from in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for from in the English»Spanish Dictionary

from [Am frəm, Brit frɒm, frəm] PREP

1.1. from:

from (indicating starting point)

desde

from (indicating origin)

de

from the beginning

desde el principio

a call from New York

una llamada de Nueva York

the arrival of the flight from Madrid

la llegada del vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas

soy de Texas

the bus leaves from the marketplace

el autobús sale del mercado

from here you can see the river

desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15

camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

1.2. from (indicating distance):

2cm from the edge

a 2cm del borde

15km from the coast

a 15km de la costa

we're still three hours from Tulsa

todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2.1. from (after):

from today

a partir de hoy

from today

desde hoy

from the moment we met/the age of 12

desde el momento en que nos conocimos/los 12 años

50 years/an hour from now

dentro de 50 años/una hora

2.2. from (before):

we are only minutes from takeoff!

¡estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

we're still years from a cure

van a pasar años antes de que se encuentre una cura

3. from (indicating source):

from

de

a letter from my lawyer

una carta de mi abogado

a friend from school

un amigo del colegio

she drank straight from the bottle

bebió directamente de la botella

I was surprised to hear that from her

me sorprendió escuchar eso de boca de ella

that's enough from you!

¡basta!

that's enough from you!

¡cállate!

you can tell him that from me!

¡puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her?

¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that …

nos enteramos por Sam de que …

a quotation from the Bible

una cita (tomada) de la Biblia

a drawing from life

un dibujo del natural

the movie is adapted from the novel by Horace Greenbaum

la película es una adaptación de la novela de Horace Greenbaum

4.1. from (in place):

they flew from New York to Lima

volaron de Nueva York a Lima

they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland

se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia

from house to house

de casa en casa

from door to door

de puerta en puerta

4.2. from (in time):

we work from nine to five

trabajamos de nueve a cinco

I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29

voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio

4.3. from (indicating source):

with love, from Sue to Jane

para Jane. Cariñosamente, Sue

from generation to generation

de generación en generación

4.4. from (indicating range):

from $50 to $100

entre 50 y 100 dólares

the shades range from deep blue to very pale yellow

los colores van desde un azul oscuro hasta un amarillo muy claro

5.1. from (as a result of):

from

de

his eyes were red from crying

tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

he suffers from insomnia

sufre de insomnio

this comes from being careless with money

esto es lo que pasa cuando no se tiene cuidado con el dinero

5.2. from (on the basis of):

from experience/observation I would say that …

según mi experiencia/por lo que he visto, diría que …

6.1. from (out of, off):

from

de

from the cupboard/shelf

del armario/estante

6.2. from MATH:

5 from 10 is 5

10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10

si le restas 5 a 10

7. from (with preps & advs):

from above/below

desde arriba/abajo

blessings from above

bendiciones del cielo

the lady from across the street

la señora de enfrente

he crawled out from under the table

salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

I.take from VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. take from (derive):

the town takes its name from …

la ciudad debe su nombre a …

the title of the book is taken from the Bible

el título del libro está tomado de la Biblia

I took the idea from a newspaper story

saqué la idea de una noticia del periódico

2. take from (subtract):

take from

restar de

II.take from VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + prep + o)

take from → take away from

See also take away from

take away from VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

it takes away from one's enjoyment of the music

hace que uno disfrute menos de la música

these criticisms do not take away from her achievement

estas críticas no le restan valor or méritos a su logro

come from VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

1.1. come from (originate from):

come from

venir de

come from person:

ser de

where do you come from?

¿de dónde eres?

'video' comes from the Latin verb meaning 'to see'

'video' viene del verbo latino que significa 'ver'

that's rather hypocritical coming from you

eso es bastante hipócrita viniendo de ti

I want to know where you're coming from on this Am inf

quiero saber qué te propones con esto

1.2. come from (be descended from):

come from family/line

descender de

2. come from (result from):

come from

resultar de

come from

surgir de

grow from VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

grow from idea:

grow from

surgir de

grow from

nacer de liter

I.keep from VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. keep from (restrain, prevent):

to keep sb from sth, I don't want to keep you from your work

no quiero distraerte de or interrumpir tu trabajo

to keep sb from -ing try to keep him from working too hard/spending all his money

intenta que no trabaje demasiado/que no se gaste todo el dinero

nothing can keep you from trying

nada te impide intentarlo

I managed to keep myself from laughing

pude aguantar la risa

she could hardly keep herself from nodding off

apenas podía mantenerse despierta

2. keep from (not reveal):

