the nearest shop

proche de — close to, near

le plus proche — the nearest

assez proche — not far away

les bureaux sont très proches les uns des autres — the desks are very close together

la victoire est proche — victory is at hand

la fin est proche — the end is (drawing) near

(plus) proche parent — next of kin

un proche du président — a close aide to the president

mes proches — my nearest and dearest

Il habitait dans un village proche. — He lived in a nearby village.

être proche — to be near, to be nearby

être proche de — to be near

La cathédrale est proche du château. — The cathedral is near the castle.

Les magasins les plus proches étaient à trois kilomètres. — The nearest shops were 3 kilometres away.

Les vacances sont proches. — It's nearly the holidays.

dans un proche avenir — in the near future

un ami proche — a close friend

l'un de ses proches — one of his close friends, one of her close friends

Les proches n'ont pas encore été prévenus. — The next of kin haven't been informed yet.

de proche en proche — gradually

jestem! — present!, here!

jestem samochodem — I've come by car

jesteśmy po obiedzie — we've already had dinner

czy byłeś w partii? — were you a party member?

jest ciepło/zimno — it's warm/cold

jest mi zimno/przykro — I'm cold/sorry

co ci jest? — what's the matter with you?

ten dom był zbudowany w 1874 — this house was built in 1874

co będzie, jeśli nie przyjdą? — what will happen if they don't come?

być może — maybe

tak jest! — yes, sir!

to jest — that is

folding window — створчатое окно

observation window — смотровое окошко

teller's window — кассовое окно

to close / shut a window — закрывать окно

to open a window — открыть окно

to look out of the window — выглянуть из окна

to clean / wash a window — мыть окно

to knock at the window — постучать в окно

He stood at the window, moodily staring out. — Он стоял у окна, уныло глядя наружу.

That's the second time I've had my car window smashed in the last two weeks. — За последние две недели мне уже во второй раз вдребезги разбивают стекло в машине.

lattice window — окно с решётками

shop window — витрина магазина

to dress windows for the Christmas season — разукрасить витрины к рождественским праздникам

I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window. — Я на минутку остановился перед витриной ближайшего магазина.

display window — окно на экране дисплея

There will be tomorrow only a 10-minute window - the period in which the rocket must be launched to reach the appropriate orbit. — Завтра будет только десять минут на то, чтобы запустить ракету и вывести её на нужную орбиту.

to dive into a river — нырнуть в реку

to dive headfirst — нырять вниз головой

to dive for pearls — искать жемчуг

He dove / dived in and saved her life. — Он бросился в воду и спас ей жизнь.

to dive off a bridge — броситься с моста

The company's share price dived 19 % overnight. — Акции компании мгновенно упали на 19%.

to dive for cover — броситься в укрытие

The goalkeeper dived for the ball but missed it. — Голкипер бросился за мячом, но упустил его.

I was following the man when he dived into a small restaurant and I lost track of him. — Я шёл за ним, но вдруг он юркнул в какой-то ресторанчик, и я его потерял.

to dive into one's work / studies — уходить с головой в работу, учёбу

Dinner's ready, dive in, everybody! — Обед готов, принимайтесь за еду!

to dive into one's suitcase — сунуть руку в чемодан

back dive — прыжок спиной вперёд

headfirst dive — прыжок вниз головой

high dive — прыжок с вышки

to make a dive — нырять

to make a dive for the gun lying on the floor — броситься к пистолету, лежащему на полу

to make a dive into smb.'s pocket — запустить руку в чей-л. карман

Escaping, the thief made a dive into the nearest shop. — Спасаясь от погони, вор нырнул в ближайший магазин.

He made a dive across the place. — Он бросился на другую сторону.

The price took a 30% dive last year. — В прошлом году цена упала на 30%.

The challenger took a dive. — Претендент симулировал нокаут.

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,...

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

20% off — 20% de descuento

off and on — on II 3) c)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

to feel off — sentirse* mal

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

a place two miles off — un lugar a dos millas (de distancia)

it landed not 50 metres off — cayó a menos de 50 metros

it's some way off — está algo lejos

the game is 3 days off — faltan 3 días para el partido

the lid is off — la tapa está quitada

there are two buttons off — faltan dos botones

he had his coat off — no llevaba el abrigo puesto

with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos

with his hat off — con el sombrero quitado

hats off! — ¡descúbranse!

hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!

off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!

off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!

to be off — irse, marcharse

it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme

I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme

I'm off — me voy, me marcho

I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París

where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?

she's off at 4 — sale del trabajo a las 4

be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!

he's off fishing — ha ido a pescar

off we go! — ¡vamos!

she's off on Tuesdays — los martes no viene (a trabajar)

are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?

I've got this afternoon off — tengo esta tarde libre

he gets two days off each week — tiene dos días libres a la semana

10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento

I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento

3 days straight off — 3 días seguidos

the game is off — se ha cancelado el partido

the talks are off — se han cancelado las conversaciones

sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta

their engagement is off — han roto el noviazgo

it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así

she's feeling rather off — se siente bastante mal

how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?

how are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?

in the off position — en posición de apagado

to fall off a table — caer de una mesa

to fall off a cliff — caer por un precipicio

to eat off a dish — comer en un plato

to dine off fish — cenar pescado

a street off the square — una calle que sale de la plaza

a flat just off the high street — un piso junto a la calle mayor

a house off the main road — una casa algo apartada de la carretera

height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo

he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...

our programme was taken off air ten days ago — nuestro programa dejó de emitirse hace diez días

off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill

there are two buttons off my coat — a mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones

the lid was off the tin — la lata tenía la tapa quitada

to take 3 days off work — tomarse 3 días libres

to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento

he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año

at the off — en la salida

to have an off day — tener un día malo

in the off season — fuera de temporada

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

20% off — 20% de descuento

off and on — on II 3) c)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

to feel off — sentirse* mal

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero