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re·mote
(rĭ-mōt′)adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est
1.
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.
n.
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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Adv. | 1. | remotely - in a remote manner; "when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy" |
2. | remotely - to a remote degree; "it is remotely possible" |
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remotely
adverb a bit, at all, in any way, in the slightest We had never seen anything remotely like it.
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Translations
بصورةٍ بَعيدَهعن بُعْد
vzdáleněslabě
fjernt
kaukaisesti
ni najmanje
közvetvetávolról
lítillega; í fjarska
遠く離れて
멀리서
vzdialene
avlägset
ห่างไกล
en ufak ölçüdeuzaklardauzaktan yakından
rất xa
remotely
[rɪˈməʊtlɪ] ADV1. (= distantly) → en un lugar apartado
they are remotely related → son parientes lejanos
to be remotely situated → estar situado en un lugar apartado
they are remotely related → son parientes lejanos
to be remotely situated → estar situado en un lugar apartado
2. (= slightly) [connected, possible] → remotamente
it wasn't even remotely amusing → no era ni por asomo divertido
he isn't even remotely interested in opera → no está ni siquiera remotamente interesado en la ópera
he failed to say anything remotely interesting → no consiguió decir nada mínimamente interesante
I've never seen anything remotely like it → nunca he visto nada (ni) remotamente parecido
it's not even remotely likely → de eso no hay la más remota posibilidad
he'll eat anything that looks remotely edible → es capaz de comerse cualquier cosa con un mínimo aspecto de comestible
the struggle to maintain anything remotely resembling decent standards → la lucha por mantener algo que se pareciera aunque fuera de lejos a unos niveles decentes
it wasn't even remotely amusing → no era ni por asomo divertido
he isn't even remotely interested in opera → no está ni siquiera remotamente interesado en la ópera
he failed to say anything remotely interesting → no consiguió decir nada mínimamente interesante
I've never seen anything remotely like it → nunca he visto nada (ni) remotamente parecido
it's not even remotely likely → de eso no hay la más remota posibilidad
he'll eat anything that looks remotely edible → es capaz de comerse cualquier cosa con un mínimo aspecto de comestible
the struggle to maintain anything remotely resembling decent standards → la lucha por mantener algo que se pareciera aunque fuera de lejos a unos niveles decentes
3. (= in a detached manner) [say, behave] → de forma distante
4. (= by remote control) [control] → a distancia; [detonate] → por control remoto
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
remotely
[rɪˈməʊtli] adv [situated] → au loin
(= slightly) remotely interested
I'm not remotely interested → Je ne suis pas le moins du monde intéressé.
remotely possible
Do you think it would be remotely possible? → Pensez-vous qu'il y ait la moindre possibilité que cela arrive?
I'm not remotely interested → Je ne suis pas le moins du monde intéressé.
remotely possible
Do you think it would be remotely possible? → Pensez-vous qu'il y ait la moindre possibilité que cela arrive?
[detonate, control] → à distance
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remotely
adv
(= vaguely) to be remotely connected with somebody/something → entfernt mit jdm/etw zu tun haben; it’s just remotely possible → es ist gerade eben noch möglich; if it’s remotely possible → wenn es auch nur irgend möglich ist; they’re not even remotely similar → sie sind sich nicht im Entferntesten ähnlich; he didn’t say anything remotely interesting → er sagte nichts, was im Entferntesten interessant war; avoid saying anything remotely likely to upset him → sag nichts, dass ihn im Geringsten aufregen könnte; I’ve never seen anything remotely like it → ich habe noch nie irgendetwas Vergleichbares gesehen; I’m not remotely interested in it/her → ich bin nicht im Geringsten daran/an ihr interessiert
(= distantly) situated, related → entfernt
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remote
(rəˈmout) adjective1. 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 adverbreˈmoteness 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
remotely
→ عن بُعْد vzdáleně fjernt entfernt μακρινά remotamente kaukaisesti au loin ni najmanje lontanamente 遠く離れて 멀리서 in het minst fjernt daleko remotamente на расстоянии avlägset ห่างไกล uzaktan yakından rất xa 丝毫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009