German Conversation · Level 32
91 words
German word
Distanz
Pronunciation
IPA/dɪsˈtants/
Meaning
- feminine noundistance
Example
Die Distanz zwischen den Städten ist groß.
The distance between the cities is considerable.
More examples
Bei Gesprächen hält sie oft auf Distanz.
During conversations, she often keeps her distance.
Core concept
A measurable or felt gap that keeps two places, people, or moments apart.
Common phrases
auf Distanz bleiben
keep one's distance
physische Distanz
physical distance
auf kurze Distanz
at close range
Similar words
Abstand: The physical space left between people or objects.
Entfernung: The length from one place to another, measured as a travel distance.
Nähe: A condition of being physically close or personally familiar.
Definition in German
Distanz ist die messbare oder gefühlsmäßige Entfernung zwischen Orten, Personen oder Zeitpunkten.
Word origin
German borrowed Distanz through French distance from Latin distantia, formed from distare, meaning to stand apart.
Usage tips
- Distanz is feminine, with die Distanz and the plural die Distanzen; the phrase Distanz zu jemandem halten takes zu with the dative.
Other meanings
- separationnoun
Opposites
- Näheproximitynoun
Related words
- distanzierendistance oneselfverb
- distanziertaloofadjective
- Distanzierungdistancingnoun