room daylight film

he was bitten by a snake — è stato morso da un serpente

designed by an architect — disegnato da un architetto

destroyed by fire — distrutto dal fuoco

to travel by train — viaggiare in treno

by bicycle — in bicicletta

to pay by cheque — pagare con assegno

by candlelight — a lume di candela

I know her by sight — la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand — l'ho preso per mano

he has two children by his first wife — ha due figli dalla prima moglie

by my watch it is three o'clock — al mio orologio sono le tre

I knew him by his walk — l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me — per me va bene

to enter by the back door — entrare dalla porta di servizio

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence — siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

by the bed — accanto al letto

by the sea — in riva al mare

a film by Kubrik — un film di Kubrik

who is it by? — di chi è?

by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone — quando scese era già uscito

but by then it was too late — ma ormai era troppo tardi

by day as well as by night — sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno

by moonlight — al chiaro di luna

forbidden by law — proibito per legge

to play by the rules — giocare secondo le regole

prices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

by far — di gran lunga

it's better by far — è di gran lunga migliore

a room 20 metres by 10 metres — una stanza di 20 metri per 10

10 multiplied by 5 is 50 — 10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

to be paid by the hour — essere pagato a ore

by the dozen — a dozzine

little by little — poco a poco

one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta

he is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita

by mistake — per errore

by chance — per caso, casualmente

he did it all by himself — l'ha fatto tutto da solo

south by south-west — sud-sud-ovest

to go by — passare

the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti

he walked on by without stopping — passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then — molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by — col (passare del) tempo

he lives close by — abita vicino

to put money by — mettere da parte i soldi

come by for a drink — passa a bere qualcosa

by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco

he was bitten by a snake — è stato morso da un serpente

designed by an architect — disegnato da un architetto

destroyed by fire — distrutto dal fuoco

to travel by train — viaggiare in treno

by bicycle — in bicicletta

to pay by cheque — pagare con assegno

by candlelight — a lume di candela

I know her by sight — la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand — l'ho preso per mano

he has two children by his first wife — ha due figli dalla prima moglie

by my watch it is three o'clock — al mio orologio sono le tre

I knew him by his walk — l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me — per me va bene

to enter by the back door — entrare dalla porta di servizio

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence — siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

by the bed — accanto al letto

by the sea — in riva al mare

a film by Kubrik — un film di Kubrik

who is it by? — di chi è?

by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone — quando scese era già uscito

but by then it was too late — ma ormai era troppo tardi

by day as well as by night — sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno

by moonlight — al chiaro di luna

forbidden by law — proibito per legge

to play by the rules — giocare secondo le regole

prices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

by far — di gran lunga

it's better by far — è di gran lunga migliore

a room 20 metres by 10 metres — una stanza di 20 metri per 10

10 multiplied by 5 is 50 — 10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

to be paid by the hour — essere pagato a ore

by the dozen — a dozzine

little by little — poco a poco

one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta

he is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita

by mistake — per errore

by chance — per caso, casualmente

he did it all by himself — l'ha fatto tutto da solo

south by south-west — sud-sud-ovest

to go by — passare

the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti

he walked on by without stopping — passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then — molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by — col (passare del) tempo

he lives close by — abita vicino

to put money by — mettere da parte i soldi

come by for a drink — passa a bere qualcosa

by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco

by and by — bientôt, en peu de temps

by the by —

by the bye — à propos

but that's by the by — mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose

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,...