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far cry

far cry · far cries

A long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or differenceA long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or difference.

» My income is a far cry from his.

Mein Einkommen ist von seinem weit entfernt.

Моїм доходам задалеко до його.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)A long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or difference.
Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.
distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

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My income is a far cry from his.
Моїм доходам задалеко до його.
deMein Einkommen ist von seinem weit entfernt.
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It is a far cry from here to the goal.
ruОтсюда до нашей цели огромный путь.
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The association is still a far cry from being well organized.
deFür den Verein ist es noch ein weiter Weg zu einer guten Organisation.
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The first dinosaurs were modestly sized, a far cry from the immense dinosaurs of the subsequent Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.
deDie ersten Dinosaurier waren von bescheidender Größe und weit entfernt von den gewaltigen Exemplaren der späteren Jura- und Kreidezeit.
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In allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish cla

In allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.

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plural: far cries

Singular	far cry
Plural	far cries

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