Formas compostas:
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| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | bem diferente loc adj |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| | A vida no Canadá é bem diferente da que ela está acostumada no Haiti. |
| as far afield as expr | (as distant as) | tão distantes quanto expres |
| | The conference attracted people from countries as far afield as Japan and South Africa. |
| as far afield as expr | (as unlike the subject as) | tão diversos como expres |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) | tão distante quanto loc prep |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| | Nossa nova mercearia é tão longe quanto a antiga. |
| as far as prep | (all the way to) | até prep |
| | I walked as far as the corner shop before realising I'd forgotten my purse. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | na minha opinião loc adv |
| Nota: 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. |
| | Na minha opinião, aquele foi o melhor filme do ano. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | por mim, da minha parte loc adv |
| Nota: 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. |
| | Por mim, nunca quero comer outro bife de jacaré frito. |
| as far as I can remember expr | (according to my memory) | até onde me lembro expres |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | pelo que sei expres |
| | | até onde eu sei expres |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | Pelo que sei, o banco aprovou o empréstimo. O chefe está no escritório, pelo que sei. |
| as far as it goes expr | (to some extent) | até certo ponto expres |
| | This town is all right, as far as it goes, but there are probably better places to raise kids. |
| as far as it goes expr | (the end, last stop) | último ponto sm |
| | | parada final sf |
| | Everyone get off the bus, this is as far as it goes! |
| as far as [sth] is concerned expr | (regarding [sth]) | no que diz respeito a isso expres v |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | assim que possível, logo que for possível loc adv |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | nos tempos de expres |
| | | na época de expres |
| | 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) | cerca de loc prep |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| by far adv | (by a large margin) | de longe loc adv |
| | The U.S. is, by far, the largest producer of corn in the world. |
| | Os EUA são, de longe, o maior produtor de milho no mundo. |
| far afield adv | (a long distance away) | bem distante loc adv |
| | The writer travelled far afield during his lifetime, exploring many areas of South-East Asia. |
| far ahead adv | (in the distance in front of you) | à frente loc adv |
| far ahead of [sth/sb] expr | (long way past [sth] or [sb]) | muito além de loc adv |
| far and away expr | (by a large margin) | por considerável diferença expres |
| far and wide expr | (in or to many places) | por toda a parte expres |
| | Alice searched far and wide for the perfect place to live, but eventually she decided to live in her hometown. |
| far apart adj | (distant) | distante adj |
| | China and Romania enjoy a long-standing friendship though the two countries are far apart. |
| far away adv | (in the distance) | distante adv |
| | I could see the skyline far away on the horizon. |
| | Eu conseguia ver a linha dos prédios bem distante no horizonte. |
| far away adv | (at a distance) | longe adv |
| | My family lives far away. |
| | Minha família vive longe. |
| far away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | distante adj |
| | The village where I grew up is far away from here. |
| | A vila onde cresci fica distante daqui. |
| far be it from me to do [sth] expr | (express reluctance to do [sth]) | longe de mim expres |
| Far East n | (eastern Asia) | Extremo Oriente loc sm |
| | Traders brought valuable spices to Europe from the Far East. |
| far end n | (furthest part, limit) | parte mais distante |
| | The station is situated at the far end of the village. |
| far enough adv | (a sufficient distance) | longe o bastante loc adv |
| | The boat was far enough from the shore not to graze the top of any rocks. |
| far enough adv | figurative (to a sufficiently extreme degree) (figurado) | longe o bastante loc adv |
| | When Anna started to get upset, we knew we had taken our prank far enough. |
| far from [sth] adv + prep | (not at all) | longe de loc adv |
| | The dish is far from delicious. |
| | This competition is far from over. |
| | O prato está longe de ser delicioso. Esta competição está longe de acabar. |
| far from [sth] expr | (instead of) | longe de loc adv |
| | | em vez de, ao invés de loc adv |
| | Far from feeling satisfied with her present job, she decided to look for another. |
| | Longe de se sentir satisfeita com o trabalho dela, ela decidiu procurar por outro. |
| far from it interj | informal (not at all) | Não mesmo! De jeito nenhum! interj |
| | Am I bored since I retired? Far from it! I'm busier than ever! |
| far from over adj | informal (not nearly finished) | longe de terminado loc adj |
| | It was already midnight, but the party was far from over. |
| | Já era meia noite, mas a festa estava longe de terminada. |
| far from the madding crowd expr | literary (in a peaceful rural place) | longe da agitação expres |
| far in advance adv | (a long time beforehand) | com muita antecedência loc adv |
| | Tickets for the band's tour next year have sold out far in advance. |
| the far left n | (politics: extreme left wing) (política) | extrema-esquerda sf |
| far less adj | (not nearly so, nowhere near as) | bem menos loc adj |
| | My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am. |
| far less adj | (not nearly as much) | bem menos loc adj |
| | I watch far less TV than I used to. |
| far less adv | (to a much lesser degree) | bem menos loc adv |
| | I play guitar far less since taking up the piano. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | bem mais que loc adj |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | bem mais que loc adj |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| far off adv | (in the distance) | longe adv |
