Sentence Maker: distance  

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There is a great distance from saying to doing.(It's easier said than done).
Del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho.
This new road will shorten the distance between my house and yours.
Esta nueva carretera acortará la distancia entre mi casa y la tuya.
The troops advanced a short distance during the night.
Las tropas avanzaron poco durante la noche.
The teacher asked us to calculate the distance between point B and point C.
El maestro nos pidió que calcularamos la distancia entre los puntos B y C.
from a distance
desde lejos
from a distance
Desde lejos
to cover a distance
Recorrer una distancia / un tramo
I don´t see the painting very well from this distance.
No aprecio bien el cuadro desde esta distancia.
No sir, it is not a long distance call.
No señor, la llamada no es de larga distancia.

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