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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 · English - England. 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 ...
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.
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
Apr 12, 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 ...
Feb 19, 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 ...
Aug 18, 2021 · A distant ship smoke on the horizon. If this was prose this would be a noun phrase, not a sentence, and ship's smoke might be correct. But the unchanged phrase could be correct in some sentences. For example: I see a distant ship smoke on the horizon. In this sentence "smoke" is a verb.
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 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.
Mar 2, 2022 · Here is a typical use of the past simple in that remark: I noticed that you seemed distant yesterday. = Yesterday, you seemed distant and I noticed that you did. Last edited: Mar 2, 2022 Reactions: Donoav and sinukg