keep from

ocultar

he kept vital information from us

nos ocultó información vital

I want you to keep this from your brother

no quiero que le digas nada de esto a tu hermano

II.keep from VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + prep + o) (refrain)

to keep from -ing I could hardly keep from crying/laughing

apenas si pude contener las lágrimas/aguantar la risa

take away from VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

it takes away from one's enjoyment of the music

hace que uno disfrute menos de la música

these criticisms do not take away from her achievement

estas críticas no le restan valor or méritos a su logro

grow away from VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + adv + prep + o)

grow away from

distanciarse de

I.stem¹ [Am stɛm, Brit stɛm] N

1. stem:

stem (of flower, plant)

tallo m

stem (of leaf)

peciolo m

stem (of leaf)

pecíolo m

stem (of fruit)

pedúnculo m

2.1. stem (of glass):

stem

pie m

2.2. stem (of thermometer):

stem

tubo m

2.3. stem MECH:

stem

vástago m

2.4. stem (of pipe):

stem

boquilla f

stem

caña f

3. stem LING:

stem

raíz f

stem (with a thematic element)

tema m

4. stem NAUT:

from stem to stern

de proa a popa

II.to stem from <pres part stemming; pt, pp stemmed> VB intr

to stem from

provenir de

to stem from

ser producto de

I.profit [Am ˈprɑfət, Brit ˈprɒfɪt] N C or U

1. profit:

profit COMM, ECON

ganancias fpl

profit COMM, ECON

beneficios mpl

profit COMM, ECON

utilidades fpl LatAm

they didn't make a profit

no sacaron ganancias

they didn't make a profit

no obtuvieron beneficios

they didn't make a profit

no obtuvieron utilidades LatAm

to sell sth at a profit

vender algo con ganancia

they sold their house at a good profit

hicieron bastante dinero con la venta de la casa

this service does not operate at a profit

este servicio no es rentable

we made a profit of $2, 000

obtuvimos beneficios de $2.000

we made a profit of $2, 000

obtuvimos utilidades de $2.000 LatAm

there's no profit in farming these days

hoy en día la agricultura no es rentable or no da dinero

to take profits

realizar beneficios

to take profits

realizar utilidades LatAm

with-profits insurance

seguro-ahorro m

attr profit and loss account

cuenta f de ganancias y pérdidas

profit forecast

predicción f de ganancias or beneficios

the profit motive

el lucro

2. profit (advantage) no pl:

they turned the situation to their own profit

sacaron provecho de la situación

there's no profit to be had by arguing with him

no se saca or no se gana nada discutiendo con él

II.to profit from VB intr

to profit from

sacar provecho de

to profit from

beneficiarse de

she profited greatly from the experience

sacó mucho provecho de la experiencia

she profited greatly from the experience

la experiencia le aprovechó mucho

I.hail² [Am heɪl, Brit heɪl] VB trans

1. hail (call to):

hail person

llamar

hail ship

saludar

hail taxi

hacerle señas a

within hailing distance

al alcance de la voz

2. hail (acclaim, welcome):

hail king/leader

aclamar

the discovery was hailed as a major breakthrough

el descubrimiento fue acogido como un importantísimo avance

she's been hailed as the new Edith Piaf

ha sido aclamada como la nueva Edith Piaf

II.to hail from VB intr

to hail from person:

to hail from

ser de

I hail from Kentucky

soy de Kentucky

the ship, hailing from Liverpool, …

el barco, con puerto en or procedente de Liverpool, …

III.hail² [Am heɪl, Brit heɪl] INTERJ arch or liter

hail Caesar!

¡Ave César! arch

all hail!

¡salve! arch

hail Mary, full of grace

Dios te salve María, llena eres de gracia

IV.hail² [Am heɪl, Brit heɪl] N liter (call)

hail

salutación f liter

hail

saludo m

to be within hail

estar al alcance de la voz

from in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for from in the English»Spanish Dictionary

from [frɒm, Am frɑ:m] PREP

1. from (as starting point):

from

de

where is he from?

