далече

Bulgarian

Etymology

Adverbial equivalent of дале́чен (daléčen, “far, distant”), from Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐˈlɛt͡ʃɛ]

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Adverb

дале́че • (daléče) (comparative по́-дале́че, superlative на́й-дале́че)

1. far, far off (in space or time)
2. far, a lot

   дале́че по́-хуба́в ― daléče pó-hubáv ― far more beautiful

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐˈlʲet͡ɕe]

Adverb

дале́че • (daléče)

1. (dialectal, obsolete, poetic) far off

   Synonym: далеко́ (dalekó)

   • 1833, Alexander Pushkin [Henry Spalding], Евгений Онегин:

     Иных уж нет, а те далече, / Как Сади некогда сказал.

     Inyx už net, a te daleče, / Kak Sadi nekogda skazal.

     As Saadi anciently averred— /Some are afar and some are dead..