Usage examples of "loin du but" in French with translation to English

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Vous me donnez quarante ans ? Vous êtes loin du compte. Do you take me for forty? You are wide of the mark.
Garde l'huile loin du feu. Keep oil away from the fire.
Mon intuition initiale était loin du compte. My first guess was wide off the mark.
Il cherchait la sérénité, enfermé dans l'étude, loin du bruit et de l'agitation du monde. He sought serenity, closeted in study, remote from the wear and tear of the world.
L'Italie est loin du Brésil. Italy is far from Brazil.
Je prendrai en charge vos responsabilités pendant que vous êtes loin du Japon. I'll take over your duties while you are away from Japan.
Loin des yeux, loin du cœur. Out of sight, out of mind.
L’aéroport est assez loin du centre-ville. The airport is quite far from the city centre.
Quel est le but de votre voyage ? What's the purpose of your trip?
Ton école est-elle loin de ta maison? Is your school far away from your house?
Dans quel but l'as-tu acheté ? What did you buy it for?
Loin d'eux l'idée qu'ils perdraient la partie. Little did they dream of losing the game.
Il but à la source. He drank of the spring.
Cette histoire est de loin plus intéressante que celle-là. This story is by far more interesting than that one.
Quel est le but d'une pomme bleue dans ce tableau? Que tu te poses cette question-ci. What is the point of a blue apple in that painting? Your asking this very question.
Le lac est loin d'ici. The lake is a long way from here.
Il a atteint son but. He reached his goal.
Loin au-delà des mers se trouve l'Italie ensoleillée. Far away across the sea lies the sunny land of Italy.
Le but était hors-jeu. The goal was offside.
Il est de loin le meilleur joueur de l'équipe. He is by far the best player on the team.
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