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1 far
[fɑː(r)] 1.1) (in space) lontano, distantefar off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa
2) (in time)as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare
3) (very much) moltofar better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto
4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?
as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me
5) (to extreme degree) lontanoto go too far — esagerare, passare il segno
he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare
6) by far di gran lunga7) far and away di gran lunga8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora2.so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)
1) (remote)the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)
2) (further away, other) altro3) pol.the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra
4) far from lungi da••••not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
Note:Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lontano2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lontano3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) molto2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lontano2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) opposto, altro•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *[fɑː(r)] 1.1) (in space) lontano, distantefar off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa
2) (in time)as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare
3) (very much) moltofar better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto
4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?
as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me
5) (to extreme degree) lontanoto go too far — esagerare, passare il segno
he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare
6) by far di gran lunga7) far and away di gran lunga8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora2.so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)
1) (remote)the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)
2) (further away, other) altro3) pol.the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra
4) far from lungi da••••not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
Note:Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio -
2 far *****
[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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3 ♦ visit
♦ visit /ˈvɪzɪt/n.1 visita; soggiorno: to pay a visit to sb. (o to pay sb. a visit) far visita a q.; a visit to a patient, una visita a casa di un paziente; on a visit to London [Africa], durante un soggiorno a Londra [in Africa]; The President is on a five-day visit to Japan, il presidente è in visita in Giappone per cinque giorni; courtesy visit, visita di cortesia; State visit, visita di Stato; home (o domiciliary) visit, visita a domicilio; a surprise visit, una visita inattesa; a flying visit, una visita di sfuggita; una capatina; an unannounced visit, una visita improvvisa; frequent visits, visite frequenti; to cancel a visit, disdire una visita; It's just a quick visit, I can't stay long, è solo una breve visita, non posso fermarmi a lungo; We had a visit from the police, abbiamo ricevuto una visita della polizia; a visit to the Lake District, un soggiorno nella Regione dei Laghi; during my second visit to the Far East, durante il mio secondo soggiorno in Estremo Oriente3 (spec. naut.) ispezione; visita (dog.): right of visit, diritto d'ispezione ( delle navi neutrali)♦ (to) visit /ˈvɪzɪt/A v. t.1 visitare ( un luogo); far visita a, andare a trovare (q.): We hope to be able to visit the US next summer, speriamo di poter visitare gli Stati Uniti l'estate prossima; The Queen will visit Australia next year, la regina andrà in visita in Australia l'anno prossimo; He's visiting his parents, è andato a trovare i suoi genitori; I didn't have time to visit the museum, non ho avuto il tempo di visitare il museo3 ( anche leg.) ispezionare; esaminare ( ufficialmente); sottoporre ( una nave) a visita doganale: The school is due to be visited by inspectors next week, la scuola deve ricevere una visita di ispettori la settimana prossima; to visit the scene of a crime, fare un sopralluogo sulla scena di un delitto6 (form. o antiq.) colpire, abbattersi su (fig.): ( di una città, ecc.) to be visited with plague, essere colpito dalla peste; to be visited by a strange dream, essere tormentati da uno sogno stranoB v. i.essere in visita; far visita: They never phone and they never visit, non telefonano mai e non fanno mai visita; Some friends are visiting next week, ci vengono a trovare degli amici la settimana prossima● ( di un medico) to visit a patient, andare a visitare a casa un paziente □ ( USA) to visit with sb., andare a trovare q.; fare due chiacchiere con q.: I sat and visited with my grandmother for a while, mi sono seduta un po' a fare due chiacchiere con mia nonna.
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