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2 I wouldn't go so far as to say that
I wouldn't go so far as to say thatEnglish-Dutch dictionary > I wouldn't go so far as to say that
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3 I will go so far as to say
Общая лексика: я бы даже сказал, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I will go so far as to say
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4 go so far as to say that!
Макаров: дойти до того, чтобы сказать это!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > go so far as to say that!
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5 so far as to say
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6 To go so far as to say that!
Дойти до того, чтобы сказать это!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > To go so far as to say that!
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7 to go as far as to say smth
дойти до того, чтобы сказать что-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to go as far as to say smth
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8 I'd go so far as to say that ...
• я бы даже сказал, что...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > I'd go so far as to say that ...
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9 I’d go so far as to say that ...
• я бы даже сказал, что...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > I’d go so far as to say that ...
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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 [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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1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lejos2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lejos3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mucho
2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lejano2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) lo más lejos, la otra punta•- farther- farthest
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- far-fetched
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- by far
- far and away
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far1 adj extremothe Far East el Extremo Oriente / el Lejano Orientefar2 adv1. lejoshow far is it to Paris? ¿a cuánto está París? / ¿cuánto hay de aquí a París?2. muchotr[fɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (distant) lejano,-a, remoto,-a2 (more distant) opuesto,-a, extremo,-a1 (a long way) lejos■ is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí?■ how far is? ¿a qué distancia está?■ how far is it to Rome? ¿cuánto hay de aquí a Roma?■ how far have we travelled? ¿cuántos kilómetros hemos hecho?2 (a long time) lejos■ the day when we'll be able to shop by computer is not so far off el día en que se pueda comprar por ordenador no está tan lejos3 (much) mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas far as... is concerned en cuanto a..., por lo que a... se refiereas far as I know que yo sepaas far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vistaby far mucho, con muchofar and away con mucho, con diferenciafar and wide / far and near por todas partesfar away lejosfar be it from me to... no es que yo quiera...far from... lejos de...■ far from causing problems, he was very helpful lejos de causar problemas, fue muy amablefar from it de eso nada, nada de eso, qué va■ was the film bad? --far from it, it was excellent! ¿era mala la película? --¡de eso nada, era buenísima!far off a lo lejosnot to be not far out / not to be far wrong / not to be far off no ir desencaminado,-aso far, so good hasta aquí bien, hasta ahora biento be a far cry from no tener nada que ver conto go too far pasarse de la rayato take something too far llevar las cosas demasiado lejosthe far left / the far right la extrema izquierda / la extrema derecha1) : lejosfar from here: lejos de aquíto go far: llegar lejosas far as Chicago: hasta Chicagofar away: a lo lejos2) much: muy, muchofar bigger: mucho más grandefar superior: muy superiorit's by far the best: es con mucho el mejorthe results are far off: salieron muy inexactos los resultadosto go so far as: decir tanto comoto go far enough: tener el alcance necesariothe work is far advanced: el trabajo está muy avanzadoto take (something) too far: llevar (algo) demasiado lejos5)far and wide : por todas partes6)far from it! : ¡todo lo contrario!7)so far : hasta ahora, todavía1) remote: lejano, remotothe Far East: el Lejano Oriente, el Extremo Orientea far country: un país lejano2) long: largoa far journey: un viaje largo3) extreme: extremothe far right: la extrema derechaat the far end of the room: en el otro extremo de la salaadj.• largo, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• más lejano adj.adv.• lejos adv.• mucho más lejos adv.
I fɑːr, fɑː(r)a) ( in distance) lejoshow far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?
it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco
b) ( in progress)£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras
c) ( in time)Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad
d) (in extent, degree)this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro
our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos
2) ( very much)the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas
3) (in phrases)as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí
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a) ( distant) lejanob) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)[fɑː(r)] (compar farther, further) (superl farthest, furthest)1. ADV1) (distance) (lit, fig) lejos, a lo lejosis it far (away)? — ¿está lejos?
is it far to London? — ¿hay mucho hasta Londres?
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far away or off — lejosfar away or off in the distance — a lo lejos
not far away or off — no muy lejos
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how far is it to the river? — ¿qué distancia or cuánto hay de aquí al río?how far have you got with your work/plans? — ¿hasta dónde has llegado en tu trabajo/tus planes?
