Translation of "not by a long shot" into French

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not by a long shot adverb

pas le moins du monde (idiom)

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"Are scientists close to cloning a human being?" "Not by a long shot." «les scientifiques sont-ils sur le point de répliquer un être humain ?» «Loin de là.»

The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather. Les habitants furent frappés d'une durable sécheresse.

Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size. Bernard de Chartres avait l'habitude de dire que nous sommes comme des nains sur les épaules de géants, de telle manière que nous pouvons voir davantage qu'eux, et des choses à plus grande distance, non pas en vertu d'une quelconque acuité visuelle de notre part, ou une quelconque particularité physique, mais parce que nous sommes portés haut et soulevés par leur taille géante.

She kept me waiting for a long time. Elle m'a obligé à l'attendre un bon moment.

This device is actuated by a switch. Cet appareil est actionné par un interrupteur.

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