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Spanish
Adverb
de lejos
- (idiomatic) by far, by a long shot
- Synonyms: con mucho, por mucho
Fue de lejos el año más difícil de mi vida.- It was the hardest year of my life by far.
- from afar, from a distance, a long way
- Synonym: desde lejos
Derived terms
- ni de lejos (“not nearly, not remotely; not by a long shot”)
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