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fern 
1  adj 
a  (räumlich)  distant, far-off, faraway 
fern von hier  a long way (away) from here, far away from here 
von fern(e) betrachtet  seen from a distance 
sich fern sein   (fig) to be not at all close (to one another) 
der Ferne Osten  the Far East 
von fern(e) kennen   (fig) to know (only) slightly 
das sei fern von mir   (fig) nothing is further from my thoughts, heaven forbid 
von fern her  old from afar old liter  
b  (zeitlich entfernt)  far-off 
ferne Vergangenheit  (dim and) distant past 
in nicht (all)zu ferner Zeit  in the not-too-distant future 
der Tag ist nicht mehr fern, wo ...  the day is not far off when ... 
2  prep +gen far (away) from 
fern der Heimat  liter far from home 
unrasiert und fern der Heimat  hum inf down on one's luck and a long way from home 

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