Значение far в русском языке

• 0 used to talk about how distant something is -- далеко

  • It's the first time I've been so far away from home.

  • How far is it to the supermarket?

  • Versailles is not far from Paris.

  • In the summer the herds move farther north.

• 1 a long time -- далеко, давно

  • How far back can you remember?

  • We need to plan further ahead.

• 2 much better/cheaper/more, etc -- гораздо лучше/дешевле/больше и т. д.

  • Young people are far more independent these days.

• 3 much too difficult/expensive/late, etc -- слишком трудный/дорогой/поздний и т. д.

  • She was wearing a coat that was far too big for her.

• 4 used to say what you think is true, although you do not know all the facts -- насколько мне известно

  • As far as I know, they haven't reached a decision yet.

• 5 used to say what someone's opinion is -- что касается кого-либо

  • It's all over as far as I'm concerned.

• 6 used to say what you are talking about -- что касается чего-либо

  • As far as sport's concerned, I like tennis and football.

• 7 used to emphasize that something is the biggest, the best, etc -- намного

  • This is his best film by far.

• 8 certainly not something -- отнюдь не

  • The situation is far from clear.

• 9 certainly not doing something -- вовсе не, отнюдь не

  • Far from being pleased, he was embarrassed by the praise.

• 10 used to tell someone that something is certainly not true -- вовсе нет, отнюдь нет

  • He's not handsome - far from it.

• 11 as much as is possible -- насколько возможно

  • We try to buy organic food as far as possible.

• 12 to take the extreme action of doing something -- доходить даже до того, что …

  • He even went so far as to stop her from using the telephone.

• 13 to behave in a way that upsets or annoys other people -- заходить слишком далеко

  • He's said some stupid things in the past, but this time he's gone too far.

• 14 used to talk about how true something is -- до какой степени, в какой мере

  • How far do politicians represent the views of ordinary people?

• 15 until now -- до сих пор

  • So far, we haven't made much progress.

• 16 used to say that something has gone well until now -- пока все хорошо

• 17 If something such as money does not go far, you cannot do very much with it. -- не разгуляться (о деньгах)

  • £100 doesn't go very far these days.

• 18 describes the part of something that is most distant from you or from the centre -- дальний

  • His office is at the far end of the corridor.

  • They live in the far south of the country.

• 19 used to describe political groups whose opinions are very extreme -- крайне левый/правый