from what he said

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,...

goods from Spain — merci dalla Spagna

a friend from Chicago, Japan — un amico di Chicago, giapponese

people from Spain — gli spagnoli

where is he from? — da dove viene? di dov'è?

he comes from Oxford — è di Oxford

to take sth. from the table — prendere qcs. sul tavolo

5 km from the sea — a 5 km dal mare

far from here — lontano da qui

open from 2 pm until 5 pm — aperto dalle 14 alle 17

from June to August — da giugno ad agosto

15 years from now — fra 15 anni

one month from now — un mese a partire da adesso

from day to day — di giorno in giorno

from a short story by Poe — da un racconto di Poe

to speak from experience — parlare per esperienza

a representative from Grunard — un rappresentante della Grunard

to choose from — scegliere tra

a card from Jo — una cartolina di Jo

a letter from them — una loro lettera

a quote from sb. — una citazione di qcn

wine from Ј 5 a bottle — vino a partire da Ј 5 (al)la bottiglia

children from the ages of 12 to 15 — bambini dai 12 ai 15 anni

from start to finish — dall'inizio alla fine

3 from 7 leaves 4 — 7 meno 3 fa 4

I know from speaking to her that — parlando con lei ho saputo che

he knows her from work — l'ha conosciuta sul lavoro

from what he said — da ciò che ha detto

from the way he talks... — dal modo in cui parla

goods from Spain — merci dalla Spagna

a friend from Chicago, Japan — un amico di Chicago, giapponese

people from Spain — gli spagnoli

where is he from? — da dove viene? di dov'è?

he comes from Oxford — è di Oxford

to take sth. from the table — prendere qcs. sul tavolo

5 km from the sea — a 5 km dal mare

far from here — lontano da qui

open from 2 pm until 5 pm — aperto dalle 14 alle 17

from June to August — da giugno ad agosto

15 years from now — fra 15 anni

one month from now — un mese a partire da adesso

from day to day — di giorno in giorno

from a short story by Poe — da un racconto di Poe

to speak from experience — parlare per esperienza

a representative from Grunard — un rappresentante della Grunard

to choose from — scegliere tra

a card from Jo — una cartolina di Jo

a letter from them — una loro lettera

a quote from sb. — una citazione di qcn

wine from Ј 5 a bottle — vino a partire da Ј 5 (al)la bottiglia

children from the ages of 12 to 15 — bambini dai 12 ai 15 anni

from start to finish — dall'inizio alla fine

3 from 7 leaves 4 — 7 meno 3 fa 4

I know from speaking to her that — parlando con lei ho saputo che

he knows her from work — l'ha conosciuta sul lavoro

from what he said — da ciò che ha detto

from the way he talks... — dal modo in cui parla

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

what is more — außerdem

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what's that tool for? —

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

What price fine weather for Sunday? — Какие виды на хорошую погоду в воскресенье?