my happiness has gone

essere o non essere — to be or not to be

sia la luce - e la luce fu — let there be light - and there was light

è il miglior meccanico che ci sia — he is the best mechanic there is

(provenire) è di Genova — he is o comes from Genoa

(appartenenza) di chi è questo libro? — è mio — whose book is this? — it's mine

(data) è il 12 giugno — it is June 12th

era il 1962 — it was 1962

erano gli anni Sessanta — it was the Sixties

(ora) che ora è? o che ore sono? — sono le due — what's the time? o what time is it? — it's two o'clock

saranno state le cinque — it must have been five o'clock

(+ da + infinito) è da fare subito — it should be done o needs to be done o is to be done immediately

(tempi composti: attivo) è arrivato? — has he arrived?

è arrivato ieri? — did he arrive yesterday?

è andato in Inghilterra — he has gone to England

è stato in Inghilterra — he has been to England

sono cresciuto in Italia — I grew up in Italy

(tempi composti: passivo) è stato fabbricato in India — it was made in India

è stato investito da un'auto — he was run over by a car

(tempi composti: riflessivo) si sono vestiti — they dressed, they got dressed

è che non mi piace — the fact is I don't like it

(costare) sono 200 euro — that's 200 euros, that comes to 200 euros

esserci: c'è — there is

essere o non essere — to be or not to be

tre anni or sono — three years ago

sono subito da lei, signora — I'll be with you right away, madam

"sei brutto!" "sarai bello tu!" — "you're ugly!" "you're not so handsome yourself!"

che ne è di...? — what (has become) of...?

che ne sarà di noi? — what will become of us?

non è da te, da lui — it's not like you, him

se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto — had it not been for you, I would have died

se fossi in te, lui... — if I were you, him...

per essere un capo non è male — as bosses go, she's not bad

per essere bello è bello ma... — I'm not saying he's not handsome, but...

può essere — maybe, perhaps

non può essere (vero)! — it can't be (true)!

quel che è stato, è stato — let bygones be bygones

sarà anche il capo ma — he may be the boss, but

sarà quel che sarà — what(ever) will be will be

e sia! — so be it!

non ci sono per nessuno — I'm not in for anyone

essere umano — human being

essere vivente — living being

un essere spregevole — a despicable person

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,...

ne durer qu'un instant — only to last a moment

durer indéfiniment — to go on forever

faire durer ses vêtements — to make one's clothes last

pourvu que ça dure — long may it last