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2 better by far a widow be than a wife whose man's away at sea
Пословица: жена без мужа - вдовы хужеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > better by far a widow be than a wife whose man's away at sea
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3 that book is the better by far
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4 be better by far
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5 to be better by far
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1. adverb,1) (in space) weitfar [away] from — weit entfernt von
see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen
I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein
far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten
fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen
from far and near or wide — von fern und nah
2) (in time) weitfar into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht
3) (by much) weitfar longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser
4) (fig.)I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen
not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste
as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß
go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun
in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als
so far so good — so weit, so gut
far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut
far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!
2. adjective,carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
farther, further; farthest, furthest2) (more remote) weiter entferntthe far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite
* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit2. adjective•- academic.ru/26511/farther">farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *<farther or further, farthest or furthest>[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]I. adv1. (in place) weitit's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fußhow much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufenhave you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Listeyou can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne\far from home fern der Heimat\far and wide weit und breitfrom \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern2. (in time) weitsome time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunftone day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hastyour birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr langhe's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zuwe're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertigto work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeitento plan further ahead weiter voraus planenas \far back as:as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarntit probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück3. (in progress) weithow \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommento not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichenshe tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weitshe was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert warthis is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer\far more difficult viel schwieriger\far too expensive viel zu teuerby \far bei Weitem, mit Abstandit would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen5.I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmenas \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nichtI use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittelas \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nichtas \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitemyour entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze famI'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehenI'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleibenshe'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen▶ \far from sth:we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation\far from it! weit gefehltJim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall▶ to go too \far zu weit gehenstop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben▶ to go so \far as to do sth:surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhaltena hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland istso \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufenany problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganzvitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauenat the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumesthe \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses2. (extreme)the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]3. (distant)in the \far distance in weiter Ferne4.▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein* * *[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest1. adv1) (in distance) weitI'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor
from far and near or wide — von nah und fern
far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)
I was or my thoughts were far away —
2)as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann3) (in degree, extent) weitfar longer/better — weit länger/besser
4)far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste
far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch
far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil
far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...
so far this week I've seen him once/three times —
so far so good — so weit, so gut
these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen
I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...
that's going too far —
that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf
not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht
not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)
far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)
2. adj1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers
the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende
when he reached the far bank —
which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist
which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben
2) (= far-off) country, land weit entferntit's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...
* * *far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]A adj1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:at the far end am anderen Ende;the far side die andere Seite3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:in in dat)B adv1. fern, weit:far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woandersfar from rich alles andere als reich;far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!3. weit(hin), fern(hin):far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugta) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,far and wide weit und breit;as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;from far von Weitem;a) weit gehen oder reichen,b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;go too far zu weit gehen;in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;so far so good so weit, so gut;a) weit draußen,b) weit hinaus,* * *1. adverb,farther, further; farthest, furthest1) (in space) weitfar [away] from — weit entfernt von
far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten
fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen
from far and near or wide — von fern und nah
2) (in time) weitfar into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht
3) (by much) weitfar longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser
4) (fig.)as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]
I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen
not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste
as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß
in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als
so far — (until now) bisher
so far so good — so weit, so gut
far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut
2. adjective,carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
farther, further; farthest, furthest1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern2) (more remote) weiter entferntthe far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite
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I. 1. adv (farther, further farthest, furthest) далеко, надалеч
to go FAR отивам далеч (и прен.)
to make one's money go FAR добре си използувам парите
to carry it/go too FAR прен. отивам твърде далеч, прекалявам, позволявам си много
FAR and wide/near навсякъде, надлъж и нашир, далеч по света
to be FAR from (с ger) съвсем не искам да
FAR be it from me to далеч съм от мисълта да
it is FAR from bad съвсем не e лошо
FAR from it съвсем не, тъкмо напротив
2. за засилване, за разстояние
FAR away много далеч
FAR above високо над
FAR ahead много напред
FAR into the ground дълбоко в земята, за време
FAR back in the past в далечното минало
as FAR back as 1870 още през 1870 г.
so/thus FAR досега, засега, все още
so FAR so good дотук добре, за степен, много, несравнимо, значително
FAR and away далеч, несравнено, много
3. в съчет.
