Dista (en. Distance)

/ˈdista/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Definition Text: Indicate the distance between one object and another.

Example Sentence: The house is five kilometers away from the city.

La casa dista cinco kilómetros de la ciudad.

Definition Text: Refer to the separation in space or time between two things.

Example Sentence: It is far from what I expected.

Dista mucho de lo que esperaba.

Definition Text: Used to denote abstract or figurative distances.

Example Sentence: She is far from being the ideal person.

Ella dista de ser la persona ideal.

Etymology Origin: From Latin, distare.

Phrase: differs from

Meaning: indicates that something is distant or different from what was expected.

dista de que

Phrase: is not far

Meaning: refers to a short distance between two points.

distar poco

Phrase: is quite far

Meaning: indicates that there is a noticeable distance between two places or concepts.

dista bastante

Related Word: distancia

Description: the amount of space between two points.

distancia

Related Word: distante

Description: that is distant in space or time.

distante

Related Word: distanciamiento

Description: action of distancing or separating.

distanciamiento

Slang Meaning: Worlds apart

Slang Example: That house is worlds apart from the one I live in.

Esa casa dista un mundo de la que vivo.

Slang Meaning: Far from reality

Slang Example: Her idea is far from the current reality.

Su idea dista de la realidad actual.