long absent, soon forgotten

proverb

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

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Meanings

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

Translations

Danish ude af øje, ude af sind
  • ude af øje, ude af sindlove fades away when people are distant
Finnish poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä, "away from the eyes
  • poissa silmistä, poissa mielestälove fades away when people are distant
  • "away from the eyeslove fades away when people are distant
  • away from the mind."love fades away when people are distant
French loin des yeux, loin du cœur
  • loin des yeux, loin du cœurlove fades away when people are distant
German aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. Literally, “out of one's eyes
  • aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. Literallylove fades away when people are distant
  • “out of one's eyeslove fades away when people are distant
  • out of one's mind”.love fades away when people are distant
Italian lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore
  • lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuorelove fades away when people are distant
Polish długo nieobecny, szybko zapomniany
  • długo nieobecny, szybko zapomnianylove fades away when people are distant
Romanian ochii care nu se văd se uită. Literally, “the eyes which don't see each other forget each other”.
  • ochii care nu se văd se uită. Literallylove fades away when people are distant
  • “the eyes which don't see each other forget each other”.love fades away when people are distant
Russian “down from the eye, away from the heart”.
  • “down from the eyelove fades away when people are distant
  • away from the heart”.love fades away when people are distant
Spanish lueñe de los ojos, lueñe del cuer
  • lueñe de los ojos, lueñe del cuerlove fades away when people are distant
Thai รักแท้แพ้ระยะทาง, สามวันจากนารีเป็นอื่น
  • รักแท้แพ้ระยะทางlove fades away when people are distant
  • สามวันจากนารีเป็นอื่นlove fades away when people are distant
Turkish gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olur, is also far away from the heart".
  • gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olurlove fades away when people are distant
  • is also far away from the heart".love fades away when people are distant
Cite this entry
APA

long absent, soon forgotten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20absent%2C%20soon%20forgotten

MLA

“long absent, soon forgotten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20absent%2C%20soon%20forgotten. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long absent, soon forgotten,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20absent%2C%20soon%20forgotten.

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