as/so FAR as чак до, доколкото
I would go so FAR as to say дори бих казал
as FAR as that goes що се отнася до това, колкото до това
it is all right as FAR as it goes не e лошо, но не постига много нещо/не отива достатъчно далеч
in so/as FAR as книж. дотолкова доколкото
how FAR is it to... колко (километра и пр.) има до...? how FAR did you go? докъде стигнахте? how FAR he has succeeded до каква степен/доколко е успял
you may go FAR and fare worse не оставяй питомното да гониш дивото
II. 1. далечен, отдалечен
2. отдавнашен, далечен
3. оттатъшен, отсрещен, отвъден, друг (за бряг и пр.), FAR vision прозорливост, широк поглед за нещата
FAR left/right пол. крайна левица/десница
III. n by FAR далеч, несравнено, много
it is better by FAR to много по-добре e да
by FAR the best несравнено най-доброто* * *{fa:} adv (farther {'fа:ъ}, further {'fъ:ъ}; farthest {'f(2) {fa:} а 1. далечен; отдалечен; 2. отдавнашен, далечен; 3. отт{3} {fa:} n: by far далеч, несравнено, много; it is better by far to* * *отдавнашен; далече; далеч; далеко; значително; надалеч;* * *1. as far as that goes що се отнася до това, колкото до това 2. as far back as 1870 още през 1870 г 3. as/so far as чак до, доколкото 4. by far the best несравнено най-доброто 5. far above високо над 6. far ahead много напред 7. far and away далеч, несравнено, много 8. far and wide/near навсякъде, надлъж и нашир, далеч по света 9. far away много далеч 10. far back in the past в далечното минало 11. far be it from me to далеч съм от мисълта да 12. far from it съвсем не, тъкмо напротив 13. far into the ground дълбоко в земята, за време 14. far left/right пол. крайна левица/десница 15. how far is it to... колко (километра и пр.) има до... ? how far did you go? докъде стигнахте? how far he has succeeded до каква степен/доколко е успял 16. i would go so far as to say дори бих казал 17. i. adv (farther, further farthest, furthest) далеко, надалеч 18. ii. далечен, отдалечен 19. iii. n by far далеч, несравнено, много 20. in so/as far as книж. дотолкова доколкото 21. it is all right as far as it goes не e лошо, но не постига много нещо/не отива достатъчно далеч 22. it is better by far to много по-добре e да 23. it is far from bad съвсем не e лошо 24. so far so good дотук добре, за степен, много, несравнимо, значително 25. so/thus far досега, засега, все още 26. to be far from (с ger) съвсем не искам да 27. to carry it/go too far прен. отивам твърде далеч, прекалявам, позволявам си много 28. to go far отивам далеч (и прен.) 29. to make one's money go far добре си използувам парите 30. you may go far and fare worse не оставяй питомното да гониш дивото 31. в съчет 32. за засилване, за разстояние 33. отдавнашен, далечен 34. оттатъшен, отсрещен, отвъден, друг (за бряг и пр.), far vision прозорливост, широк поглед за нещата* * *far [fa:] I. adv ( farther[´fa:ðə], further[´fə:ðə]; farthest[´fa:ðist], furthest[´fə:ðist]) 1. далече, далеко, надалеч; to go \far отивам далеч, прен. успявам, постигам много; to make o.'s money go \far добре си използвам парите; to go ( carry it) too \far прен. отивам много надалеч, прекалявам, позволявам си много; \far and wide далеч по света; навсякъде; \far and near навсякъде; to be \far from далеч съм от; прен. съвсем не искам да (с ger); \far be it from me to далеч съм от мисълта да; it is \far from bad съвсем не е лошо; \far from it съвсем не; 2. (за засилване): 1) (за разстояние) \far away много далече; \far beyond the sea далеч през морето; 2) (за време) as \far back as 1900 още през 1900 г.; \far into the night до много късно; so (книж. thus) \far досега, засега, все още (не); so \far so good дотук добре; 3) (за степен) много, значително, несравнено; it is \far better to много по-добре е да; \far and away далеч(е), несравнено, много; \far in pride възгордял се, не можеш да му стигнеш носа; 3. (в съчет.) as ( not so) \far as (не) чак до; (не) доколкото; I would go so \far as to say дори бих казал; not so \far as I know доколкото знам, не; as \far as that goes що се отнася до това, колкото за това; in so (as) \far as книж. дотолкова, доколкото; you won't ( can't) go \far wrong if няма да сбъркаш, ако; добре ще направиш, ако; how \far докъде, колко (за разстояние), до каква степен, доколко, колко; II. adj 1. далечен; отдавнашен; the F. East Далечният изток; it is a \far cry to далеч е до; a \far cry from нещо съвсем различно от, съвсем друга работа; 2. другият, оттатъшният, отсрещният, отвъдният (за край, бряг и пр.); III. n: to come from \far идвам от далечна страна, отдалеч; by \far далеч, несравнено, много; it is better by \far to много по-добре е да; it is by \far the best това далеч надминава най-доброто. -
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1) ( a long distance) von weit her;have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?;do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?;it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß;I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen;we've come so \far, we can't turn back now wir sind so weit gekommen, wir können jetzt nicht umkehren;\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall;she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier;how \far are we from the campsite now? wie weit ist es noch bis zum Campingplatz?;\far above, a hawk circled in the sunshine weit oben kreiste ein Habicht im Sonnenschein;you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg ( liter);a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land;we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation;as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;\far from home fern der Heimat;to be fairly \far down the list ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste stehen;\far away from here weit weg von hier;how \far away is it? wie weit weg ist es?;\far and wide weit und breit;to come