This is the 8474th most frequent Catalan word.
dista
The Catalan word "dista" means "is at a distance" or "is distant."
Here, 'dista' is used to express a small degree of difference or change relative to a previous condition.
La situació actual no dista massa de la que teníem l'any passat.
The current situation is not very different from the one we had last year.
Here, 'dista' is used to indicate physical distance between two locations.
Barcelona dista uns 620 quilòmetres de Madrid.
Barcelona is about 620 kilometers away from Madrid.
In this case, 'dista' metaphorically denotes a significant difference or discrepancy from a desired state or expectation.