(indicating age)

six years ago — sei anni fa

all (the) year round — tutto l'anno

over the years — nel corso degli anni

the year before last — due anni fa

year by year — di anno in anno

year in year out — tutti gli anni, un anno dopo l'altro

I shall retire in two years — andrò in pensione tra due anni

for the first time in years — per la prima volta da anni

it was a year ago last May that... — a maggio ha fatto un anno che...

it will be two years in July since he died — a luglio saranno due anni che è morto

it's a year since I heard from him — è un anno che non lo sento

in all my years as a journalist — in tutta la mia carriera da giornalista

to earn Ј 30,000 a year — guadagnare 30.000 sterline l'anno

rainy year — annata piovosa

to be 9 years old o 9 years of age avere 9 anni; a two-year-old child — un bambino di due anni

first, third year — alunno di prima, di terza

from her earliest years — fin dalla più tenera età

but that would take years! — ma (così) ci vorrebbe un'eternità!

it's years since we last met! — è una vita che non ci vediamo!

this job has put years on me! — questo lavoro mi ha fatto invecchiare!

six years ago — sei anni fa

all (the) year round — tutto l'anno

over the years — nel corso degli anni

the year before last — due anni fa

year by year — di anno in anno

year in year out — tutti gli anni, un anno dopo l'altro

I shall retire in two years — andrò in pensione tra due anni

for the first time in years — per la prima volta da anni

it was a year ago last May that... — a maggio ha fatto un anno che...

it will be two years in July since he died — a luglio saranno due anni che è morto

it's a year since I heard from him — è un anno che non lo sento

in all my years as a journalist — in tutta la mia carriera da giornalista

to earn Ј 30,000 a year — guadagnare 30.000 sterline l'anno

rainy year — annata piovosa

to be 9 years old o 9 years of age avere 9 anni; a two-year-old child — un bambino di due anni

first, third year — alunno di prima, di terza

from her earliest years — fin dalla più tenera età

but that would take years! — ma (così) ci vorrebbe un'eternità!

it's years since we last met! — è una vita che non ci vediamo!

this job has put years on me! — questo lavoro mi ha fatto invecchiare!

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

he/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen

he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland

where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?

the train from Manchester — der Zug aus Manchester

the train from Manchester to London — der Zug von Manchester nach London

he's on the phone from London — er ruft aus London an

from house to house — von Haus zu Haus

a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

from last week until or to yesterday — von letzter Woche bis gestern

from... on — ab...

from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf

he comes from time to time — er kommt von Zeit zu Zeit

as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai

5 years from now — in 5 Jahren

to work away from home — außer Haus arbeiten

tell him from me —

an invitation from the Smiths — eine Einladung von den Smiths

to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc

to steal sth from sb — jdm etw stehlen

he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy

to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken

memories from his childhood — Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit

translated from the English — aus dem Englischen übersetzt

made from... — aus... hergestellt

painted from life — nach dem Leben gemalt

(indicating escape) he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind

he got away from his pursuers — er entkam seinen Verfolgern

he ran away from home — er rannte von zu Hause weg

he escaped from prison — er entkam aus dem Gefängnis

(indicating change) things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer

he went from office boy to director — er stieg vom Laufjungen zum Direktor auf

a price increase from one euro to two euros — eine Preiserhöhung von einem auf zwei Euro

(indicating difference) he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andern

to tell black from white — Schwarz und Weiß auseinanderhalten

(= because of, due to) to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln

to die from cancer — an Krebs sterben

weak from hunger — schwach vor Hunger

weak from loss of blood — vom Blutverlust geschwächt

(= on the basis of) from experience — aus Erfahrung

to judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...

from your point of view — von Ihrem Standpunkt aus (gesehen)

to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen

from what I heard —

from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...

from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...

3 from 8 leaves 5 — 8 weniger 3 ist 5

take 12 from 18 — nimm 12 von 18 weg

(in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun

he prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen

to shelter from the rain — sich vor dem Regen unterstellen

from inside/underneath — von innen/unten

from out of sth —

from before his mother's death — aus der Zeit vor dem Tod seiner Mutter

from among the trees — zwischen den Bäumen hervor

from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen

from beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier