Distaba (en. Was distant)

[distáβa]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English: Indicates that something was at a certain distance in the past.
English: The town was very far from the city.
El pueblo distaba mucho de la ciudad.
English: Conveys a physical or temporal separation between two points.
English: The house was five kilometers from the beach.
La casa distaba cinco kilómetros de la playa.
English: It is used to describe the difference or distance in a specific context.
English: The distance between their ideas was quite significant.
La distancia entre sus ideas distaba bastante.

Etymology

English: From the verb 'distar', which comes from the Latin 'distare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English: to be very far away
English: To have a great separation in space or time.
distar mucho
English: to be very close
English: To have a small separation.
distar poco
English: to be away from
English: To indicate the distance between one object and another.
distar de

Related Words

English: distance
English: Measure of space between two points.
distancia
English: distant
English: That is far away in space or time.
distante
English: to distance
English: To distance something or someone.
distanciar

Slang Meanings

English: It is used in relationship contexts to indicate emotional separation.
English: Since we argued, our feelings were very distant.
Desde que discutimos, nuestros sentimientos distaban mucho.