Usage examples of "distancia" in Spanish with translation to English

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Cuarenta millas es bastante distancia. Forty miles is a good distance.
Hay una gran distancia de aquí a la escuela. It's a long way from here to school.
Vi una luz en la distancia. I saw a light in the distance.
Divisé una torre a la distancia. I made out a tower in the distance.
Oí un perro ladrar en la distancia. I heard a dog barking in the distance.
Él divisó un barco en la distancia. He caught sight of a ship in the distance.
Quedé exhausto por caminar una distancia larga. I exhausted myself by walking a long distance.
Puedo ver un barco a la distancia. I can see a ship in the distance.
¿Qué distancia hay de aquí a Salamanca? What's the distance from here to Salamanca?
Podemos ver el Monte Fuji en la distancia. We can see Mt. Fuji in the distance.
A esta distancia, el barco parece una isla. At a distance, the ship looks like an island.
Vista desde una distancia, lucía como un rostro humano. Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
¿Cuál es la distancia entre Nueva York y Londres? What is the distance between New York and London?
Nos alegramos cuando vimos una luz a la distancia. We were glad when we saw a light in the distance.
¿Has tenido una relación de larga distancia alguna vez? Have you ever been in a long distance relationship?
Desde esa distancia, el barco es similar a una isla. From that distance, the ship is similar to an island.
De casualidad, vi a mi amigo caminando en la distancia. It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.
Se dirigió a la luz que vio en la distancia. He made for the light he saw in the distance.
La distancia entre las estrellas se mide en años luz. The distance between stars is measured in light years.
Vista de una distancia, la colina se ve como un elefante. Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.
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