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Meaning of 'Distant' in English | Latin to English

Last Updated: June 27, 2026

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Meaning of 'Distant' in English | Latin to English

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The moon is distant from the earth.	Luna longe a Terra abest.
Mercury is just 3000 miles across.	Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.
Mercury is just three thousand miles across.	Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.
So fired with rage, the Trojans' scanty train / by fierce Achilles and the Greeks unslain / she barred from Latium, and in evil strait / for many a year, on many a distant main / they wandered, homeless outcasts, tost by fate.	His accensa super, jactatos æquore toto / Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli, / arcebat longe Latio; multosque per annos / errabant acti fatis maria omnia circum.
Come then and seek we, as the gods command, / the Gnosian kingdoms, and the winds entreat. / Short is the way, nor distant lies the land. / If Jove be present and assist our fleet, / the third day lands us on the shores of Crete.	Ergo agite et divum ducunt qua jussa sequamur; / placemus ventos et Gnosia regna petamus. / Nec longo distant cursu; modo Jupiter adsit, / tertia lux classem Cretæis sistet in oris.
While up the crag AEneas climbs, to gain / full prospect far and wide, and scan the distant main. / If aught of Phrygian biremes he discern / Antheus or Capys, tost upon the seas, / or arms of brave Caicus high astern.	Aeneas scopulum interea conscendit et omnem / prospectum late pelago petit, Anthea si quem / jactatum vento videat Phrygiasque biremes, / aut Capyn, aut celsis in puppibus arma Caici.
Far off is seen, above the billowy mere, / Trinacrian AEtna, and the distant roar / of ocean and the beaten rocks we hear, / and the loud burst of breakers on the shore; / high from the shallows leap the surges hoar, / and surf and sand mix eddying.	Tum procul e fluctu Trinacria cernitur Aetna, / et gemitum ingentem pelagi pulsataque saxa / audimus longe, fractasque ad litora voces, / exsultantque vada, atque æstu miscentur arenæ.
For while, the queen awaiting, round he gazed, / and marvelled at he happy town, and scanned / the rival labours of each craftman's hand, / behold, Troy's battles on the walls appear, / the war, since noised through many a distant land, / there Priam and th' Atridae twain, and here / Achilles, fierce to both, still ruthless and severe.	Namque sub ingenti lustrat dum singula templo, / reginam opperiens, dum quæ fortuna sit urbi / artificumque manus inter se operumque laborem / miratur, videt Iliacas ex ordine pugnas / bellaque jam fama totum vulgata per orbem, / Atridas Priamumque et sævum ambobus Achillem.

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"The moon is distant from the earth." ⟷ "Luna longe a Terra abest." D-Score: 25
"Mercury is just 3000 miles across." ⟷ "Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant." D-Score: 34
"Mercury is just three thousand miles across." ⟷ "Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant." D-Score: 36

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Luna longe a Terra abest.

The moon is distant from the earth.

🎯 Learning Objective: By mastering Ergo agite et divum ducunt qua jussa sequamur; / placemus ventos et Gnosia regna petamus. / Nec longo distant cursu; modo Jupiter adsit, / tertia lux classem Cretæis sistet in oris., you unlock conversational fluency in Polite Interaction environments.

Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.

Mercury is just 3000 miles across.

Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.

Mercury is just three thousand miles across.

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His accensa super, jactatos æquore toto / Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli, / arcebat longe Latio; multosque per annos / errabant acti fatis maria omnia circum.

So fired with rage, the Trojans' scanty train / by fierce Achilles and the Greeks unslain / she barred from Latium, and in evil strait / for many a year, on many a distant main / they wandered, homeless outcasts, tost by fate.

Ergo agite et divum ducunt qua jussa sequamur; / placemus ventos et Gnosia regna petamus. / Nec longo distant cursu; modo Jupiter adsit, / tertia lux classem Cretæis sistet in oris.

Come then and seek we, as the gods command, / the Gnosian kingdoms, and the winds entreat. / Short is the way, nor distant lies the land. / If Jove be present and assist our fleet, / the third day lands us on the shores of Crete.

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Aeneas scopulum interea conscendit et omnem / prospectum late pelago petit, Anthea si quem / jactatum vento videat Phrygiasque biremes, / aut Capyn, aut celsis in puppibus arma Caici.

While up the crag AEneas climbs, to gain / full prospect far and wide, and scan the distant main. / If aught of Phrygian biremes he discern / Antheus or Capys, tost upon the seas, / or arms of brave Caicus high astern.

Tum procul e fluctu Trinacria cernitur Aetna, / et gemitum ingentem pelagi pulsataque saxa / audimus longe, fractasque ad litora voces, / exsultantque vada, atque æstu miscentur arenæ.

Far off is seen, above the billowy mere, / Trinacrian AEtna, and the distant roar / of ocean and the beaten rocks we hear, / and the loud burst of breakers on the shore; / high from the shallows leap the surges hoar, / and surf and sand mix eddying.

CEFR Difficulty: C1 Advanced

Namque sub ingenti lustrat dum singula templo, / reginam opperiens, dum quæ fortuna sit urbi / artificumque manus inter se operumque laborem / miratur, videt Iliacas ex ordine pugnas / bellaque jam fama totum vulgata per orbem, / Atridas Priamumque et sævum ambobus Achillem.

For while, the queen awaiting, round he gazed, / and marvelled at he happy town, and scanned / the rival labours of each craftman's hand, / behold, Troy's battles on the walls appear, / the war, since noised through many a distant land, / there Priam and th' Atridae twain, and here / Achilles, fierce to both, still ruthless and severe.

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🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives: Depending on regional dialects, you might hear variations of His accensa super, jactatos æquore toto / Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli, / arcebat longe Latio; multosque per annos / errabant acti fatis maria omnia circum..

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How do you say "The moon is distant from the earth." in English?

The most natural translation is "Luna longe a Terra abest.".

How do you say "Mercury is just 3000 miles across." in English?

The most natural translation is "Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.".

How do you say "Mercury is just three thousand miles across." in English?

The most natural translation is "Mercurii latera modo tribus milibus passuum distant.".

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