It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.
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Far-fetched
Synonyms for "far-fetched" (4 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 22 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- нацягнуты adj (not likely)
Bulgarian
2 entries- невероя́тен adj (not likely)
- пресилен adj (not likely)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 扯 adj (not likely)
- 牽強 /牵强 adj (not likely)
- 離譜 /离谱 adj (not likely)
Czech
2 entries- přitažený za vlasy adj (not likely)
- zavlasypřitažený adj (not likely)
Dutch
2 entries- bij de haren getrokken adj (not likely)
- vergezocht adj (not likely)
Finnish
2 entries- kaukaa haettu adj (not likely)
- villi adj (not likely)
French
3 entries- abracadabrant adj (not likely)
- tiré par les cheveux adj (not likely)
- à dormir debout adj (not likely)
German
2 entries- an den Haaren herbeigezogen adj (not likely)
- weit hergeholt adj (not likely)
Greek
1 entries- τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά adj (not likely)
Hungarian
3 entries- erőltetett adj (not likely)
- túlzott adj (not likely)
- valószínűtlen adj (not likely)
Irish
1 entries- áibhéalach adj (not likely)
Italian
4 entries- inverosimile adj (not likely)
- stiracchiato adj (not likely)
- strambo adj (not likely)
- strano adj (not likely)
Occitan
2 entries- de mal creire adj (not likely)
- tirat pels cabels adj (not likely)
Polish
1 entries- naciągany adj (not likely)
Portuguese
3 entries- forçado adj (not likely)
- improvável adj (not likely)
- rebuscado adj (not likely)
Romanian
1 entries- tras de păr adj (not likely)
Russian
1 entries- наду́манный adj (not likely)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nategnut adj (not likely)
- натегнут adj (not likely)
Spanish
4 entries- descabellado adj (not likely)
- inverosímil adj (not likely)
- jalado de los pelos adj (not likely)
- poco creíble adj (not likely)
Swedish
1 entries- långsökt adj (not likely)
Urdu
1 entries- مبالغہ آمیز adj (not likely)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khiên cưỡng adj (not likely)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tatoeba: Did you think that microchipping members with their sentences is far-fetched?
Source: tatoeba (451652)
It's far-fetched.
Source: tatoeba (2396260)
It's not so far-fetched.
Source: tatoeba (3721489)
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