Forme compuse:
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| Engleză | Română |
| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | cu totul diferit loc.adj. |
| complet opus loc.adj. |
| Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) | la fel de departe ca expr. |
| Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | în ceea ce mă privește expr. |
| din punctul meu de vedere expr. |
| Notă: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | în ceea ce mă privește expr. |
| Notă: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | din câte știu expr. |
| As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. |
| The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | cât de mult posibil |
| Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | pe vremea, în vremea loc.adv. |
| pe timpul loc.adv. |
| As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) | încă de acum loc.adv. |
| These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| by far adv | (by a large margin) | de departe loc.adv. |
| The U.S. is, by far, the largest producer of corn in the world. |
| far afield adv | (a long distance away) | departe adv. |
| în depărtare loc.adv. |
| The writer travelled far afield during his lifetime, exploring many areas of South-East Asia. |
| far and wide expr | (in or to many places) | în lung și-n lat loc.adv. |
| peste tot loc.adv. |
| Alice searched far and wide for the perfect place to live, but eventually she decided to live in her hometown. |
| far apart adj | (distant) | departe |
| China and Romania enjoy a long-standing friendship though the two countries are far apart. |
| far away adv | (in the distance) | departe adv. |
| în depărtare loc.adv. |
| I could see the skyline far away on the horizon. |
| far away adv | (at a distance) | departe adv. |
| My family lives far away. |
| Far East n | (eastern Asia) | Orientul îndepărtat s.n. |
| Traders brought valuable spices to Europe from the Far East. |
| far end n | (furthest part, limit) | capătul cel mai îndepărtat |
| The station is situated at the far end of the village. |
| far from [sth] adv + prep | (not at all) | departe de adv. |
| The dish is far from delicious. This competition is far from over. |
| far from [sth] expr | (instead of) | mai degrabă decât loc.adv. |
| Far from feeling satisfied with her present job, she decided to look for another. |
| far less adj | (not nearly so, nowhere near as) | mult mai puțin loc.adj. |
| My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am. |
| far less adj | (not nearly as much) | mult mai puțin decât loc.adj. |
| I watch far less TV than I used to. |
| far less adv | (to a much lesser degree) | mult mai puțin loc.adv. |
| I play guitar far less since taking up the piano. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | mai mult de expr. |
| The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | mai mult decât loc.prep. |
| After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| far off adv | (in the distance) (în timp) | îndepărtat adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| Far off, Eric could just make out a village. |
far off,
far-off adj | (lands, places: distant) | îndepărtat adj. |
| I'd love to be able to travel to far-off lands and have adventures. |
far off,
far-off adj | figurative, informal (estimate: inaccurate) (în timp) | îndepărtat adj. |
| Your estimate wasn't far off. |
| far out adv | (into the distance) | departe adv. |
| în larg loc.adv. |
| The current caused the boy's inflatable boat to drift far out to sea. |
far out,
far-out adj | figurative, slang (eccentric) | excentric adj. |
| extravagant adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| That Howard Hughes dude was far out. |
| far out interj | figurative, dated, slang (amazing) (argou) | marfă! interj. |
| You're having a 70s-themed party on Friday? Far out! |
| the far side n | (the other side) | celalată parte s.f. |
| far too adv | (excessively) | mult prea adv. |
| She was far too skinny to be attractive. |
| far-fetched adj | (improbable, extravagant) | forțat adj. |
| tras de păr, cusut cu ață albă loc.adj. |
| He told me that he earned one million euro per year, but I told him that this seemed a little far-fetched. |
| far-flung adj | (found over a wide area) | întins, vast adj. |
| Rome found it increasingly difficult to control its far-flung empire. |
| far-flung adj | (distant, remote) | îndepărtat adj. |
| The missionaries were sent to a far-flung outpost in the tropics. |
far-reaching,
far reaching adj | (having an extensive influence) (influență) | vast adj. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| The reaction to the arrest was far reaching and will affect people across the country. |
far-removed,
far removed adj | (unrelated) | foarte îndepărtat adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Adam felt at peace in the mountain cabin, far removed from the bustle of city life. |
farseeing (US),
far-seeing (UK) adj | figurative (prudent, planning for the future) | prudent adj. |
| precaut adj. |
farsighted (US),
far-sighted (UK) adj | figurative (having foresight) | clarvăzător adj. |
| prevestitor adj. |
| premonitoriu adj. |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | rar, sporadic adj. |
| din loc în loc loc.adv. |
| These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
| go far vi | figurative (be successful) | a ajunge departe loc.vb. |
| My sister's a very talented writer - she'll go far. |
| go too far vi | figurative (take [sth] past acceptable limits) | a merge prea departe loc.vb. |
| I've warned you before, but this time, you've gone too far. |
| How far ...? expr | (to or at what distance?) | cât de departe e expr. |
| cât mai e până expr. |
| How far is it to the nearest gas station from here? |
| How far can you go on one tank of gas? |
insofar,
in so far adv | rare, formal (to such an extent) | în măsura în care loc.adv. |
| în sensul că loc.adv. |
| All these issues are in so far a cause of difficulty that we cannot ignore them. |
insofar as,
also UK: in so far as conj | (to the extent that, in that) | în măsura în care loc.adv. |
| Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous. |
| near and far adj | (close and distant) | aproape și departe expr. |
| Focusing the camera can be a problem in shots where objects are near and far. |
near and far,
far and near adv | (everywhere) | peste tot loc.adv. |
| pretutindeni adv. |
| We hunted near and far for that missing shoe. People came from near and far to see the boy wonder play the piano. |
| not far adj | (fairly close) | nu departe adj. |
| The cinema is not far; it's just two blocks from here. |
| not far from prep | (fairly close to) | nu departe de loc.adv. |
| The park is not far from here, carry on down this street then turn left. |
| over the hills and far away expr | (into the distance) | în depărtare loc.adv. |
| The horseman disappeared over the hills and far away. |
| so far adv | (up until now) | până acum, deocamdată adv. |
| Harry is learning to bake; so far, he has made a sponge cake and some banana muffins. |
| so far adv | (to a limited extent) | până la un anumit punct loc.adv. |
| The road's closed: you can only go so far before you have to turn round. |
| so far as conj | (as far as, in as much as) | atât timp / atâta vreme cât loc.adv. |
| So far as I know, everything's still going well on the project. |
| so far so good interj | (all is well up to this point) | până acum toate bune expr. |
| How do I like retirement? So far so good. But ask me again in six months. |
| thus far adv | (up to now) | până acum loc.adv. |
| Thus far we have only finished chapter four. |
| It's not been an easy road thus far. |
| too far adv | (further than necessary) | prea departe loc.adv. |
| We parked too far from the concert venue and had to run to get there on time. |
| too far adv | figurative (past acceptability) | prea departe adv. |
| Carol's one of those people who take things too far in an argument. |
