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May 16, 2007 · How would you translate the phrase, «coming in a distant fourth», in the sense of a competition or race? My full sentence is, «Darton's research shows Louis-Sebastian Mercier, baron d'Holback, and Pindansat de Mairobert as the most popular authors of their day, with Voltaire coming in a distant fourth.» Many thanks in advance Jack
Feb 21, 2013 · Feb 22, 2013. #5. "Distant relative" is a set phrase to describe someone whose family connection is only from several generations in the past. It cannot be replaced by another group of words, even if their ordinary meaning is the same. The phrase "distant relatives" has nothing to do with geographic distance. The fact that these relatives were ...
May 10, 2012 · May 10, 2012. #3. Neither. Although I am sure you will hear both said. "In Brasilia, everything is far away. This would be taken literally at first and then, after a pause for thought, you would be understood. b. "In Brasilia, everything is distant. "Distant" has another meaning - vague; as if thinking of something else; not concentrating.
Nov 7, 2020 · In the context below, does “distant smile” mean “the smile of a thoughtful person”? “What reasons did Shiriye give you when he thought I was mad to keep the baby?”. Duniya asked. “Shiriye doesn’t give reasons. He spouts opinions, crude prejudices and unlearned pontifications.”. “What’s your opinion, your refined, learned ...
Apr 11, 2017 · Apr 11, 2017. #5. "Formal" refers to how things are said, what words are used, how actions are done. There is clothing that is "formal". Some social events are "formal" and you must wear formal clothing (for example, men must wear a tuxedo). The opposite of "formal" is "casual". There are many differences between formal written English and ...
May 11, 2010 · Reynoldsburg, Ohio. English-American. May 12, 2010. #4. We are distant sounds to be more about emotional distance than physical. If you want to say that 2 people are physically far from each other, like Rover_KE said, 'we are far away' is better. For me, 'we are distant,' means more like 2 people are emotionally distant from each other.
Feb 18, 2011 · English -- USA. Feb 18, 2011. #6. Forero said: Hi, Silver. That would be your second cousin, rather on the border between close and distant relatives. If you had said "granddaughter" instead of "grandson", she would also be your second cousin. It is illegal in some states to marry a first cousin, but not illegal to marry a second cousin, though ...
Apr 8, 2017 · remote:enjoyed traveling to distant lands. apart or far off in time:[usually: before a noun]in the distant past. not closely related:[before a noun]a distant relative. (of a trip) long:a distant journey of several months. reserved or aloof: In a cold and distant voice he told me to pack and leave.
Feb 7, 2017 · In the Longman dictionary, I found the phrase: in the not too distant future. However in the Cambridge dictionary, the phrase is "in the not-too-distant future". I think here "not too distant" is a compound adjective, but why are they different in two dictionaries? In this kind of compound adjective, not + too + adjective, are hyphens obligatory?
Mar 7, 2022 · Mar 7, 2022. #1. With reference to a graph of cities and the links between them, is the following sentence grammatically correct? “Diameter is the shortest distance between the two farthest cities in the network”. I intend to convey that the diameter is the shortest distance between those two cities in the network that are separated by the ...
