cinn artéigh chun tosaigh ar téigh thar PhrV