¿de dónde es?

the flight from London

el vuelo procedente de Londres

to fly from New York to Tokyo

volar de Nueva York a Tokio

to appear from among the trees

aparecer de entre los árboles

shirts from £5

camisas desde £5

from inside

desde dentro

to drink from a cup/the bottle

beber de una taza/la botella

2. from (temporal):

from day to day

día tras día

from time to time

de vez en cuando

from his childhood

desde su infancia

from that date on(wards)

desde esa fecha

3. from (at distance to):

100 metres from the river

a 100 metros del río

far from doing sth

lejos de hacer algo

4. from (one to another):

to go from door to door

ir de puerta en puerta

to tell good from evil

distinguir el bien del mal

5. from (originating in):

a card from Paul/Corsica

una tarjeta de Paul/Córcega

from my point of view

en mi opinión

6. from (in reference to):

from what I heard

según lo que he escuchado

translated from the English

traducido del inglés

quotations from Joyce

citas de Joyce

from ‘War and Peace’

de ‘Guerra y Paz’

to judge from appearances

juzgar según las apariencias

different from the others

diferente de los demás

7. from (caused by):

from experience

por experiencia

weak from hunger

débil de [o por] hambre

to die from thirst

morir de sed

8. from (removed):

to steal/take sth from sb

robar/quitar algo a alguien

to prevent sb from doing sth

evitar que alguien haga algo

to keep sth from sb

mantener algo alejado de alguien

to shade from the sun

protegerse del sol

4 (subtracted) from 7 equals 3 MATH

7 menos 4 es igual a 3

depart from VB intr

depart from

desviarse de

come from VB trans

come from

ser de

come from a family

descender de

where do you come from?

¿de dónde eres?

to come from a good family

ser de buena familia

aside from PREP

aside from

aparte de

to turn aside from sb/sth

alejarse de alguien/algo

away from PREP

1. away from (at distance from):

away from the town

lejos del pueblo

away from each other

alejados el uno del otro

to stay away from sth/sb

mantenerse alejado de algo/alguien

2. away from (in other direction from):

to go away from sth

alejarse de algo

I.keep from VB trans always sep

1. keep from (prevent):

keep from

impedir

to keep sb from doing sth

impedir que alguien haga algo

2. keep from (retain information):

to keep sth from sb

ocultar algo a alguien

II.keep from VB intr

keep from

evitar

I couldn't keep from laughing

no me podía aguantar la risa

apart from PREP

1. apart from (except for):

apart from

excl

apart from

salvo

apart from that

excl [o salvo] eso

2. apart from (in addition to):

apart from

aparte de

apart from

además de

3. apart from (separate from):

to live apart from sb

vivir separado de alguien

to live apart from each other

vivir separados el uno del otro

grow away from VB trans

grow away from

irse alejando de

shy away from VB intr

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

draw from VB

User Entry

to draw from a copy (to sketch)

dibujar copiando

to draw sth from sth/sb (extract from, take out of)

sacar/extraer algo de algo/alguien

to draw a book from the library

sacar un libro de la biblioteca

the band drew from different music styles

el grupo tiene influencias musicales de diversos estilos

the band drew from different music styles

el grupo mamó de diversos estilos musicales inf

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to keep the wolf from the door

no pasar miseria

(from) under sb's (very) nose inf, right out from under sb's nose Am inf

delante de las narices de alguien

people from all (different) walks of life

gente de todas las profesiones y condiciones sociales

to change over (from sth) to sth else

cambiar (de algo) a otra cosa

I'm from Salamanca — I'm from Soria

yo soy de Salamanca — pues yo, de Soria

I inherited the money from my father

el dinero me viene de mi padre

to come from a very rich family

venir de una familia muy rica

to separate the wheat from the chaff

apartar el grano de la paja

to receive a WhatsApp message (from sb)

recibir un wasap (de alguien)

noun describing people from a particular place

nombre gentilicio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When hydrocarbons are concentrated in a trap, an oil field forms, from which the liquid can be extracted by drilling and pumping.

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But the report hasn't marinated well during the past two weeks, attracting increasing criticism from scientists for its dubious conclusiveness and lack of substantiation.

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This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic.

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The GNP per capita grew roughly 1.45% per year from 1870 to 1913.

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During construction of the tunnels, a number of railways were employed to convey spoil from worksites and to deliver personnel, concrete and equipment throughout.

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The series features anything from paranormal-related to things out of the ordinary by traveling the globe to discover the truth on these subjects.

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The department also suffers from outdated and dis-functional equipment as well a generally apathetic attitude towards proper training.

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She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches.

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As with a safe word call from any other, it should herald the stopping all play and a recuperative discussion between the participants.

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All teams present were instructed to pair off, with one team from each pair going to each destination.

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