Far - Loin (The 341st Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Far is Loin. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, measures. It can be used as noun, adverb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 341st most commonly used word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: far

French: loin

Examples


The horse is far from the house.	Le cheval est loin de la maison.
I just want you far away.	Je te veux juste loin.
To take something too far.	Pousser quelque chose de trop loin.
The moon is far from the earth.	La lune est loin de la terre.
Where God seems very close, the Devil is never far away.	Là où Dieu semble très proche, le Diable n'est jamais très loin.
His house is far from the station.	Leur maison est loin de la gare.
I think you've gone too far.	Je pense que tu es allé trop loin.
He carried a joke too far.	Il a poussé la blague trop loin.

Farther on, we came upon a house.	Plus loin, nous tombons sur une maison.
It is not far from Paris.	Ce n'est pas loin de Paris.
The chair is far away from the door.	La chaise est loin de la porte.
The restaurant was far from the station.	Le restaurant était loin de la gare.
I want a boat that will take me far away from here.	Je veux un bateau qui m'emmènera très loin d'ici.
I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.	Je veux un bateau qui m'emmènera très loin d'ici.
You are going too far.	Tu vas trop loin.
The lake is far from here.	Le lac est loin d'ici.
It's far from winning the first prize.	C'est loin de remporter le premier prix.
You'll go far.	Tu iras loin.
It's too far to walk.	C'est loin à pied.
You live too far away.	Vous habitez trop loin.
We saw a light far away.	Nous avons vu une lumière au loin.