Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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- Land's End est un cap en Cornouailles, à l'extrémité sud-ouest de la Grande-Bretagne. John o'Groats est un village au nord-est de l'Écosse, considéré comme l'extrémité septentrionale de l'île. Lorsque l'on veut désigner l'ensemble du territoire de la Grande-Bretagne, on peut employer l'expression from Land's End to John o'Groats. Ce trajet d'environ 1400 km par la route (900 miles) est souvent parcouru à vélo ou à pied par des sportifs qui collectent des fonds pour des associations caritatives.
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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.
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):
2. from (expressing distance):
3. from (expressing time span):
4. from (using as a basis):
5. from (representing, working for):
7. from (indicating a source):
8. from (expressing extent, range):
10. from (because of, due to):
11. from (judging by):
From Land's End to John o'Groats Info
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- Land's End est un cap en Cornouailles, à l'extrémité sud-ouest de la Grande-Bretagne. John o'Groats est un village au nord-est de l'Écosse, considéré comme l'extrémité septentrionale de l'île. Lorsque l'on veut désigner l'ensemble du territoire de la Grande-Bretagne, on peut employer l'expression from Land's End to John o'Groats. Ce trajet d'environ 1400 km par la route (900 miles) est souvent parcouru à vélo ou à pied par des sportifs qui collectent des fonds pour des associations caritatives.
I. suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB trans
1. suffer (undergo):
II. suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB intr
1. suffer (with illness):
2. suffer (experience pain):
3. suffer (do badly):
I. shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] N
1. shelter U (protection, refuge):
2. shelter U (covered place against bomb, rain etc):
III. shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB trans
1. shelter (protect against weather):
I. safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] N
II. safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] ADJ
III. safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf]
I. protect [Brit prəˈtɛkt, Am prəˈtɛkt] VB trans
1. protect (keep safe):
II. free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ
1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):
2. free (not captive or tied):
3. free (devoid):
4. free (costing nothing):
5. free (not occupied):
6. free (generous, lavish):
7. free (familiar):
III. free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV
1. free (at liberty):
IV. free [Brit friː, Am fri] VB trans
1. free (set at liberty):
2. free (make available):
V. to free oneself VB refl
to free oneself refl (from chains, wreckage):
VI. -free COMP
VII. for free ADV
VIII. free [Brit friː, Am fri]
I. benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] N
1. benefit U (helpful effect):
2. benefit (allowance):
3. benefit C (advantage):
4. benefit U (good):
5. benefit (perk):
6. benefit attr (for charity):
- benefit concert, gig, match
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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
I. end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] N
1. end (finish, final part):
2. end (extremity):
3. end (side of conversation, transaction):
4. end (of scale, spectrum):
5. end (aim):
7. end (scrap):
II. end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB trans
III. end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB intr
1. end (finish in time):
IV. end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd]
I. stick [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] N
1. stick:
3. stick (rod-shaped piece):
7. stick (piece of furniture):
8. stick Brit (person) inf:
9. stick (criticism):
II. sticks N
III. stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB trans
1. stick (stab):
2. stick (put):
3. stick (fix in place):
4. stick Brit (bear) inf:
5. stick (impose) inf:
IV. stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB intr
1. stick (be pushed):
2. stick (be fixed):
3. stick (jam):
4. stick (remain):
justify [Brit ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ, Am ˈdʒəstəˌfaɪ] VB trans
1. justify feeling, belief, complaint, increase, policy:
I. land [Brit land, Am lænd] N
1. land:
2. land FARM (farmland):
4. land POL (gen):
5. land (not sea):
II. land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans
1. land pilot:
4. land (secure):
5. land (saddle with problem) inf:
III. land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr
1. land:
3. land SPORTS (gen):
IV. land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB refl
I. strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N
1. strain PHYS:
2. strain (pressure):
3. strain (injury):
4. strain (breed):
5. strain (recurring theme):
- strain (of melancholy, etc)
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II. strains N
III. strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans
IV. strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr
V. to strain oneself VB refl
I. nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N
2. nerve:
II. nerves N
nerves npl:
III. nerve oneself VB refl
I. to teem with, to be teeming with VB intr
III. teeming ADJ
1. teeming (swarming):
- teeming city, continent, ocean
- grouillant (with de)
- teeming masses, crowds
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in the PONS Dictionary
from [frɒm, Am frɑ:m] PREP
2. from (as starting point):
3. from (temporal):
4. from (at distance to):
5. from (source, origin):
6. from (in reference to):
7. from (caused by):
8. from (expressing removal, separation):
I. end [end] N
2. end (last point physically):
4. end (involving communication, exchange):
5. end (purpose):
6. end (death):
Phrases:
I. land [lænd] N
II. land [lænd] VB intr
I. to [tu:] PREP
2. to (direction, location):
3. to (before):
6. to (with indirect objects):
8. to (expressing a relation):
9. to (expressing a reaction):
11. to (expressing a connection):
II. to [tu:] infinitive particle
2. to (in commands, wishes):
3. to (after interrog. words):
4. to (expressing purpose):
5. to (in consecutive acts):
6. to (introducing a complement):
7. to (in impersonal statements):
III. to [tu:] ADV
at2
at → at-sign
at1 [ət] PREP
1. at (in location of):
2. at (expressing time):
3. at (towards):
5. at (in an amount of):
6. at (in a state of):
7. at (in ability to):
8. at (repetition, persistence):
Phrases:
from [frɒm, Am frɑ:m] PREP
2. from (as starting point):
3. from (temporal):
4. from (at distance to):
5. from (source, origin):
6. from (in reference to):
7. from (caused by):
8. from (expressing removal, separation):
in the PONS Dictionary
from [fram] PREP
2. from (as starting point):
3. from (temporal):
4. from (at distance to):
5. from (source, origin):
6. from (in reference to):
7. from (caused by):
8. from (expressing removal, separation):
I. end [end] N
2. end (last point physically):
4. end (involving communication, exchange):
5. end (purpose):
6. end (death):
Phrases:
I. land [lænd] N
II. land [lænd] VB intr
I. to [tu] PREP
2. to (direction, location):
3. to (before):
6. to (with indirect objects):
8. to (expressing a relation):
9. to (expressing a reaction):
11. to (expressing a connection):
II. to [tu] infinitive particle
2. to (in commands, wishes):
3. to (after interrog. words):
4. to (expressing purpose):
5. to (in consecutive acts):
6. to (introducing a complement):
7. to (in impersonal statements):
III. to [tu] ADV
at2 [æt]
at → at sign
at1 [ət] PREP
1. at (in location of):
2. at (expressing time):
5. at (in an amount of):
6. at (in a state of):
7. at (in ability to):
8. at (repetition, persistence):
Phrases:
from [fram] PREP
2. from (as starting point):
3. from (temporal):
4. from (at distance to):
5. from (source, origin):
6. from (in reference to):
7. from (caused by):
8. from (expressing removal, separation):
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