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far from
[/fɑːr frəm/]
adverbial phrase / prepositional phrase
longe de
1.
at or to a distance; not near in space
The store is far from my house.
A loja fica longe da minha casa.
2.
not nearly; quite the opposite of
His behavior was far from acceptable.
Seu comportamento estava longe de ser aceitável.
3.
used to emphasize that something is not the case
Far from being angry, she was amused.
Longe de estar irritada, ela estava divertida.
Synonyms
distant from
a long way from
nowhere near
quite unlike
Antonyms
close to
near to
next to
similar to
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
longe de
standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
longe de
common usage
São Paulo
longe de
common usage
Portugal
longe de
standard usage, may also use 'distante de' in more formal contexts
Related Idioms & Phrases
far from the madding crowd
far from it
go far
come far
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