far

1. adverb

1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleč

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) daleč

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) precej

2. adjective

1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daljni

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bolj oddaljen

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- farther

- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

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I [fa:]

adjective

oddaljen, daljnji; figuratively sanjav

a far cry — velika razlika; daleč

far bank — nasprotni breg

Far East — Daljnji Vzhod

in the far corner — v nasprotnem kotu

on the far side — na drugi strani

II [fa:]

adverb

daleč; zelo, znatno; davno

as far as in l8th century — že v osemnajstem stoletju

to carry it ( —ali go) too far — iti prek meje, preveč si upati, pretiravati

far from it — ravno nasprotno, niti malo ne

far gone — v nevarnosti, v visoki stopnji

so far — doslej

to go far in life — visoko se povzpeti

as far as — prav do; v koliko

so far so good — doslej je vse v redu

in so far as — v koliko

far be it from me — še na misel mi ne pride

far and near — povsod

far and wide — daleč po svetu

far and away — brez dvoma, vsekakor

few and far between — redkokdaj

far into the night — pozno v noč

far up — visoko zgoraj

III [fa:]

noun

daljava; visoka stopnja

by far the best — daleč najboljši

from far — od daleč