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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslejanos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /leˈxa.nos/
"Exploraron tierras lejanas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Situated at a great distance in space; remote.
"They dreamed of traveling to far-off galaxies." - 2
Remote in time, either in the distant past or the distant future.
"She reminisced about a far-off childhood memory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English adverb 'feor' (meaning far or at a distance) and the preposition/adverb 'off'. The compound has been used since the late Middle English period to describe physical or temporal distance, evolving metaphorically to also encompass abstract concepts like distant memories or futures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Far-off" is said worldwide
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lointain
Transliteration: /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/
"Ils ont voyagé vers des pays lointains."
entfernt
Transliteration: /ɛntˈfɛʁnt/
"Sie träumten von einer entfernten Zukunft."
lontano
Transliteration: /lonˈta.no/
"Ricordo quei giorni lontani con nostalgia."
lejanos
Transliteration: /leˈxa.nos/
"Exploraron tierras lejanas."
distante
Transliteration: /disˈtɐ̃.tʃi/
"Eles ouviram histórias de lugares distantes."
दूरस्थ
Transliteration: dūrastha
"वे दूरस्थ देशों की यात्रा करना चाहते हैं।"
遥远的
Transliteration: yáoyuǎn de
"他们谈论着遥远的未来。"
먼
Transliteration: meon
"그들은 먼 나라로 여행을 떠났다."
遥かな
Transliteration: haruka na
"彼らは遥かなる宇宙を目指した。"
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