from \far and wide von überall her kommen;\far from it weit gefehlt;Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!2) ( distant in time)some time \far in the past/ future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft;one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast;your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang;as \far back as I can remember so weit ich mich erinnern kann;we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt;it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück;so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit lief [bisher] alles nach Plan;only one of the escaped prisoners has so \far been recaptured bisher wurde nur einer der entflohenen Gefangenen wieder gefasst;any problems? - not so \far Probleme? - bis jetzt nicht;he's not \far off seventy er wird bald siebzig;we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange und wir sind fertig;to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten;so \far so good so weit, so gut3) ( in progress)how \far have you got? - I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? - ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17;how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?;if you can get as \far as drafting the letter tonight... wenn du vielleicht bis heute Abend noch einen groben Entwurf des Briefes aufsetzen kannst,...;to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen;she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit\far more difficult viel schwieriger;\far too expensive viel zu teuer;by \far bei weitem, mit Abstand;it would be better by \far to resist the temptation es wäre viel besser, der Versuchung zu widerstehen;your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze ( fam)( Brit)I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen;I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben;she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehenas \far as I can, I try and avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht;I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel;as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...;he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht,;as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...;as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? Bob ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!;he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch allesPHRASES:sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen;sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten;a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man für zwei Wochen ins Ausland geht;to go too \far zu weit gehen;1) ( further away)at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes;the \far bank of the river das jenseitige Ufer des Flusses2) ( extreme)the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]3) ( distant)in the \far distance in weiter FernePHRASES:to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein -
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بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. -
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1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) fjernt, langt2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt borte/ute/oppe3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mye2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjern2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortest, fjernest•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so farfjern--------lang--------langt--------vidIadj. \/fɑː\/1) fjern, langt borte2) fjernest(e), bortest(e), bortre3) langfar out ( hverdagslig) råkul, dritbra• wow, this music is far out man!oj, denne musikken er jo dritbra!( vanskelig) teoretisk, vanskelig, noe som ligger for høyt for enII1) langt, langt borte, fjernt• how far is it from here to London?2) vidt, langt, myeas far as (prep.) (så langt som) til, like til(konj.) så vidt, så langtbe far from (being) være langtfra, være alt annet ennbe far off være helt på jordet, ta feilby far betydelig, i høy grad, mye, langtfar and away i stor grad, absolutt, veldig myefar and near fjern og nærfar and wide høyt og lavt, overalt, vidt omkringfar be it from me to... eller far be it for me to det er absolutt ikke min hensikt å..., jeg vil på ingen måte...far from it langt derifra, tvertom, slett ikkefar gone langt fremskreden, langt på vei alvorlig syk, døden nær, døende helt utmattetfew and far between sjelden, få, langt imellomgo far nå langt, oppnå mye bidra sterkt, rekke langtnot by far ikke på langt nærso far så langt, hittil(in) so far as i den grad, så langt som, i det omfangso far away as så langt unna somso far so good så langt er alt godt -
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adj. ver, verre--------adv. ver, verweg; veelfar1[ fa:] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; farther [fa:ðə], further [fə:ðə], farthest [fa:ðist], furthest [fə:ðist]〉1 ver ⇒ (ver)afgelegen, ver verwijderd♦voorbeelden:1 your plum-pudding is a far cry from the real thing • jouw plumpudding heeft weinig te maken met een echteat the far end of the room • aan het andere eind van de kamer————————far2〈 bijwoord〉1 ver♦voorbeelden:1 carry/take something too far • iets te ver doordrijven/te ver laten komena pound doesn't go very far these days • tegenwoordig kun je met een pond haast niets meer doenfar gone • ver heenhow far • hoe ver, in hoeverrefar and near • overalso far • (tot) zó ver, in zoverrefar and wide • wijd en zijdfar from easy • verre van/allesbehalve makkelijkfar be it from me to criticize • het is verre van mij om kritiek te leverenin so/as far as • voor zoveras/so far as • voor zover; tot aan, zover alsas far as I can see • volgens mijso far so good • zover zijn we in elk geval, tot nu toe is alles nog goed gegaanfar into the afternoon • ver in de middagfar and away the best • verreweg het bestethat book is the better by far • dat is verreweg het beste boek -
