far side
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- noun
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lado opuesto
- The head was in sunlight, but the far side of the body was in shadow.
- far side of the Moon
So the other big news this month, which was exciting, was that China have landed a probe on the far side of the moon.
- So the other big news this month, which was exciting, was that China have landed a probe on the far side of the moon.
- So like I see a guy with a gun moving from like the far side of a hill to a machine gun position.
- Now together they pushed it till it over balanced, and dropped with that same final heavy thump on the far side of the wall.
- He says this freedom comes through giving up possessions and enjoyment, and it falls on the far side of reality.
Examples
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Come on, guys, we’re the first humans to set foot on the far side of the moon.
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The Helmet lies on the far side of this chasm.
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Go to the far side and sit down right away.
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A very old man entered from the far side of the room.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm on the far side of the room, way over here.
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China is now the first country to ever bring back samples from the far side of the moon.
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Then she saw him on the far side of the plaza.
Academic text (2010) -
The boy wanted badly to reach the far side of the meadow.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lando nodded towards a long, low warehouse on the far side of the intersection.
Fiction book (1991) -
We met at the far side of the field to watch the sunset together.
Synonyms
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1.6
A place that is directly across from another place
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the side that is most distant' is directly and compositionally derived from 'far' (distant) + 'side' (surface or face). This adjective+noun combination follows a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun far side gives a clear image: the far side is the part of a place or object that is farthest from you. So, far side is used to talk about 'the side that is farthest from you'.