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by_far

by far

English

Prepositional phrase

by far

(idiomatic) To a considerably large extent, easily.
Paris is by far the largest city in France.

Synonyms

by a long chalk, by a long shot, by a wide margin, far and away

Translations

to a large extent

Czech: zdaleka
Dutch: verreweg (nl)
Faroese: nógv, so nógv
Finnish: ylivoimaisesti, selvästi (fi)
French: de loin (fr), loin s’en faut (fr)
German: mit Abstand, bei weitem, bei Weitem, weitaus (de)

Greek: κατά πολύ ‎(katá polý), μακράν (el) ‎(makrán)
Icelandic: lang-, langsamlega
Russian: несомне́нно (ru) ‎(nesomnénno)
Spanish: de lejos

Anagrams

barfy, farby