Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Very much; to a great extent or degree; by far.

    a far cry taller

Examples

4 sentences
  1. My income is a far cry from his.

    Моїм доходам задалеко до його. — ChickenKiev

    deMein Einkommen ist von seinem weit entfernt. — Tamy

  2. It is a far cry from here to the goal.

    ruОтсюда до нашей цели огромный путь. — Hellerick

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  3. The association is still a far cry from being well organized.

    deFür den Verein ist es noch ein weiter Weg zu einer guten Organisation. — al_ex_an_der

  4. 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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

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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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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