Translation of "fern" to English

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Dictionary translations for "fern"

fern adverb

far [fɑ:]

Warum in die Ferne schweifen?

Why roam so far afield?

fern adjective

distant [ˈdɪstənt] (räuml.)

Mit dem Teleskop kann man ferne Dinge sehen.

We can see distant objects with a telescope.

far-off (zeitl.)

fern preposition

far from (+ Gen.)

Phrases with "fern" (20)

fern sehen - watch TV
sich fern sehen - watch TV
fern halten - keep away
sich fern halten - keep away
fern bleiben - stay away
fern stehen - have no connection
Fernheizwerk - district heating plant
Fernlastfahrer - long-distance lorry driver
Fernlastwagen - long-distance lorry
Fernlastzug - long-distance road train

Contexts with "fern"

Er hielt sich von ihr fern. He stood aloof from her.

Warum in die Ferne schweifen? Why roam so far afield?

Mit dem Teleskop kann man ferne Dinge sehen. We can see distant objects with a telescope.

Wir sahen ein weißes Schiff in der Ferne. We saw a white ship far away.

Nachdem er mit drei Jahren Waise wurde, wurde er von einem fernen Verwandten aufgezogen. An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.

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