to profit by to profit from in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for to profit by to profit from in the English»French Dictionary

I.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑfət] N

1. profit COMM:

II.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑfət] VB trans liter

III.to profit by, to profit from VB intr

from [Brit frɒm, frəm, Am frəm] PREP When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English it is translated by de in French: from Rome = de Rome; from the sea = de la mer; from Lisa = de Lisa. Remember that de + le always becomes du: from the office = du bureau, and de + les always becomes des: from the United States = des États-Unis.
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 Usage Notes on such topics as nationalities, countries and continents, provinces and regions. Many of these use the preposition from. For the index to these notes .
For examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry below.

1. from (indicating place of origin):

a tunnel from X to Y
la route qui va de A à B

See also benefit, suffer, shelter, safe, protect, From Land's End to John o'Groats, free, exemption

I.benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] N

II.benefit <pres part benefiting; pret, pp benefited> [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] VB trans

III.benefit <pres part benefiting; pret, pp benefited> [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] VB intr

IV.benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt]

I.suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB trans

II.suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB intr

I.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] N

III.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB trans

IV.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB intr

I.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] N

II.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] ADJ

2. safe (free from threat, harm):

3. safe (risk-free):

III.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf]

I.protect [Brit prəˈtɛkt, Am prəˈtɛkt] VB trans

I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] N a. free period SCHOOL

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

2. free (not captive or tied):

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

exemption [Brit ɪɡˈzɛmpʃn, Am ɪɡˈzɛm(p)ʃ(ə)n] N

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

I.default [Brit dɪˈfɔːlt, Am dəˈfɔlt] N

II.default [Brit dɪˈfɔːlt, Am dəˈfɔlt] VB intr

III.by default ADV (automatically)

I.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr] ADV

5. far (to what extent, to the extent that):

II.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr] ADJ

VIII.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr]

I.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

1. way (route, road):

chemin m (from de, to à)

2. way (direction):

filer qc à qn inf

3. way (space in front, projected route):

4. way (distance):

to be a short way off lit

5. way (manner of doing something):

way to go inf! Am
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

6. way (respect, aspect):

II.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

I.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N

2. strain (pressure):

III.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans

IV.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr

See also nerve

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

nerves npl:

nerfs mpl
trac m inf

I.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

II.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

flatten → flatten out

See also flatten out

to profit by to profit from in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to profit by to profit from in the English»French Dictionary

I.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] N

II.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] VB intr

III.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] VB trans

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

See also from, at-sign, at2, at1

at → at-sign

American English

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