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Dictionary translations for "lointain"

lointain adjective

lointain / lointaine / lointains / lointaines

distant [ˈdɪstənt] (dans l'espace et dans le temps)

Elle lui est apparentée de manière lointaine.

She is distantly related to him.

remote [rɪˈməut] (rapport)

Les activistes ont été aperçu dans un coin lointain de la jungle brésilienne.

The activists were last seen in a remote, forested corner of Brazil.

far-off (éloigné)

Phrases with "lointain" (3)

dans le lointain - in the distance
au lointain - in the distance
espace lointain - deep space

Contexts with "lointain"

Un gratte-ciel est-il un objet de grande taille lointain ou un objet de petite taille vu de près ? Is a skyscraper a big thing far away or a small thing close up?

Les activistes ont été aperçu dans un coin lointain de la jungle brésilienne. The activists were last seen in a remote, forested corner of Brazil.

Elle lui est apparentée de manière lointaine. She is distantly related to him.

J'ai vu une lumière lointaine. I saw a light far away.

L'équipage de Christophe Colomb s'est souvent plaint qu'il saturait la connexion wifi du navire pour s'adonner à des jeux en ligne, mais il réfuta ces accusations avec indignation, en faisant valoir qu'il recherchait des îles lointaines qu'ils devaient encore découvrir à l'époque. His crew members often complained of Christopher Columbus's hogging of their vessel's Wifi connection to play online games, but he denied these accusations with indignation, claiming that he was researching faraway lands that they had yet to discover.

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