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from /frɑ:m / || /frɒm/ , weak form /frəm/ preposición
- (indicating starting point) desde;
~ the beginning desde el principio
- (indicating distance): 2cm ~ the edge a 2cm del borde;
we're still three hours ~ Tulsa todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa
- (after): ~ today a partir de hoy;
50 years ~ now dentro de 50 años
- (indicating origin) de;
I'm ~ Texas soy de Texas;
the flight ~ Madrid el vuelo procedente de Madrid;
a letter ~ my lawyer una carta de mi abogado
- from … to …: they flew ~ New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima;
they stretch ~ Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia;
we work ~ nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco;
~ $50 to $100 entre 50 y 100 dólares
- (as a result of) de;
his eyes were red ~ crying tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar;
~ experience I would say that … según mi experiencia diría que …
- (out of, off) de;
~ the cupboard/shelf del armario/estante;
if you take 5 ~ 10 si le restas 5 a 10
- (with preps &
advs): ~ above/below desde arriba/abajo;
he crawled out ~ under the table salió gateando de debajo de la mesa
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
from [frɒm, forma débil frəm] preposición
1 (origen) (sitio) de: he is from Mars, es de Marte
(remitente) de
a letter from my aunt, una carta de mi tía
(ingredientes) de
a drink made from barley, una bebida elaborada a base de cebada
2 quitar, sacar
to take candies from a child, quitarle caramelos a un niño
take the letters from the mailbox, saca las cartas del buzón
3 Mat 5 from 8 is 3, de cinco a ocho van tres
4 (posición) de, desde: the coat hung from a hook, el abrigo colgaba de una percha
I can see it from my house, lo veo desde mi casa
5 (distancia) de
600 km from the coast, a 600 km de la costa
(extensión) desde, de: the road goes from Alaska to Seattle, la carretera va desde Alaska a Seattle
(tiempo) de, desde
from Monday to Friday, de lunes a viernes
6 (gama) aged from nine to ninety, con edades entre nueve y noventa años
7 (tiempo) antes
two minutes from the end, dos minutos antes del final
(tiempo) después
twenty years from now, dentro de veinte años
(tiempo) a partir de
from now on, a partir de ahora
8 (estar de vuelta) he is back from work, ha vuelto del trabajo
9 (resultado) por: my eyes hurt from the smoke, me pican los ojos por el humo
(deducción) por, según: from what she says..., por lo que dice... 10 (diferenciar) de: I can't tell Juan from his brother, no distingo a Juan de su hermano 11 (contra) de
to shelter from the snow, abrigarse de la nieve 12 (con otras preposiciones) from under his coat, de debajo de su abrigo
1 (origen) (sitio) de: he is from Mars, es de Marte
(remitente) de
a letter from my aunt, una carta de mi tía
(ingredientes) de
a drink made from barley, una bebida elaborada a base de cebada
2 quitar, sacar
to take candies from a child, quitarle caramelos a un niño
take the letters from the mailbox, saca las cartas del buzón
3 Mat 5 from 8 is 3, de cinco a ocho van tres
4 (posición) de, desde: the coat hung from a hook, el abrigo colgaba de una percha
I can see it from my house, lo veo desde mi casa
5 (distancia) de
600 km from the coast, a 600 km de la costa
(extensión) desde, de: the road goes from Alaska to Seattle, la carretera va desde Alaska a Seattle
(tiempo) de, desde
from Monday to Friday, de lunes a viernes
6 (gama) aged from nine to ninety, con edades entre nueve y noventa años
7 (tiempo) antes
two minutes from the end, dos minutos antes del final
(tiempo) después
twenty years from now, dentro de veinte años
(tiempo) a partir de
from now on, a partir de ahora
8 (estar de vuelta) he is back from work, ha vuelto del trabajo
9 (resultado) por: my eyes hurt from the smoke, me pican los ojos por el humo
(deducción) por, según: from what she says..., por lo que dice... 10 (diferenciar) de: I can't tell Juan from his brother, no distingo a Juan de su hermano 11 (contra) de
to shelter from the snow, abrigarse de la nieve 12 (con otras preposiciones) from under his coat, de debajo de su abrigo
from: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| be backing away from sth | ir abandonando algo vt | ||||||||
