entlegen

remote, isolated, far-off

English translations

  1. 01

    remote

  2. 02

    secluded

  3. 03

    out-of-the-way

Word details

German meaning
Weit entfernt von bewohnten Gebieten oder Zentren; abgelegen.
English meaning
Remote
Synonym
abgelegen, isoliert
German example
Das Dorf liegt in einer entlegenen Gegend.
English example
The village is located in a remote area.
Comparative
entlegenerSuperlative: am entlegensten

Example sentences with “entlegen”

  1. Sie lebten in einem entlegenen Dorf in den Alpen. (They lived in a remote village in the Alps.)

Frequently asked questions

Is 'entlegen' used for time or place?

It is almost exclusively used to describe physical distance or geographic locations, not time.