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Dictionary: a·field   (ə-fēld') pronunciation
adv.
  1. Off the usual or desired track. See synonyms at amiss.
  2. Away from one's home or usual environment.
  3. To or on a field.

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adverb

    Not in the right way or on the proper course: amiss, astray, awry, wrong. See thrive/fail/exist.

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The adverb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings
  Synonym: abroad

Meaning #2: in or into a field (especially a field of battle)

Meaning #3: off the subject; beyond the point at issue


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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - på slagmarken, i felten

idioms:

  • far afield    langt borte, langt ude

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ver) van huis

Français (French)
adv. - loin, aux champs

idioms:

  • far afield    très loin, lointain

Deutsch (German)
adv. - entfernt, im Feld, aufs Feld

idioms:

  • far afield    weit entfernt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv., -
adj. - σε απόσταση, στο πεδίο της μάχης

idioms:

  • far afield    μακριά από τη βάση του, μακράν της πεπατημένης

Italiano (Italian)
sul campo, lontano

idioms:

  • far afield    lontano

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - longe (do lar), fora do caminho
adj. - longe (do lar), fora do caminho

idioms:

  • far afield    muito longe

Русский (Russian)
вдаль

idioms:

  • far afield    вдалеке

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a o en el campo, afuera, lejos

idioms:

  • far afield    muy lejos

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - vidare, omkring
adj. - vidare, omkring

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
远离着, 离题, 偏离着, 在战场上

idioms:

  • far afield    离题太远, 偏离

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 遠離著, 離題, 偏離著, 在戰場上

idioms:

  • far afield    離題太遠, 偏離

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 싸움터로, 상도를 벗어나서, 집에서 멀리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 遠く離れて, 遠くに, 畑に, 戦場に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في الحقل أو أليه, شاردا, خارج ألوطن (صفه) بعيدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮למרחקים, הרחק, רחוק‬


 
 
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