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loin adverbe | far◼◼◼(at a great distance) away◼◼◼(from a place; hence) out◼◻◻(away from, at a distance) |
loin de adverbe | far from◼◼◼(not at all) |
loin de moi (l'idée/l'intention) de [+ infinitive] verbe | far be it(far be it from me to ) |
loin des yeux phrase | out of sight, out of mind◼◼◼(something not nearby is forgotten) absence makes the heart grow fonder◼◻◻(When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it) long absent, soon forgotten(love fades away when people are distant) |
loin du cœur phrase | long absent, soon forgotten(love fades away when people are distant) |
loin du cœur (literally: far from the eyes phrase | out of sight, out of mind◼◼◼(something not nearby is forgotten) |
loin s'en faut preposition | by far◼◼◼(to a large extent) |
lointain adjectif | distant◼◼◼(far off) far [further, furthest]◼◼◼(remote in space) |
loi normale nom {f} | normal distribution◼◼◼(probability distribution) |
a beau mentir qui vient de loin phrase | long ways, long lies(someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted) |
aller loin verbe | go far◼◼◼(to attain success) go a long way◼◼◻(achieve considerable succeess) |
allez loin! interjection {Pl} | go away◼◼◼interjection |
au loin adverbe | in the distance◼◼◼(far away) |
de loin preposition | by far◼◼◼(to a large extent) by a long shot◼◻◻(by a wide margin) |
espace lointain nom | deep space◼◼◼(All of space beyond the gravitational influence of Earth) |
il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres phrase | there's many a slip twixt cup and lip(in any situation something can always go wrong) |
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre phrase | the apple does not fall far from the tree(a child is similar to its parents) |
ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez verbe | see past the end of one's nose(have insight into underlying facts or consequences) |
pas loin de phrase | by way of(possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of) |
plus loin adverbe | further◼◼◼(comparative of far) |
Saint-Loinloin de Pas-Proche nom propre | Bumfuck(imaginary place in the middle of nowhere) |
va loin! interjection {Pl} | go away◼◼◼interjection |