| be different from each other | ser diferentes el uno del otro | ||||||||
| bolt from the blue | n | (sth unexpected) Pan | salió de la nada loc verb | ||||||
| Un carro que salió de la nada me dio un golpe en el lado derecho. | |||||||||
| giro imprevisto nm | |||||||||
| La negociación entre ambos países tomó un giro imprevisto cuando surgió la oferta de un tercer postulante. | |||||||||
| imprevisto nm | |||||||||
| clear the snow from | vtr | (shovel snow away from) | quitar la nieve vtr | ||||||
| I must clear the snow from the driveway so I can drive my car to work. | |||||||||
| palear la nieve vtr | |||||||||
| retirar la nieve vtr | |||||||||
| Si no retiramos la nieve de la puerta, no podremos entrar | |||||||||
| come back from the dead | v | figurative (make a comeback, become successful again) fig | resucitar vi | ||||||
| In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. | |||||||||
| fig | renacer de las cenizas loc verb | ||||||||
| Todos lo creían acabado, pero Rambo renació de sus cenizas y protagonizó otras dos películas. | |||||||||
| volver por sus fueros loc verb | |||||||||
| Tras permanecer durante 20 años desaparecida en España, la chinche de cama (Cimex lectularius) ha vuelto por sus fueros y se ha convertido en una pesadilla para los dueños de muchos establecimientos hoteleros. | |||||||||
| fig | resurgir de las cenizas loc verb | ||||||||
| come back from the dead | v | figurative (recover from serious illness) | volver a nacer loc verb | ||||||
| After the triple bypass he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. | |||||||||
| ganarle a la muerte loc verb | |||||||||
| Fue una larga enfermedad, pero finalmente le ganó a la muerte y hoy vive normalmente. | |||||||||
| come from behind | v | (sport: win from a disadvantaged position) | remontar vtr | ||||||
| He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win. | |||||||||
| date from | vi | (exist since a certain time) | datar de vi | ||||||
| The ruins date from pre-Roman times. | |||||||||
| Nuestra amistad data del año pasado. | |||||||||
| ser de vi | |||||||||
| Éstas ruinas son del 1500 A.C. y representan la relación con el inframundo. | |||||||||
| date from | v | (calculate from a certain time) | datar vi | ||||||
| fechar vtr | |||||||||
| depart from | vtr | literal (leave) | salir vi | ||||||
| This train departs from New York at 3:15 pm. | |||||||||
| El tren sale en cinco minutos. | |||||||||
| partir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| El avión parte de Buenos Aires a las 5 de la tarde. | |||||||||
| depart from | vtr | figurative (sth: not follow established pattern) | salirse de vpron+prep | ||||||
| My mom was worried when I didn't show up because she knew it was unusual for me to depart from my normal routine. | |||||||||
| desviarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| apartarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| No suele apartarse de su rutina. | |||||||||
| romper vtr | |||||||||
| alejarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| derivation from | derivación de nf | ||||||||
| derive from | vtr | (extract, obtain from) | derivar de vtr + prep | ||||||
| Cocaine is derived from the leaves of the coco plant. | |||||||||
| No es un producto primario, deriva de una planta. | |||||||||
| sacarse, obtenerse vpron | |||||||||
| Además de azúcar también se obtiene alcohol de la caña. | |||||||||
| Quím | extraer vtr | ||||||||
| derive from | vtr | (originate in, come from) | venir de, derivar de vi | ||||||
| The word "derive" was derived from the Old French term, deriver, meaning to spring from. | |||||||||
| La palabra "almohada" viene del árabe. | |||||||||
| provenir vtr | |||||||||
| originarse vi | |||||||||
| descender de vi | |||||||||
| Su teoría de que el hombre desciende del mono escandalizó a la sociedad de la época. | |||||||||
| deriving from | derivando de | ||||||||
| derogate from | atentar contra | ||||||||
| descend from | descender de | ||||||||
| deserve to fall from grace | (religion) religión | merecer caer en desgracia | |||||||
| desist from | desistir de | ||||||||
| deviate from | desviar de | ||||||||
| differ from | diferenciarse de | ||||||||
| differentiate oneself from | diferenciarse de | ||||||||