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♦ better (1) /ˈbɛtə(r)/A a.1 (compar. di good) migliore; meglio: This is a better book than the first, questo libro è migliore del primo; Haven't you got any better clothes?, non hai un abito migliore?; The play was far better than I expected, la commedia era assai migliore di quel che pensavo; He's better than his brother at maths, in matematica è più bravo del fratello; I know a better way to do it, conosco un metodo migliore2 (compar. di well; solo pred.) meglio (di aspetto, di salute); migliorato: to be better, andare meglio; stare meglio ( di salute); That's better, così va meglio; to feel better, sentirsi meglio; stare meglio; to get better, migliorare; andare meglio; to look better, stare meglio ( di aspetto); avere miglior cera (o aspetto); The lamp looks better here, la lampada sta meglio qui; You look better in yellow, stai meglio vestita di giallo; il giallo ti sta meglioB avv. (compar. di well)1 meglio; in modo migliore: He can speak English better than me, parla l'inglese meglio di me; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I could have answered the last essay question better, avrei potuto rispondere meglio all'ultima domanda; better made, fatto meglio; better and better, sempre meglio; di bene in meglio2 più; di più: I like it better without sugar, mi piace di più (o lo preferisco) senza zucchero; Which film did you like better?, quale dei due film ti è piaciuto di più?; better known, più noto; più conosciuto; You're better fit to run the firm, sei più adatto tu a dirigere la dittaC n.3 (al pl.) – one's betters, quelli che sono superiori per esperienza o posizione sociale; le persone più autorevoli: to respect one's elders and betters, rispettare chi è più vecchio e più autorevole● the (+ compar.) … the better,… meglio è: The sooner you come the better, più presto vieni meglio è; The less you know the better, meno ne sai meglio è □ one's better feelings, la parte migliore di sé □ (fam.) one's better half, la propria metà; la propria moglie; il proprio marito □ better off, più ricco; in posizione migliore: In the end I was £1,000 better off, alla fine mi ritrovai più ricco di mille sterline; We're better off without it, ne facciamo a meno volentieri □ the better part of, più della metà di; buona parte di; quasi tutto: the better part of my salary, più della metà del mio stipendio; the better part of an hour, quasi un'ora □ (comm.) better-quality oils, le qualità migliori di petrolio □ ( USA) better than, più di: It took me better than a year, mi ci è voluto più di un anno □ all the better, molto meglio □ to be better than one's word, fare più di quanto si era promesso □ the better to, per… meglio: I leaned over the better to see, mi sporsi per vedere meglio □ for better or worse, nel bene e nel male; nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; comunque vadano le cose □ for the better, in meglio; per il meglio: to change for the better, cambiare in meglio; migliorare □ to get the better of, avere la meglio su; vincere; prevalere su; superare; dominare: Curiosity got the better of me, la curiosità mi vinse □ to go one better, fare un po' meglio (di prima, di un altro); superare di un poco: He always has to go one better than you, deve sempre fare un po' meglio degli altri □ had better, sarebbe meglio; è meglio; converrebbe: You'd better go, faresti meglio ad andare (o ad andartene); è meglio se te ne vai; He'd better be careful, farebbe bene a (o gli conviene) stare attento; We'd better do something quickly, qui dobbiamo fare qualcosa alla svelta; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- I'd better leave now, or I'll be late, sarà meglio che vada via subito o farò tardi □ to have the better of = to get the better of ► sopra □ to know better ► to know □ little better than, quasi; poco meno che: He's little better than a cheat, è un imbroglione o poco ci manca □ no better than, non… altro che; nient'altro che: He is no better than a thief, non è altro che un ladro □ (antiq. eufem.) She's no better than she should be, è una poco di buono □ so much the better, tanto meglio □ to think better of ► to think □ (prov.) Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai □ Better luck next time, la prossima volta andrà meglio □ (prov.) Better safe than sorry, la prudenza non è mai troppa; meglio eccedere in prudenza □ (prov.) Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't know), mai lasciare la via vecchia per la nuova.NOTA D'USO: - had better- better (2) /ˈbɛtə(r)/n.scommettitore; scommettitrice.(to) better /ˈbɛtə(r)/v. t. e i.1 migliorare; diventare migliore● to better oneself, migliorare le proprie condizioni (di vita); migliorare la propria istruzione: He has gone to America to better himself, è andato in America per migliorare le sue condizioni. -
