alejamiento

m.

1 remoteness.

2 distance (distancia).

3 separation (separación) (de objetos).

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alejamiento

► nombre masculino

1 (separación) distance, separation

2 (enajenación) estrangement

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SM

1) (=distanciamiento) [gen] distance; [como actividad] distancing

se ha producido un pequeño alejamiento entre los dos planetas — the two planets have shifted slightly apart o away from each other

la obra supone un alejamiento de la tradición teatral — the work represents a break with o a distancing from theatrical tradition

2) [entre personas]

unos meses de alejamiento nos sentarán bien a los dos — a few months away from each other will do us both good, a few months apart will do us good

se produjo un alejamiento entre el gobierno y los ciudadanos — there was a rift between the government and the people

3) [de cargo] removal

4) (=actitud distante) detachment

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masculino

a) (de lugar, cargo)

su alejamiento del cargo — his removal from the post

un alejamiento temporal — a short absence

b) (entre personas - físico) separation; (- emocional) rift

el alejamiento entre los dos se profundizó — the rift between them deepened

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= alienation, remoteness, remoteness, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.

Ex. Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

Ex. One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.

Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

Ex. The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.

Ex. This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.

Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

Ex. Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.

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* alejamiento de = swing away from.

* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

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masculino

a) (de lugar, cargo)

su alejamiento del cargo — his removal from the post

un alejamiento temporal — a short absence

b) (entre personas - físico) separation; (- emocional) rift

el alejamiento entre los dos se profundizó — the rift between them deepened

* * *

= alienation, remoteness, remoteness, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.

Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.

Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.

Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.

Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.

* alejamiento de = swing away from.

* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

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alejamiento

masculine

1

(de un lugar, cargo): su alejamiento del cargo his removal from the post

después de un alejamiento temporal de la universidad after a short absence from the university

2

(entre personas): aquel alejamiento sirvió para demostrarles que se querían de verdad that separation helped them see that they really did love each other

el alejamiento entre los dos se profundizó the rift between them deepened, they became increasingly remote from each other

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alejamiento nm

1. [respecto a lugar] distance;

el alejamiento de la capital facilitaba la corrupción being so far from the capital made it easier for corruption to flourish

2. [distanciamiento] [entre personas] estrangement;

se produjo un alejamiento gradual entre los dos hermanos the two brothers gradually grew apart;

una crisis nerviosa le llevó a un alejamiento temporal de la música a nervous breakdown led her to give up music for a while;

se produjo un alejamiento entre sus posturas their positions grew apart

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alejamiento

m removal, separation; fig

distancing

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alejamiento nm

1) : removal, separation

2) : estrangement