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Translation for 'to be a far cry from doing sth' from English to French

	être bien loin de faire qc.	to be a far cry from doing sth. `[idiom]`
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	littérat.F Le pisseur de copie `[1989]`	A Far Cry from Kensington `[Muriel Spark]`
	littérat.F À cent lieues de Kensington `[2003]`	A Far Cry from Kensington `[Muriel Spark]`
	être virtuose dans l'art de faire qc. `[loc.]`	to be a past master at doing sth. `[idiom]`
	être à distance moyenne de qc.	to be a reasonable distance (away) from sth.
	n'être qu'à deux pas de qc. `[loc.]`	to be only a stone's throw from sth. `[idiom]`
	cesser de faire qc.	to desist from doing sth.
	se défendre de faire qc.	to refrain from doing sth.
	se garder de faire qc.	to forbear from doing sth.
	s'interdire de faire qc.	to abstain from doing sth.
	se garder de faire qc.	to refrain from doing sth.
	être réticent à faire qc.	to shrink from doing sth.
	se retenir de faire qc.	to refrain from doing sth.
	renoncer à faire qc.	to desist from doing sth.
	empêcher qn. de faire qc.	to hinder sb. from doing sth.
	dispenser qn. de faire qc.	to excuse sb. from doing sth.
	se retenir de faire qc.	to stop oneself from doing sth.
	empêcher qn. de faire qc.	to prevent sb. from doing sth.
	éviter que qn. fasse qc.	to prevent sb. (from) doing sth.
	interdire à qn. de faire qc.	to enjoin sb. from doing sth.
	interdire à qn. de faire qc.	to forbid sb. from doing sth.

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Translation for 'to be a far cry from doing sth' from English to French

to be a far cry from doing sth. [idiom]: être bien loin de faire qc.
A Far Cry from Kensington [Muriel Spark]: Le pisseur de copie [1989]littérat.F

À cent lieues de Kensington [2003]littérat.F
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to be a past master at doing sth. [idiom]: être virtuose dans l'art de faire qc. [loc.]
to be a reasonable distance (away) from sth.: être à distance moyenne de qc.
to be only a stone's throw from sth. [idiom]: n'être qu'à deux pas de qc. [loc.]
to desist from doing sth.: cesser de faire qc.

renoncer à faire qc.
to refrain from doing sth.: se défendre de faire qc.

se garder de faire qc.

se retenir de faire qc.
to forbear from doing sth.: se garder de faire qc.
to abstain from doing sth.: s'interdire de faire qc.
to shrink from doing sth.: être réticent à faire qc.
to hinder sb. from doing sth.: empêcher qn. de faire qc.
to excuse sb. from doing sth.: dispenser qn. de faire qc.
to stop oneself from doing sth.: se retenir de faire qc.
to prevent sb. from doing sth.: empêcher qn. de faire qc.
to prevent sb. (from) doing sth.: éviter que qn. fasse qc.
to enjoin sb. from doing sth.: interdire à qn. de faire qc.
to forbid sb. from doing sth.: interdire à qn. de faire qc.

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