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a lo lejos

in the distance

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phrase Uncommon #19,022
in the distance Used to describe something that can be seen far away.
SP: Vimos las montañas a lo lejos.
EN: We saw the mountains in the distance.

Tom vio una ardilla a lo lejos.

Tom saw a squirrel in the distance.

He visto una luz a lo lejos.

I saw a light in the distance.

Vimos una luz a lo lejos.

We saw a light in the distance.

Vi una cabaña a lo lejos.

I saw a cabin in the distance.

A lo lejos vimos unas casas.

In the distance we saw some houses.

Vimos un castillo a lo lejos.

We saw a castle in the distance.

Vista a lo lejos, ella parecía una mujer de unos cincuenta.

Seen from a distance, she looked like a woman in her fifties.

Escuchamos disparos a lo lejos.

We heard gunshots in the distance.

Vimos una montaña a lo lejos.

We saw a mountain in the distance.

Vi una casa a lo lejos.

I saw a house in the distance.

Pude ver su figura a lo lejos.

I could see his figure in the distance.

Pueden ver a lo lejos las ruinas de la antigüedad.

They can see the ruins of antiquity in the distance.

Puedo ver un barco a lo lejos.

I can see a ship in the distance.

Vimos la torre a lo lejos.

We saw the tower in the distance.

Si miras a lo lejos, verás cadáveres por todas partes.

If you look into the distance, you will see corpses everywhere.

— Rashomon (1950)

phrase Rare #41,639
in the distance Used to describe something seen or heard far away.
SP: Hay unas montañas a lo lejos.
EN: There are some mountains in the distance.

Oí un perro ladrar a lo lejos.

I heard a dog barking in the distance.

Escuchamos tigres rugiendo a lo lejos.

We heard tigers roaring in the distance.

Que a lo lejos van marcando mi retorno.

That, in the distance, are heralding my return.

— Volver (2006)

Ella oyó a un perro ladrar a lo lejos.

She heard a dog barking in the distance.

Estábamos cerca del río cuando empezamos a oír los truenos a lo lejos.

We were near the river when we started to hear thunder in the distance.