distanciarse

distanciarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to move away, become separated

2 figurado (no tratarse) to grow apart, drift apart

■ se ha distanciado mucho de los amigos he's grown apart from his friends

3 figurado (desvincularse) to distance oneself, disassociate oneself

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VPR

1) [dos personas] to grow apart

distanciarse de la familia — to grow apart from one's family

2) [en carrera]

consiguió distanciarse del otro corredor — he managed to put some distance between himself and the other runner

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(v.) = outdistance, distance, take + a step back, step back

Ex. The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself.

Ex. They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.

Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

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(v.) = outdistance, distance, take + a step back, step back

Ex: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself.

Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.

Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

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■distanciarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un punto) to become separated, get further away [de, from]
2 (de otra persona) to distance oneself
'distanciarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alejarse
- desligarse
- desmarcarse
- despegarse
- distanciar
English:
alienate
- distance
- drift
- step

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vpr

1. [afectivamente] to grow apart;

con el tiempo se fueron distanciando they grew o drifted apart as time went on

2. [físicamente] to move away;

el barco se distanció de la costa the ship drew away from the coast;

no se distancien del grupo don't become separated from the group;

el corredor no consiguió distanciarse del pelotón the runner couldn't pull away from the pack

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distanciarse

v/r distance o.s. (de from)

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vr

: to grow apart, to become estranged