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long absent, soon forgotten

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Love fades away when people are distant and do not maintain close physical contact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: ude af øje, ude af sind — love fades away when people are distant
  • Finnish: poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä — love fades away when people are distant
  • Finnish: "away from the eyes — love fades away when people are distant
  • Finnish: away from the mind." — love fades away when people are distant
  • French: loin des yeux, loin du cœur — love fades away when people are distant
  • German: aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. Literally — love fades away when people are distant
  • German: “out of one's eyes — love fades away when people are distant
  • German: out of one's mind”. — love fades away when people are distant
  • Italian: lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore — love fades away when people are distant
  • Polish: długo nieobecny, szybko zapomniany — love fades away when people are distant
  • Romanian: ochii care nu se văd se uită. Literally — love fades away when people are distant
  • Romanian: “the eyes which don't see each other forget each other”. — love fades away when people are distant
  • Russian: “down from the eye — love fades away when people are distant
  • Russian: away from the heart”. — love fades away when people are distant
  • Serbo-Croatian: далѐко о̏д о̀чијӯ, далѐко о̏д ср̏ца — love fades away when people are distant
  • Serbo-Croatian: dalèko ȍd òčijū, dalèko ȍd sȑca — love fades away when people are distant
  • Spanish: lueñe de los ojos, lueñe del cuer — love fades away when people are distant
  • Thai: รักแท้แพ้ระยะทาง — love fades away when people are distant
  • Thai: สามวันจากนารีเป็นอื่น — love fades away when people are distant
  • Turkish: gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olur — love fades away when people are distant
  • Turkish: is also far away from the heart". — love fades away when people are distant