garde des reinsgarde de rein: armor protecting the loins, hanging from the backpiece of the cuirass
Noun
lointaindistant, remote, far-off; distant
Adjective
loin de làfar from it, not by a long shot, not by a long chalk, not by any means
Adverb
loin de moifar be it from me to …! (a disclaimer stating that a person would never do or think a certain thing)
Phrase
loin s'en fautfar from it, not by a long shot, not by a long chalk, not by any means
Adverb
loin du comptewide of the mark, short of the mark, still far from achieving some goal
Adverb