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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):

goods/paper from Denmark
de la marchandise/du papier provenant du Danemark
a flight/train from Nice
un vol/train en provenance de Nice
a friend from Chicago
un ami (qui vient) de Chicago
a colleague from Japan
un collègue japonais
people from Spain
les Espagnols
where is he from?
d'où est-il?, d'où vient-il?
she comes from Oxford
elle vient d'Oxford
a tunnel from X to Y
un tunnel qui relie X à Y
the road from A to B
la route qui va de A à B
noises from upstairs
du bruit venant d'en-haut
to take sth from one's bag/one's pocket
sortir qc de son sac/sa poche
to take sth from the table/the shelf
prendre qc sur la table/l'étagère
from under the table
de dessous la table

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

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

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

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I.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] N

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

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

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I.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] N

II.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] ADJ

2. safe (free from threat, harm):

to be safe person:
être en sécurité
to be safe document, valuables:
être en lieu sûr
to be safe company, job, position, reputation:
ne pas être menacé
to feel safe/safer
se sentir en sécurité/plus en sécurité
you're quite safe here
vous ne risquez rien ici
is the bike safe here?
est-ce qu'on peut laisser le vélo ici sans risque?
he's safe in bed
il dort tranquillement dans son lit
have a safe journey!
bon voyage!
to keep sb safe
protéger qn (from contre, de)
to keep sth safe (protect)
mettre qc à l'abri (from de)
to keep sth safe (store)
garder qc en lieu sûr
to be safe from attack, curiosity
être à l'abri de
no-one is safe from unemployment, infection
personne n'est à l'abri de
no-one is safe from killer, person
tout le monde peut être la victime de
to be safe with sb
ne rien risquer avec qn
the money is safe with him
avec lui l'argent ne risque rien
to be safe in sb's hands
être en sécurité entre les mains de qn

3. safe (risk-free):

safe product, toy, level, method
sans danger
safe place, environment, vehicle, route
sûr
safe structure, building
solide
safe animal
inoffensif/-ive
safe speed
raisonnable
the safest way to do
la façon la plus sûre de faire
to watch from a safe distance
observer à distance respectueuse
in a safe condition machine, building
en bon état
let's go—it's safe
allons-y—il n'y a plus de danger
it's not safe
c'est dangereux
to be safe for sb
être sans danger pour qn
the drug is safe for pregnant women
le médicament ne présente pas de risques pour les femmes enceintes
the toy/park is not safe for children
le jouet/parc est dangereux pour les enfants
it's safe for swimming or to swim in
on peut s'y baigner sans danger
the meat is safe for eating or to eat
on peut manger la viande sans danger
the water is safe for drinking
l'eau est potable
it is safe to swim there
on peut s'y baigner sans danger
it would be safer for you to do
ce serait plus sûr or prudent pour toi de faire
it is not safe to do
il est dangereux de faire
it isn't safe for you to talk to strangers
tu prends des risques en parlant à des étrangers
that car is not safe to drive
cette voiture est dangereuse
nothing here is safe to eat
ici rien n'est comestible
to make sth safe premises, beach
rendre [qc] (plus) sûr
to make sth safe bomb
rendre [qc] inoffensif/-ive
to make food safe
rendre la nourriture comestible
to make a stadium safe for the public
assurer la sécurité du public dans un stade
in order to make the world safe for democracy
pour que la démocratie puisse régner dans le monde

III.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf]

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

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

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

free person, country, election, press, translation
libre
free after n access, choice
libre
to be free to do
être libre de faire
to leave sb free to do
laisser qn libre de faire
to feel free to do
ne pas hésiter à faire
feel free to ask questions
n'hésitez pas à poser des questions
‘may I use your phone?’—‘feel free’
‘puis-je me servir de votre téléphone?’—‘je vous en prie’
feel free to make yourself a coffee
si tu veux un café, fais comme chez toi
to break free of or from influence, restriction
se libérer de
to set sb free from situation, task
libérer qn de
to set sb free to do
donner toute liberté à qn pour faire
a school where children are allowed free expression
une école où les enfants peuvent s'exprimer librement
the free movement of labour
la libre circulation des travailleurs
I oiled the hinges to allow free movement
j'ai graissé les gonds pour faciliter le mouvement
roadworks have restricted the free movement of traffic
des travaux ont réduit la fluidité de la circulation

