Translation of "von ferne" to English

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Dictionary translations for "von ferne"

von ferne

at a distance (räuml.)

from afar (literarisch-gehoben)

Contexts with "von ferne"

Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist. A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.

Das hängt von Ihrer Entscheidung ab. It rests on your decision.

Wir hörten Schüsse in der Ferne. We heard shots in the distance.

Die Brille, die Julian trägt, ist rund, wie die von John Lennon. Julian wears round glasses like John Lennon's.

In der Ferne höre ich den Laut leise rauschender Wege. In the distance I hear the sound of softly murmuring roads.

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