those distant
[ðoʊz ˈdɪstənt]
demonstrative pronoun + adjective
aqueles/aquelas distantes
1. referring to multiple people or things that are far away in space or time
Those distant mountains are covered in snow.
Aquelas montanhas distantes estão cobertas de neve.
2. referring to people or things that are emotionally or socially remote
He remembered those distant relatives he hadn't seen in years.
Ele se lembrou daqueles parentes distantes que não via há anos.
3. referring to events or periods far removed from the present
Those distant days of childhood seemed like a dream.
Aqueles dias distantes da infância pareciam um sonho.
This phrase is used in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese to create a sense of nostalgia or separation. In Brazilian literature and poetry, 'aqueles tempos distantes' is a common trope for evoking longing for the past. In American English, it often appears in travel narratives and descriptions of aspirational or unreachable places.
Related Idioms & Phrases
those distant shores - aquelas terras distantes
those distant memories - aquelas memórias distantes
those distant times - aqueles tempos remotos
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