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better ['betə(r)]∎ you will find no better hotel vous ne trouverez pas mieux comme hôtel;∎ the marks are better than I expected les notes sont meilleures que je ne m'y attendais;∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;∎ nothing could be better, it couldn't be better cela ne peut pas être mieux, c'est on ne peut mieux;∎ that's better! voilà qui est mieux!;∎ I'm better at languages than he is je suis meilleur ou plus fort en langues que lui;∎ he's a better cook than you are il cuisine mieux que toi;∎ she's a better painter than she is a sculptor elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;∎ fruit juice is better for you than coffee le jus de fruit est meilleur pour la santé que le café;∎ I had hoped for better things j'avais espéré mieux;∎ the weather is better il fait meilleur;∎ business is (getting) better les affaires vont mieux;∎ things are (getting) better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux!;∎ it couldn't or nothing could be better! c'est on ne peut mieux!;∎ he looks better without his glasses il est mieux sans lunettes;∎ you get a better view from here on voit mieux d'ici;∎ it's better if I don't see them il vaut mieux ou il est préférable que je ne les voie pas;∎ it's better that way c'est mieux comme ça;∎ it would be better if you called me tomorrow ce serait ou il vaudrait mieux que tu m'appelles demain;∎ it would have been better to have waited a little il aurait mieux valu attendre un peu;∎ you're far better leaving now il vaut beaucoup mieux que tu partes maintenant;∎ to be all the better for having done sth se trouver mieux d'avoir fait qch;∎ you'll be all the better for a holiday des vacances vous feront le plus grand bien;∎ all the better! tant mieux!;∎ better off mieux;∎ they're better off than we are (richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous; (in a more advantageous position) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous;∎ she'd be better off in hospital elle serait mieux à l'hôpital;∎ he'd have been better off staying where he was il aurait mieux fait de rester où il était∎ to get better commencer à aller mieux;∎ now that he's better maintenant qu'il va mieux;∎ I hope you will soon be better j'espère que vous serez bientôt rétabli;∎ my cold is much better mon rhume va beaucoup mieux;∎ I'm feeling much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;∎ you are looking better tu as meilleure mine∎ she's a better person for it ça lui a fait beaucoup de bien;∎ humorous you're a better man than I am! tu as (bien) du mérite;∎ he is no better than his brother il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère;∎ you're no better than a liar! tu n'es qu'un menteur!;∎ euphemism old-fashioned or humorous she's no better than she should be elle n'est pas d'une vertu farouche∎ the better part of sth la plus grande partie de qch;∎ I waited for the better part of an hour j'ai attendu presque une heure;∎ we haven't seen them for the better part of a month ça fait presque un mois ou près d'un mois que nous ne les avons pas vus2 adverb∎ he swims better than I do il nage mieux que moi;∎ she paints better than she sculpts elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;∎ they speak French better than they used to ils parlent mieux le français qu'avant;∎ the town would be better described as a backwater la ville est plutôt un coin perdu;∎ he held it up to the light, the better to see the colours il l'a mis dans la lumière afin de mieux voir les couleurs;∎ all the better to hear you with c'est pour mieux t'entendre;∎ to go one better (than sb) renchérir (sur qn)∎ I liked his last book better j'ai préféré son dernier livre;∎ I'd like nothing better than to talk to him je ne demande pas mieux que de lui parler;∎ so much the better tant mieux;∎ or better still ou mieux encore;∎ the less he knows the better moins il en saura, mieux ça vaudra;∎ the more I know him the better I like him plus je le connais plus je l'aime;∎ proverb better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais(c) (with adj) mieux, plus;∎ better looking plus beau (belle);∎ better paid/prepared mieux payé/préparé;∎ she's one of Canada's better-known authors c'est un des auteurs canadiens les plus ou mieux connus∎ you had better begin at the beginning tu ferais bien de commencer par le commencement;∎ we'd better be going (must go) il faut que nous partions; (would be preferable) il vaut mieux que nous partions;∎ I'd better not wake him il vaut mieux que je ne le réveille pas;∎ you'd better not il ne vaudrait mieux pas;∎ hadn't you better phone first? est-ce qu'il ne vaudrait pas mieux que tu appelles avant?;∎ it'll be ready tomorrow - it'd better be! ce sera prêt demain - il vaudrait mieux!;∎ you'd better be on time! tu as intérêt à être à l'heure!3 noun(a) (superior of two) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;∎ which is the better of the two? lequel des deux est le meilleur?;∎ what do you think of this wine? - I've tasted better comment trouvez-vous ce vin? - j'en ai bu de meilleurs;∎ there's been a change for the better in his health son état de santé s'est amélioré;∎ the situation has taken a turn for the better la situation a pris une meilleure tournure;∎ for better or worse pour le meilleur ou pour le pire;∎ I expected better of you je m'attendais à mieux de ta part∎ curiosity got the better of me ma curiosité l'a emporté;∎ we got the better of them in the deal nous l'avons emporté sur eux dans l'affaire(position, status, situation) améliorer; (achievement, sales figures) dépasser;∎ can you better that? pouvez-vous faire mieux que cela?;∎ Commerce the company has bettered the competition for the second year running c'est la deuxième année consécutive que l'entreprise a fait mieux que la concurrence;∎ she's eager to better herself elle a vraiment envie d'améliorer sa situation►► Commerce Better Business Bureau = organisme américain de conseil aux entreprises et aux consommateurs, notamment lorsque ceux-ci veulent faire une réclamation, French Canadian Bureau m d'éthique commerciale du Canada; -
