distant, far away
Era muy distante era difícil establecer vínculos.
He was very distant, so it was difficult to form connections.
— Caché (Escondido) (2005)
De nuestros encuentros, cada instante era fiesta con el dios distante.
In our encounters, every moment was a celebration with the distant god.
— El espejo (1975)
Algunas veces él parece muy distante.
Sometimes he seems very distant.
Mary es una persona cálida y bondadosa, pero Tom es frío y distante.
Mary is a warm and kind person, but Tom is cold and distant.
El niño nuevo está distante porque no nos conoce.
The new child is distant because he doesn't know us.
Ya sé, pero es un poco distante cuando está con gente que no conoce.
I know, but he's a bit distant when he's with people he doesn't know.
— Control (2007)