Compound Forms:
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| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | estar a años luz de expr |
| | | no tener nada que ver con expr |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| | Su vida en Canadá está a años luz de la que llevaba en Haití. |
| | Su vida en Canadá no tiene nada que ver con la que llevaba en Haití. |
| | | ser muy diferente loc verb |
| | Su vida en Canadá es muy diferente de la que tenía en Haití. |
| a heartbeat away from [sth] expr | US, figurative (very close) | a un pelo de loc adv |
| | | a un paso de loc adv |
| | | muy cerca de loc adv |
| | I'm sure you're only a heartbeat away from success now. |
a little bird told me,
a little bird told me that,
I heard from a little bird that expr | figurative, informal (secret source told me) (AmL) | me lo dijo un pajarito, me lo contó un pajarito expr |
| | (AmL) | un pajarito me dijo que, un pajarito me contó que expr |
| | (ES) | me lo ha dicho un pajarito, me lo ha contado un pajarito expr |
| | (ES) | un pajarito me ha dicho que, un pajarito me ha contado que expr |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (figurado) | a tiro de piedra de expr |
| | | ahí nomás loc adv |
| | | muy cerca loc adv |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| absent from [sth] adj + prep | (not present at) | ausente en, ausente de adj + prep |
| | Jasmine was absent from the party on Sunday. |
| | Jasmine estuvo ausente en la fiesta del domingo. |
| absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (leave) | retirarse de v prnl + prep |
| | If you feel unwell, simply absent yourself from the table. |
| | Si te encuentras mal puedes retirarte de la mesa. |
absent,
absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (not attend) | ausentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Mr Smith sends his apologies for having to absent himself from today's meeting. |
| | El señor Smith les pide disculpas por tener que ausentarse de la reunión de hoy. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (religion: free from sin) | absolver a alguien de loc verb |
| | The priest absolved the man of all his sins. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (free from guilt) | absolver a alguien de loc verb |
| | | librar a alguien de loc verb |
| | The court absolved Richard of any blame for the accident. |
| abstain from [sth] vi + prep | (refrain from, not indulge in) | abstenerse de v prnl + prep |
| | Roman Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. |
| | Los católicos romanos se abstienen de comer carne los viernes de Cuaresma. |
| abstention from [sth] n | (not partaking of [sth]) | abstención de nf + prep |
| | If you are driving, abstention from alcohol is the only way to be safe. |
| abstract [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (consider out of practical context) | abstraer algo de vtr + prep |
| | It is difficult to abstract Baroque music from its religious context. |
| | Es difícil abstraer la música barroca de su contexto religioso. |
| abstract [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (obtain [sth] from a source) | abstraer de vtr + prep |
| | | extraer de vtr + prep |
| | The data is abstracted from online news stories. |
| | Los datos se han abstraído de noticias en línea. |
| | Los datos se han extraído de noticias en línea. |
| across from [sth/sb] prep | (opposite) | enfrente de loc prep |
| | My office building is just across from the mall. |
| | Mi oficina está enfrente del centro comercial. |
| be adapted from [sth] v expr | (story, movie: be based on [sth]) | estar basado en loc verb |
| | The film "Invictus" is adapted from a book by John Carlin. |
| | La película "Invictus" está basada en un libro de John Carlin. |
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) (rango de edades) | de edades comprendidas entre loc adj |
| | | de X a Y años loc adj |
| | | de entre X y Z años loc adj |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| apart from conj | (except) | aparte de loc conj |
| | | excepto conj |
| | Apart from me, none of my classmates delivered the composition on time. |
| | Aparte de mí, ninguno de mis compañeros de clase entregó la redacción a tiempo. |
| apart from adj | (separate from, away from) | apartado de adj |
| | He built his house apart from the rest of the village. |
| | Construyó su casa apartada de las del resto de la localidad. |
arise from [sth],
arise out of [sth] vi + prep | (result) | surgir a partir de vi + loc prep |
| | | resultar de vi + prep |
| | Several complications arose from the surgery. |
| | Surgieron varias complicaciones a raíz de la cirugía. |
| as distinct from expr | (unlike, not) | y no loc adv |
| | | distinto de adv + prep |
| as from prep | (starting on) | a partir de loc prep |
| | You'll need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| | Tendrás que llegar 10 minutos antes a partir de mañana. |
| aside from prep | (apart from, not including) | aparte de loc prep |
| | Aside from the high pay, why do you want to be a doctor? |
