No. 826 in Spanish
lejos
Far.
In a sentence
El parque está lejos de aquí.
The park is far from here.
'Lejos' is used as an adverb to indicate physical distance.
Ella prefiere vivir lejos del ruido de la ciudad.
She prefers to live far from the noise of the city.
'Lejos' describes a distant location from a certain reference.
Estamos lejos de entender todos los misterios del universo.
We are far from understanding all the mysteries of the universe.
'Lejos' metaphorically indicates a large gap or distance in a non-physical sense.
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