remotely

remotely
adverb
1) (distantly) entfernt, weitläufig [verwandt]

they are not [even] remotely alike — sie haben [aber auch] nicht die entfernteste Ähnlichkeit [miteinander]

it is remotely conceivable that ... — es ist nicht völlig auszuschließen, dass ...

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adverb fern
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re·mote·ly
[rɪˈməʊtli, AM -ˈmoʊt-]
adv inv
1. (far away) entfernt
to be \remotely placed fernab liegen, abgeschnitten sein
\remotely related entfernt [miteinander] verwandt
\remotely situated abgelegen
2. (in any way) irgendwie
we're not even \remotely interested in your proposal wir sind nicht im Mindesten an Ihrem Vorschlag interessiert
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[rI'məʊtlɪ]
adv
1)

(= vaguely) to be remotely connected with sb/sth — entfernt mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

it's just remotely possible — es ist gerade eben noch möglich

if it's remotely possible —

they're not even remotely similar — sie sind sich nicht im Entferntesten ähnlich

he didn't say anything remotely interesting — er sagte nichts, was im Entferntesten interessant war

avoid saying anything remotely likely to upset him — sag nichts, dass ihn im Geringsten aufregen könnte

I've never seen anything remotely like it — ich habe noch nie irgendetwas Vergleichbares gesehen

I'm not remotely interested in it/her — ich bin nicht im Geringsten daran/an ihr interessiert

2) (= distantly) situated, related entfernt
3)

(= by remote control) to remotely control/detonate sth — etw fernsteuern/fernzünden

4) (= aloofly) say kühl, abweisend
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adverb
1) (distantly) entfernt, weitläufig [verwandt]
2) (slightly)

they are not [even] remotely alike — sie haben [aber auch] nicht die entfernteste Ähnlichkeit [miteinander]

it is remotely conceivable that ... — es ist nicht völlig auszuschließen, dass ...

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adv.
entfernt adv.
vag adv.

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