Usage examples of "de loin" in French with translation to English

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Il est de loin le meilleur étudiant. He is by far the best student.
De loin, il ressemblait à un visage humain. Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
Je l'avais déjà repéré de loin. I had already spotted him from afar.
C'est de loin la meilleure manière. This is by far the best way.
Vu de loin, ça ressemble à une balle. Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball.
Quand on regarde de loin, la plupart des choses paraissent jolies. If you look from afar, most things will look nice.
Il est de loin le meilleur élève. He is by far the best student.
Vue de loin, cette montagne ressemble au Mont Fuji. Seen from a distance, this mountain looks like Mt. Fuji.
Ce dictionnaire est de loin le meilleur. This dictionary is by far the best.
Vue de loin, l'île ressemblait à un nuage. Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.
Elle est de loin la plus grande fille. She's by far the tallest girl.
J'ai entendu quelqu'un m'appeler de loin. I heard someone calling me from a distance.
Il est de loin le meilleur des étudiants. He is by far the best student.
Vue de loin, cette pierre ressemble à un visage humain. Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.
Il est de loin le plus sage des trois. He is by far the wisest of the three.
De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine. The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
Cette histoire est de loin plus intéressante que celle-là. This story is by far more interesting than that one.
Vu de loin ce grand rocher ressemble à un vieux château. Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.
Il est de loin le meilleur joueur de l'équipe. He is by far the best player on the team.
C'est de loin le meilleur de tous ceux-ci. This is by far the best of all of these.
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