afastamento
Portuguese
Etymology
Afastar (“to move away; to repel”) + -mento.
Pronunciation
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Noun
afastamento m (plural s)
- the act or result of repelling or of moving two things away from each other
- the distance between things
- the process of growing apart (of people becoming less acquainted with each other); distancing
- a temporary removal from office
- (statistics) the difference between a predicted value and the actual result
- (transport) deviation of a vehicle or craft from a route
Synonyms
- (act of moving things apart): afastança, desvio, divergência, diversão, separação
- (distance between things): distância
- (process of growing apart): distanciamento