No. 4,193 in French

distants

"Distants" means "distant" or "remote."

In a sentence

Ils sont distants lorsqu'ils parlent avec des inconnus.
They are distant when speaking with strangers.
The word 'distants' describes the behavior of individuals being reserved or detached when interacting with unfamiliar people.
Ces points sur le graphique sont distants de deux unités.
These points on the graph are spaced two units apart.
Here, 'distants' refers to the separation or spacing between items on a graph.
Les souvenirs de mon enfance me semblent si distants.
The memories of my childhood seem so distant to me.
In this sentence, 'distants' conveys the feeling of remoteness or separation in time regarding childhood memories.

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