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♦ far /fɑ:(r)/1 lontano: They didn't go far, non sono andati lontano; We've gone too far, ci siano spinti troppo lontano; siamo andati troppo oltre; (fig.) abbiamo esagerato; How far?, fin dove?; fino a che punto? ( anche fig.); DIALOGO → - Lost child 1- She can't be far away, non può essere lontana; How far is it to your house?, quanto è lontana (o quando dista, quanto siamo lontani da) casa tua?; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- Is it far to the train station?, è lunga la strada per la stazione?; far beyond our solar system, molto al di là del (o a un'enorme distanza dal) nostro sistema solare; far into the future, nel lontano futuro; far into the night, fino a tarda notte; (fig.) to carry (o to take) st. too far, spingere troppo avanti qc.; esagerare: This is really carrying the joke too far, ora si esagera! NOTA D'USO: - to exaggerate, to overdo o to go too far?-2 molto; assai; di molto; di gran lunga; decisamente: far better, molto (o assai) migliore; far longer, molto più lungo; far too long, decisamente troppo lungo; I'm far too busy to see them, sono davvero troppo occupato per vederli NOTA D'USO: - molto-2 opposto; altro: the far end of, la parte opposta di; l'estremo opposto di; l'estremità opposta di; l'altro capo di3 (geogr.) lontano; estremo: the Far East, l'Estremo Oriente; the Far West, il lontano Ovest; (in USA) il Far West4 (polit.) estremo: the far left [right], l'estrema sinistra [destra]; a far-right leader, un leader dell'estrema destra● far above, molto (al di) sopra (di qc.); (fig.) di gran lunga superiore (a q.) □ far afield, lontano: to come from far afield, venire da lontano □ far ahead (of), molto avanti (a); molto avanzato (rispetto a) □ far and away, di gran lunga: far and away the youngest, di gran lunga il più giovane □ far and near, vicino e lontano; dappertutto; ogni dove □ far and wide, in lungo e in largo; dappertutto: He has travelled far and wide, ha viaggiato in lungo e in largo; from far and wide, da ogni parte □ far-away, lontano, distante, remoto; ► anche faraway □ far between = few and far between ► few □ a far cry from, ben diverso da; lontanissimo da □ far-famed, di vasta rinomanza; famoso □ far-fetched, lambiccato; forzato, stiracchiato; improbabile; inverosimile □ far-flung, lontano, remoto; ( anche) esteso, ampio, assai diffuso □ far from, tutt'altro che; lungi da: He's far from well, sta tutt'altro che bene; far from satisfied, tutt'altro che (o lungi dall'essere) soddisfatto; His optimism, far from cheering me, began to jar, il suo ottimismo, lungi dal tirarmi su di morale, cominciò a infastidirmi; Far from it!, al contrario!; tutt'altro!; anzi!; Far be it from me to…, lungi da me l'idea di… □ far gone, molto avanti (o in là) ( in una situazione o stato); malandato; molto malato; ubriaco: far gone in pregnancy, molto avanti nella gravidanza; far gone in debt, indebitato fino agli occhi; These trees are too far gone to be saved, questi alberi sono troppo malandati per poterli salvare □ far off (avv.), (molto) lontano; in lontananza □ far-off, lontano; distante; remoto □ far out, lontano, remoto; (fam.) originale, fantasioso, stravagante, bizzarro; ( slang USA) grandioso, fantastico □ (fam.) not far out, abbastanza vicino ( al giusto) □ far-reaching, di grande estensione; di vasta portata: far-reaching reforms, riforme di larga portata □ far-seeing, che vede lontano; (fig.) lungimirante, preveggente □ far-sighted, (med. USA) presbite, ipermetrope; (fig.) perspicace, sagace; lungimirante, preveggente □ far-sightedness, (med. USA) presbiopia, ipermetropia; (fig.) perspicacia, lungimiranza □ as far as (+ sost.), fino a: We went as far as the station, siamo andati, ci siamo spinti fino alla stazione □ as far as (+ verbo), fino a (o fin) dove; ( anche) per quanto, per quello che: as far as I could see, fin dove riuscivo a vedere; as far as I know, per quanto ne so; as far as I can tell, per quello che posso giudicare; a quanto mi sembra; as far as I'm concerned, per quel che mi riguarda; quanto a me □ as far as it goes, nel complesso; tutto sommato; con le dovute riserve: That is good, as far as it goes, but…, nel complesso va bene, ma…; per andar bene va bene, ma… □ That's as far as it goes, questo e non di più; ( anche) e questo è quanto □ as far as possible, per quanto possibile □ by far, di gran lunga: by far the best, di gran lunga il migliore □ (fig.) to go far, andare lontano; fare molta strada; fare carriera; (di cibo, provviste, ecc.) durare □ to go far towards doing st., contribuire notevolmente a fare qc.; essere di grande aiuto per fare qc. □ to go too far, esagerare; passare il segno □ in so far as ► in so far □ so far, fino a questo punto; fin qui; finora; a tutt'oggi: Everything's been quiet so far, finora è stato tutto tranquillo; only so far (and no further), fino a un certo punto (e non oltre) □ so far so good, fin qui tutto bene; tutto bene per ora □ thus far, fin qui; finora □ a… too far, un… di troppo. -
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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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A adv1 (to, at, from a long distance) loin ; is it far? c'est loin? ; it's not very far ce n'est pas loin ; have you come far? est-ce que vous venez de loin? ; is it far to York? est-ce que York est loin d'ici? ; far off, far away au loin ; he doesn't live far away il n'habite pas loin ; to be far from home/the city être loin de chez soi/la ville ; far beyond the city bien au-delà de la ville ; far above the trees bien au-dessus des arbres ; far out at sea en pleine mer ; far into the jungle au fin fond de la jungle ;2 ( expressing specific distance) how far is it to Leeds? combien y a-t-il (de kilomètres) jusqu'à Leeds? ; how far is Glasgow from London? Glasgow est à quelle distance de Londres? ; I don't know how far it is to Chicago from here je ne sais pas combien il y a de kilomètres d'ici à Chicago ; he didn't go as far as the church il n'est pas allé jusqu'à l'église ; he walked as far as her ou as she did il a marché aussi loin qu'elle ;3 (to, at a long time away) far back in the past loin dans le passé ; I can't remember that far back je ne peux pas me rappeler quelque chose qui s'est passé il y a si longtemps ; as far back as 1965 déjà en 1965 ; as far back as he can remember