Was distant (es. Distaba)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
La casa distaba de la escuela.
The house was distant from the school.
Context: daily life El parque distaba dos kilómetros de mi casa.
The park was distant two kilometers from my house.
Context: daily life La tienda distaba mucho de donde estamos.
The store was distant from where we are.
Context: daily life Intermediate (B1-B2)
Cuando vivía en el campo, la ciudad distaba bastante de mi hogar.
When I lived in the countryside, the city was distant enough from my home.
Context: personal experience La distancia que distaba entre ambos pueblos era mayor de lo que pensaba.
The distance that was distant between the two towns was greater than I thought.
Context: travel El centro comercial distaba de nuestra ubicación habitual, así que decidimos tomar un taxi.
The shopping mall was distant from our usual location, so we decided to take a taxi.
Context: daily life Advanced (C1-C2)
A pesar de que distaba considerablemente del ideal que había concebido, decidí seguir adelante con el proyecto.
Although it was distant considerably from the ideal I had conceived, I decided to go ahead with the project.
Context: professional development Aunque la realidad distaba de nuestras expectativas, la perseverancia nos llevó al éxito.
Even though reality was distant from our expectations, perseverance led us to success.
Context: business El paisaje distaba extraordinariamente del que se describía en la literatura, lo cual me sorprendió gratamente.
The landscape was distant extraordinarily from what was described in literature, which pleasantly surprised me.
Context: culture