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"distar" in English

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"distar" in English

distar {verb}

to be a distance of

distar {intransitive verb}

to be far- to be distant

"distar" in Spanish

tar {noun}

alquitrán- brea- chapapote- pez- chapopote- managuá- marinero

to tar {verb}

alquitranar- embrear- petrolizar

to tar {transitive verb}

impermeabilizar

Translations & Examples Synonyms

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES

distar [distando · distado] {verb}

distar(also: acopiar)

to be a distance of {vb}

Pienso que las ventajas de tener una marca común distan mucho de superar estos riesgos.

I do not believe the advantages of having a common label would go any distance towards offsetting these risks.

¿No le inquieta que su postura diste considerablemente de la del Comisario Patten, por ejemplo?

Does it not bother you that your position is a considerable distance from Commissioner Patten's, for example?

distar [distando · distado] {intransitive verb}

distar

to be far {v.i.}

Es evidente que este programa dista mucho de corresponder a la situación que describe.

It is clear that this programme is far from equal to the situation it describes.

Por supuesto el silencio ha sido sepulcral, pero dicha situación dista mucho de ser imposible.

There was of course a deathly hush, but such a situation is far from impossible.

Sin embargo, la libre circulación de las personas dista mucho de haberse logrado.

Nevertheless, freedom of movement for persons is far from complete.

distar

to be distant {v.i.}

tar {noun}

tar(also: pitch, tarmac, tarmacadam)

alquitrán {m}

They concern paragraph 13 on the tar content in rolling tobacco.

Se trata del punto 13 sobre el contenido en alquitrán en el tabaco de liar.

The EU already regulates health warnings and tar yields.

La UE ya regula las advertencias sanitarias y los niveles de alquitrán.

Descriptions such as low tar, mild and light must in future be banned.

Descripciones como bajo contenido de alquitrán, suave y ligero deberán ser prohibidas en el futuro.

tar(also: pitch)

brea {f}

coal tar soap

jabón de brea

tar(also: pitch)

chapapote {m}

We thought we had warded off the danger, but soon afterwards, the coastline of Galicia was ruined by the tar from an even worse accident than the previous one: the Prestige.

Creíamos que habíamos conjurado el peligro, pero poco después las costas de Galicia se arruinaron con el chapapote procedente de otro accidente aún mayor que el primero, el del buque Prestige.

tar(also: pitch)

pez {m} [ind.]

tar(also: pitch)

chapopote {m} [ind.] [Spa.] (alquitrán)

tar(also: leatherneck, matelot)

managuá {m} [Chile] [coll.]

tar(also: deckhand, sailor, seafarer, ordinary seaman)

marinero {m}

to tar [tarred · tarred] {verb}

to tar

alquitranar [alquitranando · alquitranado] {v.t.}

Sometimes, in the debate on biofuels, we forget that oil is also produced and sometimes it is produced from tar sands.