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to walk far into the hills — penetrar profundamente en los monteshe's not far off 70 — tiene casi 70 años, frisa en los 70 años
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far out at sea — en alta marour calculations are far out — nuestros cálculos yerran or se equivocan por mucho
so far so good — por or hasta ahora, bien
in so far as... — en la medida en que..., en cuanto...
so or thus far and no further — hasta aquí, pero ni un paso más
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a bridge too far — un puente de más•
he wasn't far wrong or off or out — casi acertaba, casi estaba en lo justo2)• as far as — hasta
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as or so far as I know — que yo sepaas or so far as I am concerned — por lo que a mí se refiere or respecta
I would go as or so far as to say that... — me atrevería a decir que...
3)• far from — [+ place] lejos de
far from approving it, I... — lejos de aprobarlo, yo...
far from it! — ¡todo lo contrario!, ¡ni mucho menos!
far be it from me to interfere, but... — no quiero entrometerme, pero...
4)• to go far, how far are you going? — ¿hasta dónde vas?
he'll go far — (fig) llegará lejos
it doesn't go far enough — (fig) no va bastante lejos, no tiene todo el alcance que quisiéramos
he's gone too far this time — (fig) esta vez se ha pasado
he's gone too far to back out now — (fig) ha ido demasiado lejos para echarse atrás or retirarse ahora
it won't go far — [money, food] no alcanzará mucho
for a white wine you won't go far wrong with this — si buscas un vino blanco este ofrece bastante garantía
5) (=very much) mucho•
it's far and away the best, it's by far the best — es con mucho el mejor•
this car is far faster (than) — este coche es mucho más rápido (que)•
far superior to — muy superior a2.ADJthe far east etc of the country — el extremo este etc del país
the far left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha
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at the far end of — en el otro extremo de, al fondo de•
on the far side of — en el lado opuesto de3.CPDthe Far East N — el Extremo or Lejano Oriente
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I [fɑːr, fɑː(r)]a) ( in distance) lejoshow far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?
it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco
b) ( in progress)£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras
c) ( in time)Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad
d) (in extent, degree)this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro
our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos
2) ( very much)the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas
3) (in phrases)as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí
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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. 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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[fɒː(r)] farther or further comp farthest or furthest superl1. adv1) lontanoas far back as I can remember — per quanto or per quello che posso ricordare
as or so far as I know — per quel che ne so, per quanto ne sappia
as or so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda
I would go as or so far as to say that... — arriverei al punto di dire...
far away or off — lontano, distante
far away or off in the distance — in lontananza
not far away or off — non lontano
Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano, non manca molto a Natale
he is far from well — non sta affatto or per niente bene
far be it from me to interfere, but... — non ho la minima intenzione di immischiarmi, ma...
it won't go far — (money, food) non basterà
he's gone too far this time — questa volta ha esagerato or oltrepassato i limiti
he was far gone — (fam: ill) era molto malato, (drunk) era ubriaco fradicio
this far — (in distance) fin qui
so or thus far and no further — fin qui e non oltre
2) (with comp: very much) di gran lungait's far and away the best or it's by far the best — è di gran lunga il migliore
2. adjthe far east etc of the country — la zona orientale ecc del paese
at the far end of — in fondo a, all'altro capo di
the far left/right Pol — l'estrema sinistra/destra
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I [faː] adj(сравнительная и превосходная степени farther ['faːðœ̃ə], farthest ['faːðœ̃ɪst] и further ['fəːðœ̃ə], furthest ['fəːðœ̃ɪst]) дальний, далёкийShe moved to the far end of the bed to make room. — Она подвинулась в кровати, чтобы дать (ему) место.
They lived in a little village in the far north of Scotland. — Они в маленькой деревушке далеко на севере Шотландии.
- Far East- far left
- far north
- further to our discussion
- far cry from what imagined
- far end of the table
- far corner of the roomUSAGE:(1.) Английское прилагательное far употребляется, как правило, в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях и относится, главнымобразом, к расстоянию. Русское прилагательное "далекий, дальний" передается в английском языке прилагательным distant: a distant country (village, town, relative) далекая страна (дальняя деревня, дальний родственник). (2.) Прилагательное further употребляется в значении "дальнейший, дополнительный" (further в этом значении не употребляется): There has been no further news. Других новостей не былоII [faː](сравнительная и превосходная степени см. far 2.)1) далекоWe don't have far to go. — Нам идти недалеко.
