English - Catalan
from
[ weak form fɾəm, strong form fɾɒm]
preposition 1 [indicating source, origin, removal] de; where are you from? d'on ets?; I got a letter from her today avui m'ha arribat una carta seva; a flight from Paris un vol de París; to translate from Spanish into English traduir de l'espanyol a l'anglès; he took a notebook from his pocket es va treure una llibreta de la butxaca; he's not back from work yet no ha tornat de la feina encara; to take something away from somebody prendre alguna cosa algú. 2 [indicating a deduction] : take 15 (away) from 19 treu-ne 15 de 19; to deduct something from something descomptar alguna cosa de. 3 [indicating escape, separation] de; he ran away from home va fugir de casa. 4 [indicating position] des de; seen from above / below vist des de dalt / baix; a light bulb hung from the ceiling una bombeta penjava del sostre. 5 [indicating distance] de; it's 60 km from here és a 60 km d'aquí; how far is London from here? a quant està Londres d'aquí? 6 [indicating material object is made out of] de; it's made from wood / plastic és fet de fusta / plàstic. 7 [starting at a particular time] des de; closed from 1 pm to 2 pm tancat de 13 h a 14 h; from birth des del naixement; from the moment I saw him des del moment en què el vaig veure. 8 [indicating difference, change] : to be different from ser diferent de; from ? to de ? A; the price went up from £100 to £150 el preu va pujar de 100 a 150 lliures. 9 [because of, as a result of] de; to die from cold morir de fred; to suffer from cold / hunger patir fred / gana. 10 [on the evidence of] per; to speak from personal experience parlar per pròpia experiència; I could see from her face she was angry per la cara que feia vaig veure que estava enutjada. 11 [indicating lowest amount] : prices range from £5 to £500 els preus oscil·len entre 5 i 500 lliures; prices start from £50 els preus comencen des de 50 lliures; it could take anything from 15 to 20 weeks podria durar de 15 a 20 setmanes.
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