How the word "lointain" is translated into English
C'est un cousin lointain de ma mère.
[sɛt‿ ɛ̃ kuzɛ̃ lwɛ̃tɛ̃ də ma mɛʁ.]
He's a distant cousin of my mother's.
Ces souvenirs me semblent bien lointains maintenant.
[se suvəniʁ mə sɑ̃blə bjɛ̃ lwɛ̃tɛ̃ mɛ̃tnɑ̃.]
Those memories feel very distant now.
Elle semble lointaine aujourd'hui, tu ne trouves pas ?
[ɛl sɑ̃bl lwɛ̃tɛn oʒuʁdɥi, ty nə tʁuv pa ?]
She seems distant today, don't you think?
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