He will go far. — Он далеко пойдет. /Он много достигнет.
People came from far and wide to see the show. — Люди съехались отовсюду/со всех сторон/со всех концов страны/издалека на это представление.
- live not farI think that the papers are not far off the mark. — Мне кажется, что газеты не далеки от истины/правды.
- live not far from here
- go too far
- not to go far
- go as far as to say smth
- far away from smth
- far above smth
- as far as I know2) (обыкновенно в сравнительных оборотах как усилитель) намного, значительно- far more difficult
- far in advance
- go as far back as 1248•USAGE:(1.) Наречие far 1. обычно употребляется в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях: how far did you walk? сколько вы прошли?; he doesn't live far from the center он живет недалеко от центра. В утвердительных предложениях вместо far предпочтительнее использовать выражение a long way (from): he walked a long way он много прошел пешком; we live a long way from the station мы живем далеко от вокзала. (2.) Наречие far 2. используется как усилитель прилагательных в сравнительной степени: I knew it far better than anyone я знал это гораздо лучше кого-либо. (3.) For far 1.; See behind, adv -
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(far be it from me (him, etc.) to (do, say, etc.))я (он и т. д.) далёк от того, чтобы...Far be it from him to put pressure upon a son of his as regards any profession. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. VII) — У него нет ни малейшего желания оказывать давление на своего сына в выборе профессии.
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sei 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) si, erklære, uttrykke2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) si, uttale; sies3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) si fram, be4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) si, anslå, tippe2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) ha noe å si; si sin mening- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to saybefale--------siIsubst. \/seɪ\/utsagn, replikk, ordhave a say ha noe man skulle ha sagthave one's say eller say one's say si sin mening, si hva man har på hjertet, synge uthave the last say ha siste ord i sakenhear say høre (at det sies), høre rykte omII1) si sin mening• well said!2) forklare, påstå, erklære, oppgi3) si sin mening, mene, synes4) si, vite5) stå• what does the letter say?6) uttale, si• how do you say that in Norwegian?7) lese, be8) ( om anslag) omtrent, sånn cirka, la oss si• a few of them, say a dozen, agreednoen få av dem, la oss si et dusin, var enige• he is, say, fifty9) si meg, hør her• say, do you want one of these?hør her, vil du ha en av disse?10) (amer., i utrop) det får en si!, maken!, nei men!• say, that's a pretty dress!all said and done eller when\/after all is said and done når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sistbe free to say innrømmeeasier said than done eller sooner said than done lettere sagt enn gjortgo without saying si seg selv, være selvsagtI'll say! det skal være sikkert og visst! jammen, sannelig, gjett om• I'll say she was furious!I say sier du det?, det kan du ikke mene! ( gammeldags) hør nå her, si meg• I say, have you ever seen this animal before?si meg, har du noen gang sett dette dyret før?(gammeldags, noe overraskende eller gledelig) jammen!, nei men!, det får en si!, sannelig!no saying ikke godt å sino sooner said than done som sagt, så gjortnothing to say ikke noe å si, ikke noe å snakke omnot to say for ikke å si• he is chubby, not to say fathan er lubben, for ikke å si fetegentlig ikkesay about\/of si angående\/omsay against tale imotsay a good word for someone\/something legge inn et godt ord for noe\/noensay for oneself si til sitt forsvar• have you nothing to say for yourself?være stille, være ordknappsaying and doing are (two) different things eller saying is one thing and doing is another det er lettere sagt enn gjortsaying that eller so saying med disse ord(ene)say one's prayers be, lese sine bønner be aftenbønnsay over lese opp fra hukommelsen, si utenatsay something again si noe igjen, gjenta noe skrive opp noe• you can say that again!say something for tale for, tale til fordel forsi noe til fordel forsays who? ( slang) hvem sier det?, hvem har sagt det?say the word si ifra• you only have to say the word!say to si tilsay to oneself si til seg selvsay when! (hverdagslig, ved servering av mat eller drikke) si stoppsomething to say en høne å plukkeso saying med disse ordto say nothing of for ikke å snakke omto say the least i det minste, mildt sagtthat is to say det vil si, dvs., nemligyou said it! (amer.) nettopp!, der sa du det!, nemlig! -
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(do, say, etc.)paзг.я (oн и т. д.) дaлёк oт тoгo, чтoбы...Far be it from him to put pressure upon a son of his as regards any profession (S. Butler)
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