d'aussi loin qu'il s'en souvienne ; the holidays are not far off c'est bientôt les vacances ; he's not far off 70 il n'a pas loin de 70 ans ; peace seems very far away ou off on est bien loin d'arriver à un accord de paix ; a change in government cannot be far away un changement de gouvernement ne va pas tarder ; he worked far into the night il a travaillé tard dans la nuit ;4 (to a great degree, very much) bien ; far better/shorter/more expensive bien mieux/plus court/plus cher ; far too fast/cold bien trop vite/froid ; far too much money bien trop d'argent ; far too many people bien trop de gens ; far more bien plus ; far above/below the average bien au-dessus/au-dessous de la moyenne ; the results fell far short of expectations les résultats étaient bien loin de ce qu'on espérait ; interest rates haven't come down very far les taux d'intérêt n'ont pas beaucoup baissé ; they are far ahead of their competitors ils sont largement en tête de leurs concurrents ;5 (to what extent, to the extent that) how far is it possible to…? dans quelle mesure est-il possible de…? ; how far have they got with the work? où en sont-ils dans leur travail? ; we must wait and see how far the policy is successful nous devons attendre pour voir dans quelle mesure cette politique réussit ; I wouldn't trust him very far je ne lui ferais pas confiance ; 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/can see pour autant que nous le sachions/nous puissons le constater ; as ou so far as I can remember pour autant que je me souvienne ; as ou so far as I am/they are concerned quant à moi/eux ; as ou so far as the money is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent ; as ou so far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's OK as far as it goes, but… c'est bien dans une certaine limite, mais… ;6 ( to extreme degree) loin ; to go too far aller trop loin ; this has gone far enough! ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça! ; she took ou carried the joke too far elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin ; to push sb too far pousser qn à bout ; to go so far as to do aller jusqu'à faire ; I wouldn't go so far as to say that… je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire que…B adj1 ( 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) ; a far country un pays lointain ;2 (further away, other) autre ; at the far end of the room à l'autre bout de la pièce ; on the far side of the wall de l'autre côté du mur ;3 Pol the far right/left l'extrême droite/gauche.C by far adv phr de loin ; it's by far the nicest/the most expensive, it's the nicest/the most expensive by far c'est de loin le plus beau/le plus cher.D far and away adv phr de loin ; he's far and away the best/the most intelligent il est de loin le meilleur/le plus intelligent.E far from prep phr loin de ; far from satisfied/certain loin d'être satisfait/certain ; far from complaining, I am very pleased loin de me plaindre, je suis ravi ; I'm not tired, far from it! je ne suis pas fatigué, loin de là! ; ‘are you angry?’-‘far from it!’ ‘es-tu fâché?’-‘pas du tout!’1 ( up till now) jusqu'ici, pour l'instant ; she's only written one book so far jusqu'ici elle n'a écrit qu'un livre ; we've managed so far nous nous sommes débrouillés jusqu'ici ; we have £3,000 so far pour l'instant or jusqu'ici nous avons 3 000 livres sterling ; so far, so good pour l'instant tout va bien ;2 ( up to a point) the money will only go so far l'argent ne va pas durer éternellement ; they will only compromise so far ils ne sont prêts à accepter qu'un certain nombre de compromis ; you can only trust him so far tu ne peux pas lui faire entièrement confiance.G thus far adv phr jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent ; thus far we don't have any information jusqu'ici or jusqu'à présent nous n'avons pas d'informations.not to be far off ou out ou wrong ne pas être loin du compte ; far and wide, far and near partout ; far be it from me to do loin de moi l'idée de faire ; to be a far cry from être bien loin de ; he is pretty far gone ( ill) il est vraiment dans un état grave ; ( drunk) il est complètement bourré ○ ; how far gone ou US along is she (in her pregnancy)? à quel stade de sa grossesse est-ce qu'elle en est? ; she will go far elle ira loin ; 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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far [fɑ:(r)](compar farther ['fɑ:ðə(r)] or further ['fɜ:ðə(r)], superl farthest ['fɑ:ðɪst] or furthest ['fɜ:ðɪst])1 adverb(a) (distant in space) loin;∎ is it far? est-ce (que c'est) loin?;∎ how far is it to town? combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la ville?;∎ how far is he going? jusqu'où va-t-il?;∎ have you come far? êtes-vous venu de loin?;∎ the police are looking for them, they won't get very far la police est à leur recherche, ils n'iront pas très loin;∎ he went as far north as Alaska il est allé au nord jusqu'en Alaska;∎ far away or off in the distance au loin, dans le lointain;∎ he doesn't live far away or off il n'habite pas loin;∎ it isn't far from the station ce n'est pas loin de la gare;∎ far above/below loin au-dessus/au-dessous;∎ far beyond bien au-delà;∎ far out at sea en pleine mer;∎ figurative his thoughts are far away son esprit est ailleurs;∎ his work is far above the others' son travail est de loin supérieur à celui des autres;∎ that's far beyond me (physically) c'est bien au-dessus de mes forces; (intellectually) ça me dépasse;∎ how far can you trust him? jusqu'à quel point peut-on lui faire confiance?;∎ how far (on) are you in the book? où en es-tu dans le livre?;∎ how far have you got with the translation? où en es-tu de la traduction?;∎ far and wide de tous côtés;∎ they came from far and wide ils sont venus de partout;∎ he travels far and wide il court le monde;∎ they searched