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der Abstand (Abstände)
   distance (between two points); gap, space; difference; interval; indemnity

Er nahm Abstand von einer Verlobung, als er erfuhr, dass sie nicht erbberechtigt war.
He rejected an engagement when he discovered that she was not entitled to an inheritance.
Zu den häufigsten Delikten beim Autofahren gehört ein zu geringer Sicherheitsabstand zum Vordermann.
One of the most frequent driving offenses is not keeping a safe distance from the car ahead of you.

Related Words:
Abstand halten to keep one’s distance
von etw Abstand nehmen to abandon/reject sth, dispense with sth
in regelmäßigen Abständen at regular intervals
mit Abstand by far, far and away (idiom)
der Sitzabstand seat spacing, seat pitch (distance between seats)

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