distanciamiento
/distansjaˈmjento/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- distanciamientos
Meaning
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distancing
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El distanciamiento social.
Social distancing.
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Similar words
alejamiento and distanciamiento are close synonyms for "distancing"; distanciamiento is perhaps more commonly used in emotional or relationship contexts, alejamiento more physical or general.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
distanciamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "distancing."
Practice
1 What does distanciamiento mean?
distancing
2 Fill the gap: El ___ social.
Full sentence: El distanciamiento social. (Social distancing.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches distanciamiento?
distanciamiento: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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