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Usages of loin
Cette librairie est loin de la maison, mais j’attends le bus pour m’y rendre rapidement.
This bookstore is far from the house, but I wait for the bus to get there quickly.
La maison de Paul est loin.
Paul's house is far.
Dans ce village, aucune maison n’est vraiment loin du centre.
In this village, no house is really far from the center.
Nous n’irons pas loin à vélo, à moins que la piste cyclable soit complètement sèche.
We will not go far by bike, unless the bike lane is completely dry.
Selon la météo, nous irons soit au marché, soit au musée, mais pas trop loin.
Depending on the weather, we will go either to the market or to the museum, but not too far.
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