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éloignement

distance, remoteness

noun eh-lwahn-MAHN Rare

Also means

estrangement

Usage Note

Éloignement captures both physical distance ('l'éloignement géographique') and emotional or relational distance between people. The verb s'éloigner means 'to move away' or 'to drift apart'. Its opposite is le rapprochement, meaning 'coming closer' or 'reconciliation'.

Examples

"L'éloignement rend les retrouvailles plus douces."

Natural Translation

Distance makes reunions sweeter.

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