2. free (not captive or tied):

free person, limb
libre
free animal, bird
en liberté
she grabbed it with her free hand
elle l'a saisi de sa main libre
one more tug and the rope/my shoe was free
un coup de plus et la corde/ma chaussure était dégagée
to set [sb/sth] free prisoner, hostage
libérer
to set [sb/sth] free animal, bird
rendre la liberté à
to pull a person/an animal free
extirper une personne/un animal (from, of de)
to pull sth free object, shoe
dégager qc
to break free person, animal:
se libérer (de ses liens)
the boat broke free from or of its moorings
le bateau a rompu ses amarres
how did the parrot get free?
comment le perroquet s'est-il évadé?
they had to cut the driver free from his car
on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur
we managed to cut the rabbit free (from trap)
nous avons réussi à libérer or dégager le lapin

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

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

I.benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] N

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

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

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hail from VB [Brit heɪl -, Am heɪl -] form

I.hear from VB [Brit hɪə -, Am hɪr -] (hear from [sb])

I.get away from VB (get away from [sth])

II.get away from VB (get away from [sb]) lit, fig

I.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] N (gen)

II.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] ADV

I.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] PREP Across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (come across, run across, lean across etc.). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc.).

1. across (from one side to the other):

to go or travel across sth
traverser qc
to run/hurry across the room
traverser la pièce en courant/en vitesse
to travel across country/town
traverser la campagne/la ville
a journey across the desert
un voyage à travers le désert
the bridge across the river
le pont qui traverse la rivière
to be lying across the bed
être couché en travers du lit
the line across the page
la ligne en travers de la page
across the years
à travers les années
she leaned across the table
elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la table
the scar across his face
la cicatrice sur sa figure
his hair fell across his face
ses cheveux lui tombaient dans la figure
he wiped his hand across his mouth
il a passé la main sur sa bouche
the light flickered across the carpet
la lumière dansait sur la moquette
the plane flew across the sky
l'avion a traversé le ciel

II.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] ADV

See also run, practice run, lean, come

I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

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IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

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1. run (move quickly):

run person, animal:
courir
to run to catch the bus/to help sb
courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn
to run to meet sb
courir à la rencontre de qn
to run across/down/up sth
traverser/descendre/monter qc en courant
to run around the house/around (in) the garden
courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin
will you run over to the shop and get some milk?
peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait?
to run for the train
courir pour attraper le train
to run for the exit
courir vers la sortie
to run for one's country SPORTS
courir pour son pays
to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race)
courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30
she came running towards me
elle a couru vers moi
the customers will come running fig
les clients vont se précipiter
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I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

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I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:
venir
come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:
arriver
the letter came on Monday
la lettre est arrivée lundi
your turn will come
ton tour arrivera
to come after sb (chase)
poursuivre qn
to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane
prendre
I came on foot/by bike
je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down stairs, street
descendre
to come up stairs, street
monter
to come down from Scotland/from Alaska
venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska
to come from airport, hospital
venir de
to come into house, room
entrer dans
the train came into the station
le train est entré en gare
to come past car, person:
passer
to come through person: town centre, tunnel
passer par
to come through water, object: window etc
traverser
to come to school, telephone
venir à
to come to the door
venir ouvrir
to come to the surface
remonter à la surface
to come to the company as apprentice, consultant
entrer dans l'entreprise comme
to come to do
venir faire
to come running
arriver en courant
to come limping down the street
descendre la rue en boitant
to come crashing to the ground structure:
s'écraser au sol
to come streaming through the window light:
entrer à flots par la fenêtre
lunch is ready, come and get it!
le déjeuner est prêt, à table!
when the time comes
lorsque le moment sera venu
the time has come to do
le moment est venu de faire
I'm coming!
j'arrive!
come to mummy
viens voir maman
to come and go
aller et venir
you can come and go as you please
tu es libre de tes mouvements
fashions come and go
les modes vont et viennent
come next week/year
la semaine/l'année prochaine
come Christmas/Summer
à Noël/en été
there may come a time or day when you regret it
tu pourrais le regretter un jour
for some time to come
encore quelque temps
there's still the meal/speech to come
il y a encore le repas/discours

12. come (be situated):

come
venir
to come after
suivre, venir après
to come before (in time, list, queue)
précéder
to come before (in importance)
passer avant
to come within terms
faire partie de
to come first/last athlete, horse:
arriver premier/dernier
where did you come?
tu es arrivé combien? inf
where did you come?
tu es arrivé à quelle place?
my family comes first
ma famille passe avant tout
nothing can come between us
rien ne peut nous séparer
don't let this come between us
on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça
to try to come between two people
essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes
nothing comes between me and my football!
pour moi le foot c'est sacré!
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I.derive [Brit dɪˈrʌɪv, Am dəˈraɪv] VB trans

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I.apart [Brit əˈpɑːt, Am əˈpɑrt] ADV Apart is used after certain verbs in English (keep apart, tell apart etc.). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (keep, tell etc.).

