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re·mote

(rĭ-mōt′)

adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est

a. Located far away; distant in space.

b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.

2. Distant in time: the remote past.

3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.

4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.

5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.

6. Distant in manner; aloof.

7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.

8. Computers Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.

1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.

2. A remote control device.

[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.]

re·mote′ly adv.

re·mote′ness n.

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remote

(rɪˈməʊt)

adj

1. located far away; distant

2. far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way

3. distant in time

4. distantly related or connected: a remote cousin.

5. removed, as from the source or point of action

6. slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance)

7. (of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted

8. operated from a distance; remote-controlled: a remote monitor.

[C15: from Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre, from re- + movēre to move]

reˈmotely adv

reˈmoteness n

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re•mote

(rɪˈmoʊt)

adj. -mot•er, -mot•est,
n. adj.

1. far apart; far distant in space.

2. out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village.

3. distant in time, relationship, connection, etc.: remote antiquity; a remote ancestor.

4. far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions.

5. not direct or primary; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war.

6. slight or faint; unlikely: a remote chance.

7. reserved and distant in manner.

8. operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control.

9. a broadcast, usu. live, from outside a radio or television station.

10. remote control (def. 2).

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remōtus, orig. past participle of removēre to move back, remove]

re•mote′ly, adv.

re•mote′ness, n.

remote

remote - From Latin remotus, the past participle of removere, "remove."
remote sensing - The scanning of the earth by satellite or aircraft to obtain information about it.
devious - Its literal meaning is "out of the way," from Latin de via—applied to a place that was remote because it was off the main road.
remote control - The term existed by 1904, and the shortened version, remote, was used in print by 1966.

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Noun	1.	remote - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" remote control device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
Adj.	1.	remote - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" distant far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	2.	remote - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" outside unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
	3.	remote - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" removed, distant far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	4.	remote - inaccessible and sparsely populated; outback inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
	5.	remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" distant

remote

adjective

1. distant, far, isolated, lonely, out-of-the-way, far-off, secluded, inaccessible, faraway, outlying, in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten track, backwoods, godforsaken a remote farm in the hills
distant close, near, central, neighbouring, nearby, adjacent, just round the corner

2. far, distant, obscure, far-off particular events in the remote past

3. irrelevant, foreign, outside, removed, alien, unrelated, unconnected, immaterial, extraneous, extrinsic subjects that seem remote from their daily lives
irrelevant related, relevant, intrinsic

4. slight, small, outside, poor, unlikely, slim, faint, doubtful, dubious, slender, meagre, negligible, implausible, inconsiderable The chances of his surviving are pretty remote.
slight good, strong, likely, considerable

5. aloof, cold, removed, reserved, withdrawn, distant, abstracted, detached, indifferent, faraway, introspective, uninterested, introverted, uninvolved, unapproachable, uncommunicative, standoffish She looked so remote.
aloof interested, involved, aware, alert, outgoing, attentive, sociable, gregarious

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remote

adjective

1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship:

distant, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, removed.

Idiom: at a distance.

2. Far from centers of human population:

back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, removed, secluded, solitary.

Idiom: off the beaten path.

3. Small in degree, especially of probability:

faint, negligible, outside, slender, slight, slim.

4. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:

aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn.

Translations

بَعِيدبَعيد القَرابَهبَعيد، ناءٍضَئيل، قَليل، بَسيط

odlehlýslabývzdálený

fjernlille

entfernt vage abgelegen

απομακρυσμένος

remoto lejano alejado apartado

kaukainen

lointain

udaljen

afskekkturfjarskyldurlítill, hverfandi

remoto vasto distante

遠く離れた

멀리 떨어진

atokiaiatokumasnors kieknuotolinis valdymas

attālsniecīgstāls

ver

fjern fjernt beslektet

odległy

remoto

отдаленный

oddaljen

långt borta

ไกล

uzak az küçük

xa xôi

遥远的偏僻的细小的远房的

remote

[rɪˈməʊt]

A. ADJ (remoter (compar) (remotest (superl)))

1. (= distant) [village, spot, area] → remoto, apartado; [star, galaxy] → lejano, remoto; [relative, ancestor, descendant] → lejano
in the remotest parts of Africa → en las partes más remotas or más apartadas de África
the remote past/future → el pasado/futuro remoto
remote antiquity → la antigüedad remota
it's remote from any towns → está muy lejos or muy apartado de cualquier ciudad
events which seem remote from our daily lives → hechos que parecen muy alejados de nuestras vidas cotidianas
a village remote from the world → un pueblo apartado del mundo

2. (= removed) → lejano, remoto
villages where the war seemed remote → pueblos donde la guerra parecía algo lejano or remoto
to be remote from sth → estar alejado de algo
these events seem remote from contemporary life → estos sucesos parecen estar alejados de la vida contemporánea
what he said was rather remote from the subject in hand → lo que dijo no tenía mucha relación con el tema que se trataba

3. (= aloof) [person, manner, voice] → distante

4. (= slight) [possibility, chance, prospect, hope] → remoto; [risk, resemblance] → ligero; [connection] → remoto
I haven't the remotest idea → no tengo ni la más remota idea

5. (= remote-controlled) → a distancia

B. N (also remote control) → mando m a distancia, telemando m

C. CPD remote access N (Comput) → acceso m remoto
remote control N (= system) → control m remoto; (= device) → mando m a distancia, telemando m
remote learning N (Educ) → educación f a distancia
remote sensing N → detección f a distancia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

remote

[rɪˈməʊt] adj

(= isolated) [area, village, building] → isolé(e)
a remote village → un village isolé

(= far in time) [past, future] → lointain
in the remote past → dans un passé lointain

[chance] → maigre before n; [possibility] → vague before n
The chances of his surviving are pretty remote → Ses chances de survie sont assez maigres.
there is a remote possibility that ... → il y a une vague possibilité que ...

