from

[forma debole frəm] [forma forte frɒm]

preposizione

1) (indicating place of origin) da

goods from Spain — merci dalla Spagna

a friend from Chicago, Japan — un amico di Chicago, giapponese

people from Spain — gli spagnoli

where is he from? — da dove viene? di dov'è?

he comes from Oxford — è di Oxford

to take sth. from the table — prendere qcs. sul tavolo

2) (expressing distance) da

5 km from the sea — a 5 km dal mare

far from here — lontano da qui

3) (expressing time span) da

open from 2 pm until 5 pm — aperto dalle 14 alle 17

from June to August — da giugno ad agosto

15 years from now — fra 15 anni

one month from now — un mese a partire da adesso

from day to day — di giorno in giorno

4) (using as a basis)

from a short story by Poe — da un racconto di Poe

to speak from experience — parlare per esperienza

5) (representing, working for)

a representative from Grunard — un rappresentante della Grunard

6) (among)

to choose from — scegliere tra

7) (indicating a source)

a card from Jo — una cartolina di Jo

a letter from them — una loro lettera

a quote from sb. — una citazione di qcn

8) (expressing extent, range) da

wine from Ј 5 a bottle — vino a partire da Ј 5 (al)la bottiglia

children from the ages of 12 to 15 — bambini dai 12 ai 15 anni

from start to finish — dall'inizio alla fine

9) (in subtraction)

3 from 7 leaves 4 — 7 meno 3 fa 4

10) (because of, due to)

I know from speaking to her that — parlando con lei ho saputo che

he knows her from work — l'ha conosciuta sul lavoro

11) (judging by) (a giudicare) da

from what he said — da ciò che ha detto

from the way he talks... — dal modo in cui parla

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Note:

When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English, it is translated by da in Italian: from Rome = da Roma; from Lisa = da Lisa. Remember that the preposition from + the is translated by one word in Italian; the following cases may occur: from the cinema = (da + il) dal cinema; from the stadium = (da + lo) dallo stadio; from the church = (da + la) dalla chiesa; from the hospital, from the abbey, from the hotel = (da + l') dall'ospedale, dall'abbazia, dall'hotel; from the mountains = (da + i) dai monti; from the open spaces = (da + gli) dagli spazi aperti; from the houses = (da + le) dalle case. - From is often used after verbs in English (suffer from, benefit from, protect from etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit, protect etc.). - From is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English (shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc.). - This dictionary contains lexical notes on such topics as NATIONALITIES, COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS, REGIONS. Many of these use the preposition from. For these notes see the end of the English-Italian section. - For examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry below

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[from]

preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) da

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) da, di

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) da

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) di

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[forma debole frəm] [forma forte frɒm]

preposizione

1) (indicating place of origin) da

goods from Spain — merci dalla Spagna

a friend from Chicago, Japan — un amico di Chicago, giapponese

people from Spain — gli spagnoli

where is he from? — da dove viene? di dov'è?

he comes from Oxford — è di Oxford

to take sth. from the table — prendere qcs. sul tavolo

2) (expressing distance) da

5 km from the sea — a 5 km dal mare

far from here — lontano da qui

3) (expressing time span) da

open from 2 pm until 5 pm — aperto dalle 14 alle 17

from June to August — da giugno ad agosto

15 years from now — fra 15 anni

one month from now — un mese a partire da adesso

from day to day — di giorno in giorno

4) (using as a basis)

from a short story by Poe — da un racconto di Poe

to speak from experience — parlare per esperienza

5) (representing, working for)

a representative from Grunard — un rappresentante della Grunard

6) (among)

to choose from — scegliere tra

7) (indicating a source)

a card from Jo — una cartolina di Jo

a letter from them — una loro lettera

a quote from sb. — una citazione di qcn

8) (expressing extent, range) da

wine from Ј 5 a bottle — vino a partire da Ј 5 (al)la bottiglia

children from the ages of 12 to 15 — bambini dai 12 ai 15 anni

from start to finish — dall'inizio alla fine

9) (in subtraction)

3 from 7 leaves 4 — 7 meno 3 fa 4

10) (because of, due to)

I know from speaking to her that — parlando con lei ho saputo che

he knows her from work — l'ha conosciuta sul lavoro

11) (judging by) (a giudicare) da

from what he said — da ciò che ha detto

from the way he talks... — dal modo in cui parla

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Note:

When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English, it is translated by da in Italian: from Rome = da Roma; from Lisa = da Lisa. Remember that the preposition from + the is translated by one word in Italian; the following cases may occur: from the cinema = (da + il) dal cinema; from the stadium = (da + lo) dallo stadio; from the church = (da + la) dalla chiesa; from the hospital, from the abbey, from the hotel = (da + l') dall'ospedale, dall'abbazia, dall'hotel; from the mountains = (da + i) dai monti; from the open spaces = (da + gli) dagli spazi aperti; from the houses = (da + le) dalle case. - From is often used after verbs in English (suffer from, benefit from, protect from etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit, protect etc.). - From is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English (shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc.). - This dictionary contains lexical notes on such topics as NATIONALITIES, COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS, REGIONS. Many of these use the preposition from. For these notes see the end of the English-Italian section. - For examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry below