distance Pronunciation: /ˈdɪstəns/Translate distance | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of distancen. 1 Entfernung (from zu) 2 (way to cover) Strecke from a distance = von weitem in/into the distance = in der/die Fernedistance in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of distance in the British & World English dictionary Definition of distance in the US English dictionary