distance, s.1aAchar m, fad m. Within speaking distance, fad éisteachta. It is no distance (away), ní achar ar bith as seo é. (Seen) from a distance, i bhfad uait. Distance lends enchantment to the view, is mór taibhseach iad adharca na mbó thar lear; is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn. bI saw it away in the distance, chonaic mé i bhfad uaim é. Art: Middle-distance, meán-ionad m. 2To go part of the distance on foot, dul tamall den tslí de chois. 3Achar m. He kept her at a distance, choinnigh sé amach uaidh í. Distance between tracks, achar idir rianta. 4Distance of manner, dúnáras m.