| differentiate yourself from | vtr | (become unlike ) | diferenciarse vpron | ||||||
| How would you differentiate yourself from the six other people who have applied for this job? | |||||||||
| distinguirse de v pron | |||||||||
| distinguirse vpron | |||||||||
| destacar del grupo, del resto loc verb | |||||||||
| ¿Cómo piensas destacar del resto de los aspirantes? | |||||||||
| hacer singular vtr | |||||||||
| El color de su piel lo hace singular. | |||||||||
| hacer diferente vtr | |||||||||
| ¿Qué te hace diferente del resto? | |||||||||
| dig out from under | v | figurative (complete accumulated tasks) (trabajo) | sacarse de encima loc verb | ||||||
| I'll never dig out from under all the paperwork on my desk. | |||||||||
| Once I have dug out from under this backlog of paperwork, you and I will celebrate by going out to lunch. | |||||||||
| Hoy y mañana no puedo, estoy sepultado en un maremagnum de trabajo que me tengo que sacar de encima ¿qué te parece pasado mañana? | |||||||||
| ponerse al dia loc verb | |||||||||
| Tengo que ponerme al dia como sea. | |||||||||
| dig out from under | vtr | (clear accumulated disorder, dirt) fig | desenterrar v tr | ||||||
| They had to dig their boat out from under the mud left by the flood. | |||||||||
| ¿Qué te parece si desenterramos del armario los esquíes y las botas y no vamos una semana a Las Leñas? | |||||||||
| discourage sb from | disuadir a alguien de v | ||||||||
| dismiss sb from his duties | vi | (discharge sb from his job) | despedir a alguien de su trabajo vtr | ||||||
| When the foreman was discovered to be at the beach during working hours, John was the one who had to dismiss him from his duties and hire another foreman. | |||||||||
| relevar de un puesto vtr | |||||||||
| Fue relevado de su puesto de trabajo. | |||||||||
| desvincular vtr | |||||||||
| dismiss sth from your mind | vi | (give no more thought to sth) | borrar algo de la mente loc verb | ||||||
| I briefly thought of selling eveything and moving to a new country, but quickly dismissed the idea from my mind. | |||||||||
| Decidí borrarlo de mi mente y comenzar de nuevo. | |||||||||
| olvidarse del tema loc verb | |||||||||
| fam | sacarse de la cabeza loc verb | ||||||||
| Sé que no me quiere y que nunca me va querer pero así y todo no me la puedo sacar de la cabeza. | |||||||||
| dismiss sth/sb from one's mind | intentar olvidar algo/a alguien v | ||||||||
| dissent from | disentir de v | ||||||||
| dissociate from | separarse de v | ||||||||
| dissuade from | disuadir de v | ||||||||
| distance oneself from | distanciarse de v | ||||||||
| distance yourself from | vtr | (try not to be identified or associated with) | apartarse v pron | ||||||
| The candidate was advised to distance himself from his radical pastor. | |||||||||
| fig | marcar / tomar distancia loc verb | ||||||||
| El gobernador dijo que se llevaba bien con el gobierno nacional pero marcó distancia aclarando que las últimas medidas tomadas le parecían totalmente desacertadas. | |||||||||
| distanciarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| distract attention from | distraer la atención de v | ||||||||
| diverge from | vtr | (follow a separate path from) | discrepar de vi + prep | ||||||
| Martin Luther diverged from the dogma of the Catholic church. | |||||||||
| separarse vpron | |||||||||
| Martín Lutero se separó de la Iglesia de Roma. | |||||||||
| desviarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| alejarse vpron | |||||||||
| Argentina fam | abrirse v pron | ||||||||
| Se abrió por su cuenta y formó su propia empresa. | |||||||||
| diverge from | vtr | (differ from) | diferir de vi+prep | ||||||
| It is not at all unusual for our views to diverge from theirs. | |||||||||
| No es raro que la perspectiva de ellos difiera de la nuestra. | |||||||||
| diferenciarse de vpron+prep | |||||||||
| contrastar vi | |||||||||
| Sus ideas siempre contrastan con las de sus colegas. | |||||||||
| no ser coincidente, ser distinto loc verb | |||||||||
| Generalmente nuestro punto de vista es distinto del de ellos / Lo habitual es que la opinión de ellos y la nuestra no sean coincidentes. | |||||||||
| drag from | arrastrar desde v | ||||||||
