No. 1,506 in Portuguese
distante
Far or distant.
In a sentence
O castelo está distante da cidade.
The castle is far from the city.
In this sentence, 'distante' is used as an adjective to describe the physical distance between two locations.
Ela está distante emocionalmente após a discussão.
She is emotionally distant after the argument.
Here, 'distante' describes an emotional state, indicating a lack of closeness or connection.
Num passado distante, as pessoas viviam de forma diferente.
In a distant past, people lived differently.
In this context, 'distante' refers to a temporal distance, emphasizing a period long ago.
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