German Conversation · Level 73
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German word
Entfernung
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛntˈfɛɐ̯nʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine noundistance
Example
Die Entfernung zwischen den Städten beträgt zehn Kilometer.
The cities are ten kilometers apart.
More examples
Die Entfernung zum Flughafen beträgt ungefähr zwanzig Kilometer.
The distance to the airport is approximately twenty kilometers.
Core concept
A span that keeps places apart, extended to the absence created when an object is removed.
Common phrases
die Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten
distance between two points
die Entfernung zum Flughafen
distance to the airport
in kurzer Entfernung
at a short distance
Similar words
Distanz: The physical separation between two points, measured as a length.
Strecke: The distance covered along a route or during a journey.
Definition in German
Maß des räumlichen Abstands zwischen zwei Punkten
Word origin
The noun Entfernung derives from entfernen by adding -ung, while entfernen is built from ent- ('away') and fern ('far').
Usage tips
- The phrase in einer Entfernung von ... marks a measured distance from a reference point.