afastado

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Galician

Etymology

From afastar.

Pronunciation

Participle

afastado (feminine afastada, masculine plural afastados, feminine plural afastadas)

  1. past participle of afastar

Adjective

afastado (feminine afastada, masculine plural afastados, feminine plural afastadas)

  1. far; faraway
    Synonyms: arredado, remoto

References

  • afastado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • afastado” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From afastar (to repel; to separate) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧fas‧ta‧do

Adjective

afastado (feminine afastada, masculine plural afastados, feminine plural afastadas)

  1. far, especially after being moved away
    Synonyms: distante, longe
    Antonym: próximo
    As caixas estão afastadas umas das outras.The boxes are far from each other.
  2. far from downtown or from urban areas
    Synonyms: longínquo, remoto
    Moramos num lugar afastado.We live in a remote place.
  3. suspended (temporarily banned from one’s job)
    Synonym: suspenso
    Você está afastado enquanto investigamos as alegações de corrupção.You are suspended while we investigate the corruption allegations.
    • [...] o atleta Eduardo Bauermman foi comunicado que está afastado preventivamente dos treinos com o elenco profissional, a partir desta terça-feira [...]
      ... the athlete Eduardo Bauerman has been made aware he is preemptively suspended from training with the professional team starting this Tuesday ...
  4. in a leave of absence
    • Isso porque se o funcionário está afastado por doença, por exemplo, pode precisar do plano de saúde ou odontológico para fazer o seu tratamento [...]
      That's because if a worker is in a leave of absence due to disease, for example, they might need their health insurance in order to get their treatment ...

Related terms

Participle

afastado (feminine afastada, masculine plural afastados, feminine plural afastadas)

  1. past participle of afastar