far and wide for a suitable site ils ont cherché partout un emplacement convenable;∎ far be it from me to interfere! loin de moi l'idée d'intervenir!;∎ to be British far out or American far off (person) se tromper complètement; (report, survey) être complètement erroné; (guess) être loin du compte;∎ he's not far off or wrong il n'a pas tout à fait tort;∎ she's not far off being finished elle n'est pas loin d'avoir fini;∎ to carry or to take sth too far pousser qch trop loin;∎ have you got far to go? avez-vous encore beaucoup de chemin à faire?; figurative êtes-vous loin du but?;∎ you won't get far with that attitude vous n'irez pas loin avec ce genre de comportement;∎ sincerity won't get you very far la sincérité ne vous mènera pas loin;∎ literary far from the madding crowd loin de la foule et du bruit(b) (distant in time) loin;∎ as far back as 1800 déjà en 1800, dès 1800;∎ as far back as I can remember aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;∎ I can't look far beyond August je ne sais pas ce qui se passera après le mois d'août;∎ she worked far into the night elle a travaillé très avant ou jusque tard dans la nuit;∎ don't look so far into the future ne vous préoccupez pas de ce qui se passera dans un avenir aussi lointain;∎ the holidays aren't far off les vacances ne sont plus loin ou approchent;∎ he's not far off sixty il n'a pas loin de la soixantaine∎ this is far better c'est beaucoup ou bien mieux;∎ a far greater problem un problème bien ou autrement ou beaucoup plus grave;∎ she is far more intelligent than I am elle est bien ou beaucoup plus intelligente que moi∎ to go far (person, idea) aller loin, faire son chemin;∎ this has gone far enough trop, c'est trop;∎ his policy doesn't go far enough sa politique ne va pas assez loin;∎ I would even go so far as to say… j'irais même jusqu'à dire…, je dirais même…;∎ he went so far as to claim that… il est allé jusqu'à prétendre que…;∎ I wouldn't go so far as to say he's lying je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire qu'il ment;∎ things went so far that… les choses sont allées si loin que…;∎ to go too far (exaggerate) dépasser les bornes, exagérer;∎ you're going too far! vous exagérez!;∎ that's going too far cela passe la mesure;∎ she's gone too far to back out elle s'est trop engagée pour reculer;∎ this goes quite far towards solving the problem on approche d'une solution;∎ £5 doesn't go far nowadays on ne va pas loin avec 5 livres de nos jours∎ in the far distance tout au loin;∎ it's a far cry from what she expected ce n'est pas du tout ou c'est loin de ce qu'elle attendait(b) (more distant) autre, plus éloigné;∎ on the far side de l'autre côté;∎ the far end of l'autre bout de, l'extrémité de;∎ at the far end of the room au fond de la salle∎ the far north l'extrême nord m;∎ Politics the far left/right l'extrême gauche f /droite fjusqu'à;∎ I'll walk with you as far as the end of the lane je vais vous accompagner jusqu'au bout du chemin∎ as far as the eye can see à perte de vue;∎ that's fine as far as it goes c'est très bien, jusqu'à un certain point(b) (to the extent that) autant que;∎ as far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible;∎ as far as I can dans la mesure de mon possible;∎ as far as I can judge (pour) autant que je puisse (en) juger;∎ as far as I know (pour) autant que je sache;∎ as far as she's/I'm concerned en ce qui la/me concerne, pour sa/ma part;∎ as far as money goes or is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argentde loin, de beaucoup;∎ she's by far the cleverest or the cleverest by far c'est de loin ou de beaucoup la plus intelligentede loin6 far from1 adverb(not at all) loin de;∎ far from clean loin d'être propre;∎ the report was far from complimentary le rapport était loin d'être flatteur;∎ I'm far from approving of all he does je suis loin d'approuver tout ce qu'il fait;∎ he's not rich, far from it il n'est pas riche, loin de là ou tant s'en faut(rather than) loin de;∎ far from being generous, he is rather stingy loin d'être généreux, il est plutôt radin;∎ far from improving, the situation got worse loin de s'améliorer, les choses ont empirédans la mesure oùjusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent;∎ so far this month depuis le début du mois;∎ so far so good jusqu'ici ça va;∎ have you seen him? - not so far l'avez-vous vu? - pas encore;∎ the story so far ≃ résumé m des chapitres précédents►► the Far East l'Extrême-Orient m;the Far North le Grand Nord;the Far South l'Antarctique m✾ Book 'How far can you go?' 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far [fɑ:]a far bank противополо́жный бе́рег
2. adv (farther, further; farthest, furthest)1) далеко́; на большо́м расстоя́нии (тж. far away, far off, far out);far back in the past в далёком про́шлом
;far and near повсю́ду
;а) повсю́ду;б) всесторо́нне;he saw far and wide он облада́л широ́ким кругозо́ром
;far in the day к концу́ дня
;far into the night допоздна́
;far into the air высоко́ в во́здух
;far into the ground глубоко́ в зе́млю
;to go far далеко́ пойти́
;to go ( или to carry it) too far заходи́ть сли́шком далеко́
;far from далеко́ от
;it is far from true э́то далеко́ не так
2) гора́здо, намно́го;far different значи́тельно отлича́ющийся
;far better значи́тельно лу́чше
;far the best са́мый лу́чший
◊as far back as the 27th of January ещё 27 января́
;а) несравне́нно, намно́го, гора́здо;б) несомне́нно;so far so good пока́ всё хорошо́
;far from it ничу́ть, отню́дь нет
;far be it from me ни за что; я во́все не э́то име́ю в виду́
3. n1) значи́тельное коли́чество;by far намно́го
;to surpass by far намно́го превзойти́
;to prefer by far отдава́ть серьёзное предпочте́ние
2) большо́е расстоя́ние;from far издалека́
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far better значительно лучше
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