| | Aparte de los altos ingresos ¿existe alguna otra razón por la quieres ser médico? |
at close range,
from close range adv | (from near the target) | de cerca, desde cerca loc adv |
| | Despite security checks, the assassin managed to smuggle a pistol into the press conference, and shot the President from close range. |
| | A pesar de los controles el asesino pudo entrar una pistola a la conferencia de prensa y disparó al presidente de cerca. |
| | | próximo/a, cercano/a adj |
| | A pesar de los controles el asesino pudo entrar una pistola a la conferencia de prensa y disparó al presidente desde una distancia cercana. |
| | | a poca distancia loc adv |
| | A pesar de los controles el asesino pudo entrar una pistola a la conferencia de prensa y disparó al presidente a poca distancia.. |
| away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | lejos de adv + prep |
| | Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| | Lejos del epicentro del terremoto los daños fueron menores. |
| away from home expr | (not where you live) | lejos de casa expr |
| ban [sb] from doing [sth] v expr | often passive (prohibit) | prohibir a alguien hacer algo loc verb |
| | Students are banned from chewing gum in class at this school. |
| | En esta escuela le prohiben a los alumnos masticar chicle en clase. |
| ban [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (expel, exclude) | expulsar a vtr + prep |
| | | excluir a vtr + prep |
| | | inhabilitar a vtr + prep |
| | After he was caught stealing books, Richie was banned from the library. |
| | Expulsaron a Richie de la biblioteca después de que lo encontraran robando libros. |
| bar [sb] from doing [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (exclude, ban from doing [sth]) | prohibir⇒ vtr |
| | | impedir⇒ vtr |
| | The judge barred Lewis from driving for a year. |
| | El juez le prohibió a Lewis conducir durante un año. |
| be descended from [sb] v expr | (human: have as ancestor) | ser descendiente de loc verb |
| | The family is descended from Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. |
| | La familia es descendiente del príncipe Axel de Dinamarca y la princesa Margarita de Suecia. |
| be descended from [sth] v expr | (have evolved from) | descender de vi + prep |
| | The domestic dog is descended from the wolves of Europe and Asia. |
| | El perro doméstico es descendiente de los lobos de Europa y Asia. |
| beg [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | (request food, money) | pedir algo a loc verb |
| | The poor boy begged food and money from strangers on the street. |
| | El niño pobre pedía comida y dinero a extraños en la calle. |
| benefit from [sth] vi + prep | (derive advantage) | beneficiarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The company will benefit from the growth in sales. |
| | Esta compañía se beneficiará del aumento de las ventas. |
| blast from the past n | informal ([sth] unexpectedly nostalgic) | recuerdo del pasado nm + loc adj |
| bolt from the blue n | figurative ([sth] unexpected) | salir de la nada loc verb |
| | The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| | La acusación de robo salió de la nada. |
| | | giro imprevisto loc nom m |
| | | imprevisto nm |
| | La acusación de robo fue un giro imprevisto. |
| borrow [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | (use another's property) | pedir prestado algo a loc verb |
| | | tomar prestado algo de loc verb |
| | Kathy borrowed a skirt from her sister to wear to the party. |
| | Kathy le pidió prestada una falda a su hermana para usar en la fiesta. |
| borrow [sth] from [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative (ideas: adopt from others) | tomar prestado loc verb |
| | Most religions borrow ideas from older ones. |
| | Muchas religiones toman ideas prestadas de religiones antiguas. |
| borrow from [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (ideas: take adopt) | inspirarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | tomar elementos de loc verb + prep |
| | His work borrows from many other artists. |
| | Su trabajo se inspira en muchos otros artistas. |
| | Su trabajo toma elementos de muchos otros artistas. |
| bounce [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, slang (evict) (coloquial, figurado) | plantar en la calle a loc verb |
| | | poner de patitas en la calle a loc verb |
| | The football players were bounced from the club for starting a fight. |
| | Plantaron en la calle a los jugadores de fútbol por armar una pelea en el club. |
| break free from [sb] v expr | (escape) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | | librarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The hostage broke free from his captors and ran to safety. |
| | El rehén escapó de sus captores y corrió por su salvación. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | librarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| | Los dos convictos finalmente pudieron librarse de la cadena de presidiarios. |
