to come from a distance

come over to somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache anschließen

she came over funny/dizzy — ihr wurde auf einmal ganz komisch/schwindlig (ugs.)

(= change one's opinions, allegiance) he came over to our side — er trat auf unsere Seite über

he came over to our way of thinking — er machte sich unsere Denkungsart zu Eigen

come over to somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache anschließen

she came over funny/dizzy — ihr wurde auf einmal ganz komisch/schwindlig (ugs.)

what has come over him? — was ist über ihn gekommen?

some /quite a/ distance - порядочное /приличное/ расстояние

air-line distance - расстояние по прямой

free distance - зазор, просвет

sense of distance - а) чувство расстояния; б) представление о расстоянии

our torches gave us no sense of distance - наши факелы не давали ни малейшего представления о расстояниях

a short distance away - недалеко, неподалёку

at a distance - на некотором расстоянии

at a visual distance - насколько видит глаз

the distance from here to London - расстояние отсюда до Лондона

within easy distance - совсем рядом

within shooting [jumping, striking] distance - на расстоянии выстрела [прыжка, удара]

hailing distance - а) расстояние слышимости человеческого голоса; they were within hailing distance of the island - они уже могли окликнуть людей на острове; б) близкое расстояние; ≅ рукой подать; success is within hailing distance - успех уже маячит

within speaking distance - на таком расстоянии, что можно разговаривать

you should be in (the) calling distance - не уходи далеко, а то тебя не дозовёшься

within five minutes walking distance - на расстоянии пяти минут ходьбы /пешего хода/

my house is within /in/ walking distance of the school - от моего дома до школы можно дойти пешком

the bridge is a good distance off [some little distance from here] - до моста (ещё) далеко [рукой подать]

no distance at all - небольшое расстояние

the station is no distance at all - до станции рукой подать

from a distance - издалека

to come from a distance - приехать [прийти] издалека

in the distance - в отдалении, вдали, вдалеке

out of distance - очень далеко, вне пределов досягаемости

to vanish into the distance - растаять вдали

to move to a distance - отодвинуться на почтительное расстояние

long [medium, short] distance - длинная [средняя, короткая] дистанция

distance advantage - преимущество в дистанции

to hit the distance - пробежать дистанцию

to run the distance at record time - пройти /пробежать/ дистанцию в рекордное время

take-off distance - длина пробега при взлёте

stopping distance - тормозной путь

mental distance - несходство интеллектов

the distance between the culture of two countries - различие в культурах двух стран

to know one's distance, to keep at a distance = to keep one's distance а)

to keep smb. at a distance - держать кого-л. на почтительном расстоянии; указать кому-л. его место

distance of time - период времени

the distance between two events - промежуток времени между двумя событиями

at this distance of time - по прошествии этого времени

over a distance of 40 years - на протяжении 40 лет

middle distance - средний план

closed distance - закрытая дистанция

fencing /striking/ distance - боевая дистанция

to distance one's rivals [pursuers] - оставить далеко позади своих соперников [преследователей]

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?

he comes from Segovia — es de Segovia

he had gone from home — se había ido de su casa

the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid

from London to Glasgow — de Londres a Glasgow

from house to house — de casa en casa

from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

from now on — de aquí en adelante

from that time — desde aquel momento

(as) from Friday — a partir del viernes

from a child, from childhood — desde niño

from time to time — de vez en cuando

the hotel is 1km from the beach — el hotel está a 1km de la playa

a long way from home — muy lejos de casa

to be far from the truth — estar lejos de la verdad

a letter from my sister — una carta de mi hermana

a telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith

a message from him — un mensaje de parte de él

tell him from me — dile de mi parte

to drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella

we learned it from him — lo aprendimos de él

we learned it from a book — lo aprendimos en un libro

a quotation from Shakespeare — una cita de Shakespeare

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

to pick sb from the crowd — escoger a algn de la multitud

I'll buy it from you — te lo compraré

take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!

one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto

painted from life — pintado del natural

prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras

there were from 10 to 15 people there — había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

things went from bad to worse — las cosas fueron de mal en peor

the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento

he went from office boy to director in five years — pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

to be different from sb — ser distinto de algn

he can't tell red from green — no distingue entre rojo y verde

to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

to act from conviction — obrar por convicción

from sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

weak from hunger — debilitado por el hambre

from what I can see — por lo que veo

from what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice

from experience — por experiencia

to die from exposure — morir de frío

to shelter from the rain — protegerse de la lluvia

to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn

to prevent sb from doing sth — impedir a algn hacer algo

from above — desde arriba

from afar — desde lejos

from among the crowd — de entre la multitud

from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

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 come to the door — venire ad aprire (la porta)

I'm coming! — sto arrivando! arrivo!

to come and go — andare e venire

fashions come and go — le mode vanno e vengono

come next year — il prossimo anno

come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate

for some time to come — per qualche tempo

there's still the speech to come — c'è ancora il discorso

to come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.

to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.

don't come any closer — non avvicinatevi oltre

to come close o near to doing — riuscire quasi a fare

I've come for — sono venuto a cercare

my sister is coming for me at 8 am — mia sorella viene a prendermi alle 8

that's what comes of doing — ecco quello che succede a fare

how come? — com'è potuto succedere?

come what may — accada quel che accada

to take things as they come — prendere le cose come vengono

come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione

to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare

I'll come to that in a moment — ci arrivo subito

it comes with practice — si impara con la pratica

wisdom comes with age — la saggezza viene con l'età

to come after — venire dopo, seguire

to come before — venire prima di, precedere

my family comes first — la mia famiglia viene prima di tutto il resto

don't let this come between us — non permettere che questo si frapponga tra noi

to come between two people — intromettersi tra due persone

the house comes to me when they die — dopo la loro morte la casa spetta a me

when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare

come (now)! — dai! su!

I don't know if I'm coming or going — non so più quello che sto facendo

he's as stupid as they come — è molto stupido

to come to the door — venire ad aprire (la porta)

I'm coming! — sto arrivando! arrivo!

to come and go — andare e venire

fashions come and go — le mode vanno e vengono

come next year — il prossimo anno

come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate

for some time to come — per qualche tempo

there's still the speech to come — c'è ancora il discorso

to come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.

to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.

don't come any closer — non avvicinatevi oltre

to come close o near to doing — riuscire quasi a fare

I've come for — sono venuto a cercare

my sister is coming for me at 8 am — mia sorella viene a prendermi alle 8

that's what comes of doing — ecco quello che succede a fare

how come? — com'è potuto succedere?

come what may — accada quel che accada

to take things as they come — prendere le cose come vengono

come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione

to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare

I'll come to that in a moment — ci arrivo subito

it comes with practice — si impara con la pratica

wisdom comes with age — la saggezza viene con l'età

to come after — venire dopo, seguire

to come before — venire prima di, precedere

my family comes first — la mia famiglia viene prima di tutto il resto

don't let this come between us — non permettere che questo si frapponga tra noi

to come between two people — intromettersi tra due persone

the house comes to me when they die — dopo la loro morte la casa spetta a me

when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare

come (now)! — dai! su!

I don't know if I'm coming or going — non so più quello che sto facendo

he's as stupid as they come — è molto stupido

keep one's distance [from somebody/something] — Abstand [zu jemandem/etwas] wahren

at a distance/[viewed] from a distance — von weitem

distance oneself from somebody/something — sich von jemandem/etwas distanzieren