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

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