See also tell, keep

I.tell <pret, pp told> [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl] VB trans

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1. tell (gen) (give information to):

tell person:
dire
tell manual, instruction, gauge etc:
indiquer, dire
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb person:
dire qc à qn
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb map, instructions:
indiquer qc à qn
to tell sb how to do/what to do
expliquer à qn comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire
she told him what had happened/where to go
elle lui a dit or expliqué ce qui était arrivé/où il fallait aller
he told me how unhappy he was
il m'a dit or il m'a confié combien il était malheureux
to tell the time clock:
indiquer or marquer l'heure
to tell the time person:
lire l'heure
can you tell me the time please?
peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?
something tells me he won't come
quelque chose me dit qu'il ne viendra pas, j'ai le pressentiment qu'il ne viendra pas
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character
son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité
I can't tell you how happy I am to…
je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis heureux de…
I am pleased to tell you that …
je suis heureux de pouvoir vous dire or annoncer que …
(I'll) tell you what inf, let's get a video out!
tiens, si on louait une vidéo?
I told you so!, what did I tell you!
je te l'avais bien dit!
you're telling me!
à qui le dis-tu!
don't tell me you've changed your mind!
tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as changé d'avis!
you'll regret this, I can tell you!
permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter!
it's true, I tell you!
puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!
I won't stand for it, I tell you!
je ne le permettrai pas, je te préviens!
stress? tell me about it!
le stress? j'en sais quelque chose!

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell joke, story
dire, raconter
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb
dire or raconter qc à qn
to tell sb about or of sth
parler de qc à qn, raconter qc à qn
from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election
d'après ce que disent les journaux, ils risquent de perdre les élections
tell me all about it!
racontez-moi tout!
tell me about it! iron
ne m'en parle pas!
tell me more about yourself
parlez-moi encore un peu de vous
I told her the news
je lui ai dit or annoncé la nouvelle
their victims tell a different story
leurs victimes ont une autre version de l'histoire
he's very handsome—or so I've been told
il est très beau—du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit
‘my life as a slave girl, ’ as told to Celia Irving JOURN
‘ma vie d'esclave, ’ propos recueillis par Celia Irving
I could tell you a thing or two about her!
je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle!

II.tell <pret, pp told> [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl] VB intr

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IV.tell <pret, pp told> [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl]

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I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

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I.extricate [Brit ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt, Am ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt] VB trans

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II.to extricate oneself from VB refl

I.issue [Brit ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuː, Am ˈɪʃu] N

1. issue (topic for discussion):

issue
problème m
issue
question f (of de)
a political issue
une question or un problème politique
that's not the issue
ce n'est pas la question or le problème
to force the issue
précipiter la solution d'une question or d'un problème
to make an issue (out) of
faire une histoire de
the point at issue
ce qui est en cause
her beliefs are not at issue
ses croyances ne sont pas en question
our future is at issue here
c'est notre avenir qui est en question ici
to be at issue (in disagreement)
être en désaccord (over, about sur)
to take issue with
entrer en désaccord avec
I must take issue with you on that
je dois vous signifier mon désaccord sur ce point

II.issue [Brit ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuː, Am ˈɪʃu] VB trans

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II.deviate [ˈdi:vieɪt] VB intr to deviate from sth

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from Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

am I to understand from this that ...?
dois-je comprendre par là que ...?
to take sth from a shelf/the kitchen
prendre qc sur une étagère/dans la cuisine
to prevent a disease from spreading/a bomb from exploding
éviter que la maladie ne se propage/qu'une bombe n'explose (subj)
she is a referral from Dr Jones
elle est envoyée par le Docteur Jones
it gets rough treatment from the children
les enfants le maltraitent
to be a gift from the Gods
être un don des dieux
to protect sb from contamination/the cold/danger
préserver qn de la contamination/du froid/du danger
with the strength coming from their support
fort de leur appui
to distinguish sb from sb else/sth from sth else
distinguer entre qn et qn/entre qc et qc
to start from a principle/from an idea
partir d'un principe/d'une idée

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