Spanish word

remoto

Pronunciation

IPA/reˈmoto/

Meaning

  • adjectiveremote

Example

La isla está remota.

The island is remote.

Illustration for remoto (remote)

More examples

Viven en una aldea remota y llegan pocos visitantes.

They live in a remote village and few visitors come.

Core concept

An isolated place far from contact.

Common phrases

  • trabajo remoto

    remote work

  • zona remota

    remote area

  • isla remota

    remote island

Similar words

lejano: Physically visible as far away; located at a great distance.
distante: Reserved or aloof in relations, showing little personal contact.
alejado: Removed from a point of reference, positioned at some distance.
apartado: Remote from human habitation, tucked away and seldom visited.

Definition in Spanish

Indica lejanía o separación, aplicado a lugares, situaciones o relaciones poco accesibles.

Word origin

From Latin remotus, the past participle of removere (re- 'back' + movēre 'to move'), it originally meant 'moved back' and came to mean 'set apart' or distant.

Usage tips

  • Used mainly in formal or geographic descriptions; in everyday speech speakers often say lejos or aislado, and in expressions like posibilidad remota it means 'unlikely' rather than purely 'far'.

Other meanings

  • isolatedadjective
  • unlikelyadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • remotamenteremotelyadverb

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