by far

English

Pronunciation

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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

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

Greek: κατά πολύ (katá polý), μακράν (el) (makrán)
Icelandic: lang-, langsamlega
Italian: di gran lunga
Portuguese: de longe
Russian: несомне́нно (ru) (nesomnénno)
Spanish: de lejos, con creces

Anagrams

Fabry, barfy, farby

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