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distante in English:

1. distant


You should apologize to her for being so distant.
You seem distant.
This world is a distant three hundred million light years away from the world where you live.
Distant things look blurred.
Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.
Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation.
Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.
What makes the classics both intriguing and fascinating is that they're near enough that we can feel the similarity and they're distant enough that we have to do some work to bridge the gap.
distant noise, distant man, distant smile
If I really want to win his heart I have to ignore him and be as cold and distant to him as possible
Our distant ancestors led pretty simple lives.
Some of these distant nobleman are finding that happy skaa make better workers than mistreated skaa
Well, it may be thunder, but it sounds very distant.
Something looking like a UFO made a sudden turn then disappeared into the distant sky.

English word "distante"(distant) occurs in sets:

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2. far


It's not so far.
Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.
Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.
I cannot see the hummingbird, because it is too far away.
We found a beautiful, blue lagoon on the far side of the island.
His ideas were too far advanced to be accepted by ordinary people.
I am trying to sell my farm, but I haven't had any offers so far.
Quasars are brilliantly shining heavenly bodies that are extremely far away.
Guys that handsome are few and far between.
I've come this far, so I'll keep going.
If you compare our product with others, you'll see ours is far better in quality.
It's too far to walk to the station, so let's take a bus.
Your gift will go far towards helping to build the children's hospital.
The invention of the telephone made it possible to communicate with people far away.
Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.

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3. outlying


outlying areas
e. g. - outlying case: Do you think the above is a genuine example or an outlying case?

4. aloof


Guy became aloof and silent. The Emperor kept aloof from all political parties.
He stood aloof.
Jenny seems so aloof./ I keep myself aloof from the family business.
The old man stands aloof from this world.
They said I was aloof, arrogant and dismissive.
The girl seemed nice and polite, but a little bit aloof
he seems arrogant and aloof
Henry seemed aloof, but in fact he just didn't know anybody at the party.
Mr President, we cannot remain aloof.
Pomsel has described Goebbels as a 'narcissist,' aloof, cold and 'as stiff as the walking stick he carried.
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
She stayed aloof while the argument went on around her.
The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
Martha was staying aloof from our enterprise
He always stands aloof from the masses.