from
(weak form [frəm], , strong form [frɒm])preposition
| 1. | [indicating source, origin, removal]
de
where are you from? ¿de dónde eres? I got a letter from her today hoy me ha llegado una carta suya a flight from Paris un vuelo de París to translate from Spanish into English traducir del español al inglés he took a notebook from his pocket sacó un cuaderno del bolsillo he's not back from work yet aún no ha vuelto del trabajo to take something away fromsomebody quitar algo a alguien |
| 2. | [indicating a deduction]
take 15 (away) from 19 quita 15 a 19 to deduct something from something deducir or descontar algo de algo |
| 3. | [indicating escape, separation]
de
he ran away from home huyó de casa |
| 4. | [indicating position]
desde
seen from above/below visto desde arriba/abajo a light bulb hung from the ceiling una bombilla colgaba del techo |
| 5. | [indicating distance]
de
it's 60 km from here está a 60 kms de aquí how far is London from here? ¿a qué distancia está Londres de aquí? |
| 6. | [indicating material object is made out of]
de
it's made from wood/plastic está hecho ( f hecha) de madera/plástico |
| 7. | [starting at a particular time]
desde
closed from 1 pm to 2 pm cerrado de 13h a 14h from birth desde el nacimiento from now on de ahora en adelante from the moment I saw him desde el momento en que lo vi |
| 8. | [indicating difference, change]
de
to be different from ser diferente de from... to de... a the price went up from £100 to £150 el precio subió de 100 a 150 libras |
| 9. | [because of, as a result of]
de
to die from cold morir de frío to suffer from cold/hunger padecer frío/hambre |
| 10. | [on the evidence of]
por
to speak from personal experience hablar por propia experiencia I could see from her face she was angry por la cara que tenía vi que estaba enfadada |
| 11. | [indicating lowest amount]
prices range from £5 to £500 los precios oscilan entre 5 y 500 libras prices start from £50 hay a partir de 50 libras it could take anything from 15 to 20 weeks podría llevar de 15 a 20 semanas |