| drive out from cover | hacer salir del escondite n | ||||||||
| edge away from | alejarse poco a poco v | ||||||||
| emanate from | vtr | (originate from, be emitted by) | emanar de vi + prep | ||||||
| provenir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| venir vi | |||||||||
| El olor viene de la cocina. | |||||||||
| emerge from | vtr | (come forth from) | emerger de vi + prep | ||||||
| surgir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| salir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| Salomón puso empeño, hizo sacrificios y salió del montón; ahora se está por graduar de abogado. | |||||||||
| venir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| ensue from | vtr | (be a result or consequence of) | resultar de vi + prep | ||||||
| ser resultante de loc verb | |||||||||
| escape from | vtr | (flee, run away from) | escaparse de vi pron | ||||||
| huir de vi + prep | |||||||||
| escape from | vtr | (avoid, evade) | zafar de vtr + prep | ||||||
| He goes out to work on the car to escape from his mother-in-law. | |||||||||
| evitar a vtr + prep | |||||||||
| eludir a vtr + prep | |||||||||
| esquivar vtr | |||||||||
| Trató de esquivar el proyectil pero no se movió con la suficiente rapidez. | |||||||||
| evict from | vtr | (force to vacate) | desalojar vtr | ||||||
| echar vtr | |||||||||
| Nos echan de la casa en un mes. | |||||||||
| desahuciar vtr | |||||||||
| excerpt from | n | (extract taken from, snippet of) | extracto nm | ||||||
| That was an excerpt from my latest novel. | |||||||||
| fragmento de nm | |||||||||
| pasaje nm | |||||||||
| Next 100 | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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"from" - grammar
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a commission arising from the transaction will be decided an
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a far cry from
a far cry from
A far cry from the original
a ghost of a roar from the dry floor
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a good stepping stone away from
a grief referral from
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a kickback to or from
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"from" - grammar
"remote from" - grammar
10 days from receipt of the call.
2 hours from year around
51 mm from sides on 102 mm centres
a 5 minute walk from
A balcony you could do Shakespeare from!
a book from the site of
a change from... to... - grammar
A change from....
A chromosome result from amniocentesis is 99.5% accurate
a commission arising from the transaction will be decided an
A company is not present at a supplier from day-to-day
a cookie from your own dough
a deep voice growled from the opposite corner
a far cre from home
a far cry from
a far cry from
A far cry from the original
a ghost of a roar from the dry floor
A gift from the French from the last century
a good stepping stone away from
a grief referral from
A Gun Shot Or Two Away From A Military Coup
a kickback to or from
A letter from my girlfriend
a long way from
A masterpiece from/of the artist
A match from hell
more...
'from' also found in these entries:
English:
absent - absolve - abstain - alienate - alight - aloof - anonymous - antipathy - anxiety - apart - apathetic - appreciative - approach - as - aside - attract - avert - away - back away - background - ban - bar - be - begin - beginning - benefit - blow - boast - bolt - boo - borrow - break away - bum - burn out - burning - buy - by-product - can - class - claustrophobia - clear away - collect - come - come away - come down - comfort - commission - complication - convict - counterpart
Spanish:
A - abajeña - abajeño - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abrigo - absentismo - abstenerse - abuelo - acabar - academicismo - achacosa - achacoso - acobardarse - actuación - adelantar - adolecer - ahora - alejada - alejado - alejarse - alquiler - alta - antepenúltima - antepenúltimo - aparte - apear - aquejada - aquejado - aquí - arriba - arribeña - arribeño - asistencia - asomar - atrincherarse - baja - bajar - barraca - beber - beneficiarse - bonaerense - borrasca - broza - buscar - cabo - caer - caerse - calimocho
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