Polyglot Dictionary

Distanz

/dɪsˈtants/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Distanzen

Meaning

  1. distance

    • Bitte halte etwas Distanz.

      Please keep some distance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

ferne

Ferne is more poetic or literary, a far-off distance, like "in der Ferne," in the distance; Distanz is more measurable or neutral, and can also mean figurative emotional distance.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

distância

distância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "distance."

Practice

1 What does Distanz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bitte halte etwas ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Distanz?

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