How is the word distant translated from French to English

English translation
Detached
adjective

Qui ne montre aucune implication affective.

Not emotionally involved in something.

Examples with “distant”

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  • Elle a parlé d'une voix froide et distante. — She spoke in a cold, detached voice.

  • Ils ont acheté une maison indépendante avec un jardin. — They bought a detached house with a garden.

  • L'intervieweur est resté poli mais distant. — The interviewer remained polite but detached.

  • Le garage est indépendant du bâtiment principal. — The garage is detached from the main building.

  • Pourquoi a-t-il l'air si distant quand nous parlons ? — Why does he sound so detached when we talk?

  • Les maisons indépendantes de cette rue se vendent vite. — Detached houses on this street sell quickly.

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