далеко́
- 1.
far, far away, far off
Он живёт далеко́ от це́нтра.
He lives far from the centre.
- 2.
it is far, it is a long way
До вокза́ла ещё далеко́.
It is still a long way to the station.
Used impersonally, often with до + genitive.
- 3.
far from, by no means
Э́то далеко́ не про́сто.
That is far from simple.
Only in the phrase далеко не before an adjective or adverb.
Examples
Typical usagePRO
Distance: questions and degree
Как далеко́?
How far?
Далеко́ ли ...?
Is it far ...?
Не так далеко́
Not that far
Сли́шком далеко́
Too far
Spatial relations: from/to/where
Далеко́ от до́ма
Far from home
Далеко́ до ста́нции
It's a long way to the station
Далеко́ на се́вере
Far in the north
Далеко́ за преде́лами го́рода
Far beyond the city limits
Figurative distance and comparison
Далеко́ до идеа́ла
Far from the ideal; a long way to go
Далеко́ впереди́ всех
Far ahead of everyone
Далеко́ за со́рок
Well over forty
Word familyдалеко́PRO
- далеко́far; it is far; far from
- далекова́тоmiles away
- далеко́-далеко́far far away
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