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1 far-distant
(mountains, country) lointain;∎ in the far-distant past dans un passé lointainUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > far-distant
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2 distant
distant ['dɪstənt](a) (faraway → country, galaxy, place) lointain, éloigné;∎ in the most distant corner of the universe dans le coin le plus éloigné ou reculé de l'univers;∎ we had a distant view of the sea from the hotel on pouvait voir la mer au loin depuis l'hôtel;∎ the distant sound of the sea le bruit de la mer au loin∎ in the (dim and) distant past il y a bien ou très longtemps, dans le temps(c) (in future → prospect) lointain;∎ in the distant future dans un avenir lointain;∎ in the not too distant future dans un avenir proche, prochainement;∎ in the (dim and) distant past dans le temps, il y a bien longtemps∎ to have a distant manner être distant ou froid2 adverb∎ three miles distant from here à trois miles d'ici;∎ not far distant pas très loin►► Railways distant signal signal m à distance -
3 distant
1 ( remote) [land, spire, hill, star] lointain, éloigné ; [cry, voice, gunfire, bell] éloigné, dans le lointain (after n) ; the distant shape/sound of sth la forme/le bruit de qch dans le lointain ; distant from loin de ; 40 km distant from à 40 km de ; in the distant past/future dans un passé/avenir lointain ; in the dim and distant past dans un passé lointain ; in the not too distant future dans un avenir assez proche ;2 ( faint) [memory, prospect, hope, possibility] lointain, éloigné ; [connection, concept, similarity] lointain, vague ; distant from éloigné de ;3 ( far removed) [relative, cousin, descendant] éloigné ;4 ( cool) [person, manner] distant. -
4 far
far [fα:r](comparative farther or further, superlative farthest or furthest)1. adverba. loin• how far is it to Glasgow? combien y a-t-il de kilomètres jusqu'à Glasgow ?• how far is it from Glasgow to Edinburgh? quelle distance y a-t-il entre Glasgow et Édimbourg ?• is it far? c'est loin ?• how far are you going? jusqu'où allez-vous ?• how far have you got with your plans? où en êtes-vous de vos projets ?• £10 doesn't go far these days avec 10 livres, on ne va pas loin de nos jours• I would even go so far as to say that... j'irais même jusqu'à dire que...• he's gone too far this time! il est vraiment allé trop loin cette fois !• far from it! loin de là !► far + adverb/preposition ( = a long way)b. ► as far asc. ( = very much) beaucoup• it's not far wrong [figures] c'est presque ça2. adjectivea. ( = distant) on the far side of de l'autre côté de3. compounds* * *[fɑː(r)] 1.1) ( in space) loinfar off —
2) ( in time)3) (to a great degree, very much) bien4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — dans quelle mesure est-il possible de...?
as ou so far as we can —
as ou so far as possible — autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible
as ou so far as we know — pour autant que nous le sachions
as ou so far as I am concerned — quant à moi
5) ( to extreme degree) loin2.she took ou carried the joke too far — elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin
1) ( remote)the far north/south (of) — l'extrême nord/sud (de)
the far east/west (of) — tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de)
2) (further away, other) autre3) Politics3.the far right/left — l'extrême droite/gauche
by far adverbial phrase de loin4.far and away adverbial phrase de loin5.far from prepositional phrase loin de6.so far adverbial phrase1) ( up till now) jusqu'iciso far, so good — pour l'instant tout va bien
2) ( up to a point)••not to be far off ou out ou wrong — ne pas être loin du compte
far and wide —
this wine/food won't go very far — on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger
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5 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) éloigné2) (not close: a distant relation.) éloigné3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distant -
6 remote
remote [rɪ'məʊt]∎ in the remotest parts of the continent au fin fond du continent;∎ they lived in a remote part of Scotland ils vivaient en Écosse, dans un endroit reculé ou isolé;∎ a remote house une maison isolée;∎ areas remote from the capital/coast des régions éloignées de la capitale/de la côte;∎ remote from civilization loin de la civilisation;∎ his plays are remote from everyday life ses pièces sont éloignées de la vie quotidienne;∎ in the remote future/past dans un avenir/un passé lointain∎ she seems very remote elle semble être très distante ou d'un abord difficile(c) (unconnected → idea, comment) éloigné;∎ your comments are rather remote from the subject vos commentaires n'ont pas grand-chose à voir avec le sujet∎ our chances of success are rather remote nos chances de réussite sont assez minces, nous n'avons que peu de chances de réussir;∎ it's a remote possibility c'est très peu probable;∎ there is a remote possibility that… il y a une vague possibilité que… + subjunctive;∎ I haven't the remotest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée►► remote access accès m à distance;∎ Telecommunications this telephone has an answering machine with a remote access facility ce répondeur est interrogeable à distance;remote antiquity la haute antiquité;Finance remote banking banque f à distance;remote control télécommande f, commande f à distance;Computing remote (data) processing télétraitement m;Nuclear remote handling equipment équipement m de télémanipulation;Computing remote job entry télésoumission f de travaux;Computing remote loading téléchargement m;Computing remote sensing télédétection f;Computing remote sensing satellite satellite m de télédétection;Computing remote server serveur m distant;Computing remote terminal terminal m distant
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