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

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Escuchamos disparos a lo lejos. We heard shots in the distance.
No puedo caminar mas lejos. I can walk no farther.
Está un poco más lejos. It's a bit further way.
Vi una cabaña a lo lejos. I saw a cottage in the distance.
Estaba demasiado cansado para caminar más lejos. He was too tired to walk any farther.
Nuestra escuela está más lejos que la estación. Our school is further away than the station.
Escuchamos tigres rugiendo a lo lejos. We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
La escuela está más lejos que la estación. The school is farther than the station.
Cuanto más lejos estamos de un desastre, más cercano estamos del siguiente. The further we are from one disaster, the closer we are to the next.
Vimos la torre a lo lejos. We saw the tower in the distance.
Necesito una mesa que esté un poco más lejos de los policías. I need a table that's a bit farther away from the policemen.
Los tenedores para las ensaladas son más pequeños que los tenedores normales y se colocan más lejos del plato. Salad forks are smaller than dinner forks and are placed further from the plate.
Puedo ver un barco a lo lejos. I can see a ship in the distance.
Pude ver su figura a lo lejos. I caught sight of her figure in the distance.
Ella oyó a un perro ladrar a lo lejos. She heard a dog barking in the distance.
Pueden ver a lo lejos las ruinas de la antigüedad. You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.
El lago está lejos de aquí. The lake is a long way from here.
Mi casa está lejos de aquí. My house is a long way from here.
La imagen se ve mejor de lejos. The picture looks better at a distance.
La flecha dio muy lejos del blanco. The arrow fell wide of the mark.
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