Sentence examples of "some distance" in English
A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.
Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist.
Some high-pitched sounds are inaudible to adults, but can be heard by children and teenagers.
Manche hohe Töne sind unhörbar für Erwachsene, können aber von Kindern und Jugendlichen gehört werden.
From that distance, the ship resembles an island.
Aus dieser Entfernung erinnert das Schiff an eine Insel.
The distance from the sun to the earth is about 93 million miles.
Der Abstand zwischen Sonne und Erde ist ungefähr 150 Millionen Kilometer.
We could see the lights of the town in the distance.
Wir konnten die Lichter der Stadt aus der Ferne sehen.
Way off in the distance she could see the lights of the city.
In weiter Entfernung konnte sie die Lichter der Stadt sehen.
I have some questions to ask, but I don't want to bother you now.
Ich hätte einige Fragen, aber ich will Sie jetzt nicht stören.
Your intelligence is as vast as the distance between Bombay and Mumbai.
Deine Intelligenz ist genauso groß wie die Entfernung zwischen Bombay und Mumbai.
It was very kind of you to lend him some money.
Es wahr sehr nett von dir, ihm etwas Geld zu leihen.
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