a lo lejos

in the distance

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phrase Uncommon #22,256
in the distance Used to describe something seen or located far away.
SP: Veo las montañas a lo lejos.
EN: I see the mountains in the distance.

Vimos la torre a lo lejos.

We saw the tower in the distance.

Pude ver su figura a lo lejos.

I could see his figure in the distance.

El pálido resplandor plateado a lo lejos debía de ser la luz de la luna.

The pale silver glow in the distance must have been the moonlight.

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.

Puedo ver un barco a lo lejos.

I can see a ship in the distance.

Pueden ver a lo lejos las ruinas de la antigüedad.

They can see the ruins of antiquity in the distance.

A lo lejos vimos unas casas.

In the distance we saw some houses.

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

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

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

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

— Rashomon (1950)

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.

Tom vio una ardilla a lo lejos.

Tom saw a squirrel in the distance.

Vimos otro barco a lo lejos.

We saw another ship in the distance.

Miramos alrededor y vimos a lo lejos la silueta de un hombre.

We looked around and saw the silhouette of a man in the distance.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Vimos un castillo a lo lejos.

We saw a castle in the distance.