| Nota: 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) (longínquo) | remoto 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) (figurado, informal: incorreto) | longe adj |
| | Your estimate wasn't far off. |
| far out adv | (into the distance) | para bem longe loc adv |
| | The current caused the boy's inflatable boat to drift far out to sea. |
far out,
far-out adj | figurative, slang (eccentric) (gíria, excêntrico) | doido adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | That Howard Hughes dude was far out. |
| far out interj | figurative, dated, slang (amazing) (maravilhoso) | demais!, legal! interj |
| | You're having a 70s-themed party on Friday? Far out! |
| the far right n | (politics: extreme right wing) (política) | extrema-direita sf |
| the far side n | (the other side) | outro lado loc sm |
| far too adv | (excessively) | excessivamente adv |
| | | demais adv |
| | She was far too skinny to be attractive. |
| far-fetched adj | (implausible, extreme) | improvável, exagerado adj |
| | Conrad's story was too far-fetched to be believable. I find some of the characters he writes about a little far-fetched. |
| | A história de Conrad era muito improvável para ser acreditável. Acho que alguns dos personagens sobre o qual ele escreve são um pouco improváveis. |
| far-flung adj | (found over a wide area) (amplamente encontrado) | vasto, extenso, dilatado adj |
| | Rome found it increasingly difficult to control its far-flung empire. |
| far-flung adj | (distant, remote) (distante) | afastado adj |
| | The missionaries were sent to a far-flung outpost in the tropics. |
| far-left n as adj | (politics: extremely left-wing) (política) | extrema-esquerda sf |
| far-reaching adj | (having an extensive influence) (influência) | extenso, vasto, abrangente adj |
| | | de longo alcance loc adj |
| | The President demanded far-reaching reforms. |
| | The reaction to the arrest was far-reaching and will affect people across the country. |
far-removed,
far removed adj | (unrelated) (irrelevante) | desvinculado, desassociado adj |
| Nota: 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. |
| far-right n as adj | (politics: extremely right-wing) (política) | extrema-direita sf |
| far-seeing adj | (shrewd, having foresight) | perspicaz adj |
| | | sagaz adj |
farseeing (US),
far-seeing (UK) adj | figurative (prudent, planning for the future) | previdente, prudente adj |
farsighted (US),
far-sighted (UK) adj | figurative (having foresight) | perspicaz, previdente adj |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | raro adj |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
the far reaches of [sth],
the furthest reaches of [sth],
also US: the farthest reaches of [sth] npl | (most distant part) | nas profundezas de expres |
[sth]'s far reaches,
[sth]'s furthest reaches,
also US: [sth]'s farthest reaches npl | (most distant part) | regiões mais distantes sfpl |
| | As a wildlife photographer, Jack has travelled to the earth's furthest reaches. |
| go far vi | figurative (be successful) (ter sucesso) | ir longe loc v |
| | My sister's a very talented writer - she'll go far. |
| go too far v expr | figurative (take [sth] past acceptable limits) (ultrapassar os limites) | ir longe demais loc v |
| | I've warned you about your disobedience before but this time you've gone too far! |
| How far ...? expr | (to or at what distance?) | a que distância? expres |
| | How far is it to the nearest gas station from here? |
| | How far can you go on one tank of gas? |
| how far expr | (to or at what distance) | a que distância expres |
| | This app tells me how far I have jogged. |
insofar,
in so far adv | rare, formal (to such an extent) | de certo modo 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) | na medida em que loc conj |
| | | desde que loc conj |
| | | dado que loc conj |
| | Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous. |
| near and far adj | (close and distant) | perto e longe expres |
| | Focusing the camera can be a problem in shots where objects are near and far. |
near and far,
far and near adv | (everywhere) | por todo lado loc 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) (bem perto) | não muito distante loc adj |
| | The cinema is not far; it's just two blocks from here. |
| not far from [sth] expr | (fairly close to) (bem perto de) | não muito distante de loc adj |
| | The park is not far from here, carry on down this street then turn left. |
| so far adv | (up until now) | até agora loc 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) | até certo ponto loc adv |
| | The road's closed: you can only go so far before you have to turn round. |
| | A estrada está fechada: você só pode ir até certo ponto antes de ter que dar meia-volta. |
| so far as conj | (as far as, in as much as) | até onde loc conj |
| | | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | So far as I know, everything's still going well on the project. |
| | Até onde eu sei, tudo ainda está correndo bem no projeto. |
| so far so good interj | (all is well up to this point) | até agora tudo bem interj |
| | | por enquanto tudo bem interj |
| | How do I like retirement? So far so good. But ask me again in six months. |
| | Se eu gosto de estar aposentado? Até agora tudo bem. Mas pergunte de novo daqui a seis meses. |
the far corners of [sth],
the furthest corners of [sth],
also US: the farthest corners of [sth] npl | (distant part) | na imensidão de expres |
the far reaches of [sth],
the furthest reaches of [sth],
also US: the farthest reaches of [sth] npl | (distant part) | nos confins de expres |
| thus far adv | (up to now) | até aqui loc adv |
| | | até agora loc adv |
| | Thus far we have only finished chapter four. It's not been an easy road thus far. |
| | Até agora, só terminamos o capítulo quatro. |
| too far adj | (distance: excessively distant) | longe demais loc adv |
| | I wanted to walk to Paris but it was too far for me. |
| too far adv | (further than necessary) | longe demais 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) (fig, além do aceitável) | longe demais loc adv |
| | Carol's one of those people who take things too far in an argument. |