(= not relevant) remote from sth → éloigné(e) de qch
subjects that seem remote from teenagers' lives → des sujets qui semblent éloignés de la vie des adolescents

(= unfriendly) [person] → distant(e)remote access n (COMPUTING) → accès m à distanceremote control n

(= device) (for TV, hi-fi) → télécommande f

(= technique) → commande f à distance
The missile is guided by remote control
BUT Le missile est téléguidé.remote-controlled [rɪˌməʊtkənˈtrəʊld] adj

[car, toy] → télécommandé(e)

[missile] → téléguidé(e)

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remote

adj (+er)

(in place, = distant) → entfernt, fern (geh) attr; (= isolated) → entlegen, abgelegen; (Comput) → Fern-, Remote-; in the remotest parts of Africa → in den abgelegensten Teilen Afrikas; in a remote spot → an einer entlegenen or abgelegenen Stelle; a village remote from the world → ein von der Welt abgeschiedenes Dorf

(in time) past, future → fern; remote antiquity → die früheste Antike; a remote ancestor (= man) → ein Urahn m; (= woman) → eine Urahne

(= distanced, removed) relative, descendant, connection, relevance etc → entfernt; the government’s statements seem remote from the needs of the people → die Aussagen der Regierung scheinen weit von den Bedürfnissen der Bürger entfernt zu sein; the union leaders have to beware of getting too remote from their members → die Gewerkschaftsführer müssen aufpassen, sich nicht zu weit von der Basis zu entfernen

(= aloof) → unnahbar, unzugänglich

(= slight) possibility, resemblance, risk → entfernt; chance → gering, winzig; I haven’t the remotest idea → ich habe nicht die leiseste Idee; it could happen, although the odds are remote → das könnte passieren, obwohl es sehr unwahrscheinlich ist

(= remote-controlled) handset → zur Fernbedienung

n (Rad, TV: = remote control) → Fernbedienung f

remote

remote access

n (Telec, Comput) → Fern- or Remotezugriff m

remote control

n → Fernsteuerung f, → Fernlenkung f; (Rad, TV) → Fernbedienung f

remote-control

adj device → zur Fernbedienung; TV set → mit Fernbedienung; remote system → Fernbedienungssystem nt

remote-controlled

adj model aeroplane etc → ferngesteuert, ferngelenkt; gates → fernbedient

remote data entry

n (Comput) → Datenfernverarbeitung f

remote

remote pick-up

n (Comput) → Fernabfrage f (von Daten)

remote sensing

n → Fernerkundung f; remote satellite → Fernerkundungssatellit m, → Radarsatellit m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

remote

[rɪˈməʊt] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (place, period) → remoto/a; (ancestor) → lontano/a; (in concept, idea) → lontano/a; (person, aloof) → distante; (uninvolved) → distaccato/a (Comput) → a distanza
remote from the matter in hand → non pertinente alla questione

b. (slight, possibility, resemblance) → vago/a
not the remotest idea/hope → neanche la più vaga idea/speranza
there is a remote possibility that ... → c'è una vaga possibilità che... + sub

remote

(rəˈmout) adjective

1. far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc. a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.

2. distantly related. a remote cousin

3. very small or slight. a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.

reˈmotely adverb

reˈmoteness noun

remote control

the control of eg a switch or other device from a distance, by means of radio waves etc. The model plane is operated by remote control.

remote

→ بَعِيد odlehlý fjern entfernt απομακρυσμένος remoto kaukainen lointain udaljen remoto 遠く離れた 멀리 떨어진 ver fjern odległy remoto отдаленный långt borta ไกล uzak xa xôi 遥远的

remote

a. remoto-a, distante.

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At their hospitable boards I occasionally met with partners, and clerks, and hardy fur traders from the interior posts; men who had passed years remote from civilized society, among distant and savage tribes, and who had wonders to recount of their wide and wild peregrinations, their hunting exploits, and their perilous adventures and hair-breadth escapes among the Indians.

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It dated back to our remote ancestors who lived in trees.

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With respect to plants, it has long been known what enormous ranges many fresh-water and even marsh-species have, both over continents and to the most remote oceanic islands.

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She regrets leaving the tranquil retirement of this remote sea-side place--she dreads change.

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All this happened, not because anyone felt ill-will to Levin or his farm; on the contrary, he knew that they liked him, thought him a simple gentleman (their highest praise); but it happened simply because all they wanted was to work merrily and carelessly, and his interests were not only remote and incomprehensible to them, but fatally opposed to their most just claims.

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A man is also said to 'have' a wife, and a wife a husband, and this appears to be the most remote meaning of the term, for by the use of it we mean simply that the husband lives with the wife.

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The Father of men and gods gave you birth remote from men and secretly from white-armed Hera.