very often used word (#21)
Translation
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1.
from (away)
Example: Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́. - Move the bed away from the wall. Info: от + place in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
2.
from (part of a whole)
Example: Э́то рука́в от руба́шки. - It's a shirt's sleeve. Info: от + object in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
3.
from (cause)
Example: Он у́мер от диабе́та. - He died from diabetes. Info: от + cause in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
4.
from (distance)
Example: От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км - It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. Info: от + place in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
5.
from (range)
Example: Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й. - Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles. Info:Translation:Example:Info: -
6.
from (someone)
Example: Это пода́рок от ма́мы. - It's a gift from my mom. Info: от + person in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
7.
for
Also: against a purpose
Example: У меня́ грипп, и до́ктор вы́писал мне табле́тки от ка́шля. - I have the flu, and doctor prescribed to take these pills for a bad cough. Info: от + object in genitive caseTranslation:Example:Info: -
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
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Examples
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- Я сижу́ на дие́те и хоте́л бы знать, полне́ют ли от шокола́да. I'm on a diet and would like to know if chocolate makes you fat.
- Том узна́л от господи́на Огавы, что мно́гие с презре́нием отно́сятся к бога́тым вы́скочкам. Tom learnt from Mr Ogawa that many people have scorn for the nouveau riche.
- Я отказа́лся от э́того предложе́ния. I rejected the offer.
- Он живёт через дом от нас. He lives next door but one to us.
- Я ду́маю, он скрыва́ет от поли́ции информа́цию. I think she is withholding information from the police.
- Я только что получи́л письмо́ от подру́ги, в кото́ром сказано, что она прие́дет повида́ться со мной на сле́дующей неде́ле. I have just received a letter from a friend saying that she is coming to see me next week.
- От оши́бок никто не застрахован. No one is free from faults.
- Нет лекарства от боле́зни любви́. There is no cure for lovesickness.
- На вечери́нке он был так коми́чен, что я не мог удержа́ться от сме́ха. He was so funny at the party that I simply couldn't restrain my laughter.
- Он унасле́довал би́знес от отца́. He inherited the business from his father.
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