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fern- τηλε-

Fern-:

fern|a#b

adv → far away; Fern- gelegen → far away

Fe#rn|ab|fra|ge

f (Telec) → remote control facility

Fe#rn|amt

nt → (telephone) exchange; das Gespräch wurde vom Fern- vermittelt → the call was connected by the operator

Fe#rn|auf|nah|me

f (Phot) → long shot

Fe#rn|aus|lö|ser

m (Phot) → cable release

Fe#rn|bahn

f (Rail) → main-line service

Fe#rn|be|ben

nt → distant earthquake

Fe#rn|be|die|nung

f → remote control

fe#rn+blei|ben

vi sep irreg aux sein → to stay away (+dat, → von from)

Fe#rn|blei|ben

nt <-s>, no pl → absence (von from); (= Nichtteilnahme) → non-attendance

Fe#rn|blick

m → good view; ein herrlicher Fern- → a splendid view for miles around

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Fẹrn-:

Fe#rn|ex|press ?

m (Rail) → long-distance express train

Fe#rn|fah|rer(in)

m(f) → long-distance lorry (Brit) → or truck driver, trucker (US)

Fe#rn|fah|rer|lo|kal

nt → transport café (Brit), → truckstop (US)

Fe#rn|flug

m → long-distance or long-haul flight

Fe#rn|gas

nt gas piped over a long distance

fe#rn|ge|lenkt

adj → remote-controlled; (fig) → manipulated (von by)

Fe#rn|ge|schütz

nt (Mil) → long-range weapon

Fe#rn|ge|spräch

nt → trunk (Brit) → or long-distance call

fe#rn|ge|steu|ert

adj → remote-controlled; (durch Funk auch) → radio-controlled; (fig) → manipulated (von by) ? auch fernsteuern

Fe#rn|glas

nt → (pair of) binoculars pl, → (pair of) field glasses pl

fe#rn+hal|ten $$? sep irreg, fẹrn hal|ten %%? irreg

vt → to keep away

vr → to keep or stay away

Fe#rn|hei|zung

f → district heating (spec)

Fe#rn|heiz|werk

nt → district heating plant (spec)

fe#rn|her

adv (old) → from afar (old, liter) ? auch fern ADJ a

Fe#rn|ko|pie

f (Telec) → fax

Fe#rn|ko|pie|rer

m → fax (machine)

Fe#rn|kurs

m, Fẹrn|kur|sus

m → correspondence course

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Fẹrn-:

Fe#rn|lehr|gang

m → correspondence course

Fe#rn|lei|tung

f

(Telec) → trunk (Brit) → or long-distance line(s)

(= Röhren) → pipeline

fe#rn+len|ken

vt sep → to operate by remote control ? auch ferngelenkt

Fe#rn|len|kung

f → remote control

Fe#rn|lenk|waf|fen

pl (Mil) → guided missiles

Fe#rn|licht

nt (Aut) → full or main or high (esp US) → beam; mit Fern- fahren, (das) Fern- anhaben → to be or drive on full or main or high (esp US) → beam

fe#rn+lie|gen $$? sep irreg (S Ger, Austr, Sw: aux sein), fẹrn lie|gen %%? irreg (S Ger, Austr, Sw: aux sein)

vi (fig) (jdm) Fern- → to be far from sb’s thoughts or mind; es liegt mir fern, das zu tun → far be it from me to do that ? fernerliegen

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Fẹrn-:

Fe#rn|mes|sung

f → telemetering

fe#rn|münd|lich (form)

adj → telephone attr

adv → by telephone

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Fẹrn-:

Fe#rn|ra|ke|te

f → long-range missile

Fe#rn|rei|se

f → long-haul journey

Fe#rn|rohr

nt → telescope

Fe#rn|ruf

m (form) → telephone number; Fern- 68190 → Tel. 68190

Fe#rn|schal|ter

m (Elec) → remote-control switch

Fe#rn|schnell|zug

m → long-distance express (train)

Fe#rn|schrei|ben

nt → telex

Fe#rn|schrei|ber

m → teleprinter; (Comm) → telex(-machine)

Fe#rn|schrei|ber(in)

m(f) → teleprinter operator; (Comm) → telex operator

Fe#rn|schreib|netz

nt → telex network

fe#rn|schrift|lich

adj, adv → by telex

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Fẹrn-:

fe#rn+ste|hen $$? sep irreg (S Ger, Austr, Sw: aux sein), fẹrn ste|hen %%? irreg (S Ger, Austr, Sw: aux sein)

vi jdm/einer Sache Fern- → to have no connection with sb/sth; ich stehe ihm ziemlich fern → I’m not on very close terms with him

fe#rn+steu|ern

vt sep → to operate by remote control; (per Funk auch) → to control by radio ? auch ferngesteuert

Fe#rn|steu|e|rung

f → remote control; (per Funk auch) → radio control; Fern- haben → to be remote-controlled/radio-controlled

Fe#rn|stra|ße

f → trunk or major road, highway (US)

Fe#rn|stu|di|um

nt → correspondence degree course (with radio, TV etc), → ˜ Open University course (Brit)

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Fẹrn-:

Fe#rn|tou|ris|mus

m → long-haul tourism

Fe#rn|trau|ung

f → marriage by proxy

Fe#rn|über|wa|chung

f → remote monitoring

Fe#rn|uni|ver|si|tät

f → ˜ Open University (Brit), → ˜ correspondence school (US)

Fe#rn|un|ter|richt

m correspondence course also using radio, TV, multimedia etc

Fe#rn|ver|kehr

m

(Transport) → long-distance traffic

(Telec) → trunk (Brit) → or long-distance traffic

Fe#rn|ver|kehrs|stra|ße

f → trunk (Brit) → or major road, highway (US)

Fe#rn|ver|mitt|lung(s|stel|le)

f → telephone exchange

Fe#rn|ver|sor|gung

f → long-distance supply

Fe#rn|wär|me

f → district heating (spec)

Fe#rn|weh

nt → wanderlust

Fe#rn|wir|kung

f (Phys) → long-distance effect

Fe#rn|ziel

nt → long-term goal

Fe#rn|zug

m → long-distance train

Fe#rn|zu|griff

m (Comput) → remote access

Fe#rn|zün|dung

f → long-range or remote ignition