| bring [sb] back from the dead v expr | (resuscitate [sb]) | traer a alguien de la muerte loc verb + prep |
| | | traer a alguien de entre los muertos loc verb + prep |
| | | resucitar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | The Bible says that Christ brought Lazarus back from the dead. |
| | La Biblia dice que Jesús trajo a Lázaro de la muerte. |
| buffer [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (cushion from impact of) | amortiguar de vtr + prep |
| | Eric's wealth buffers him from the cost of living crisis. |
bum [sth] off [sb],
bum [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | slang (obtain by asking, begging) (coloquial) | gorronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | garronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | Brad is always bumming cigarettes off his friends. |
| | Brad siempre les está gorroneando cigarros a sus amigos. |
cadge [sth] from [sb],
cadge [sth] off [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (obtain by begging) | gorronear algo a loc verb |
| | (AR) | garronearle algo a loc verb |
| | Grayson cadged a quarter from his neighbor to feed the parking meter. |
carve [sth] out of [sth],
carve [sth] from [sth] v expr | (shape: sculpt from) | esculpir en vtr + prep |
| | | tallar en vtr + prep |
| | Michelangelo liked to carve huge athletic nudes out of marble. |
| | A Miguel Ángel le gustaba esculpir enormes desnudos atléticos en mármol. |
cashier [sb],
cashier [sb] from [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (dismiss from a job) (empleo) | echar a, despedir a vtr + prep |
| | (cargo) | destituir a vtr + prep |
| | Marco was cashiered from the military because of the mistakes he made. |
| | A Marco lo echaron del ejército por los errores que cometió. |
| cast [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (send forth) | expulsar a alguien de loc verb |
| | | exiliar a alguien de loc verb |
| | He was cast from his city and had to live elsewhere. |
| | Lo expulsaron de su ciudad y tuvo que vivir en otro lado. |
| choose from [sth] vi + prep | (decide between) | escoger entre vtr + prep |
| | He needs to choose from the three options. |
| | Debe escoger entre las tres opciones. |
| clear the snow from [sth] v expr | (shovel snow away from) | quitar la nieve, sacar la nieve loc verb |
| | | palear la nieve loc verb |
| | | retirar la nieve loc verb |
| | I must clear the snow from the driveway so I can drive my car to work. |
| | Debo quitar la nieve de la entrada del auto para poder manejar al trabajo. |
| coerce [sth] from [sb]⇒ vtr | (bring about by force) | obtener algo de alguien por la fuerza loc verb |
| | Authorities attempted to coerce cooperation from the residents. |
| | Las autoridades trataron de obtener la cooperación de los vecinos por la fuerza. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | salir de vi |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| | Lucy salió de la entrevista sintiéndose confiada de haber obtenido el trabajo. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| | Aléjate de ahí, que te vas a caer. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| | La puerta se separó de una de sus bisagras. |
| | | salirse⇒, desprenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | La puerta se salió de una de sus bisagras. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (succeed again) (figurado) | renacer de las cenizas loc verb |
| | | resucitar⇒ vi |
| | In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. |
| | Era la última vuelta y estaba en último lugar, pero renació de las cenizas y ganó la carrera. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (recover) (figurado) | volver a nacer loc verb |
| | | ganarle a la muerte loc verb |
| | After the triple bypass, he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. |
| | Después del triple bypass volvió a nacer y ahora lleva una vida activa. |
| come from [sth] vi + prep | (be born or raised in) | venir de vi + prep |
| | | ser originario de loc verb |
| | (formal) | proceder de vi + prep |
| | She comes from India. |
| | He comes from a very poor part of the country. |
| | Ella viene de la India. // Él viene de una parte muy pobre del país. |
| | Ella es originaria de la India. |
| come from [sth] vi + prep | (have as its source) | venir de vi + prep |
| | | provenir de vi + prep |
| | Three-quarters of our daily water supply comes from lakes, rivers, and streams. |
| | Tres cuartos de nuestros suministros diarios de agua vienen de lagos, ríos y arroyos. |
| | | tener su origen en loc verb |
| | Tres cuartos de nuestros suministros diarios de agua tienen su origen en lagos, ríos y arroyos. |
| come from behind v expr | (sports: win from a lagging position) (Deportes) | remontar⇒ vi |
| | He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win. |
| | Adelantó al líder en la última vuelta y consiguió remontar y ganar. |
| come-from-behind adj | (involving a big catchup in points) (Deportes) | de remontada loc adj |
| come from money v expr | figurative, uncountable (belong to a wealthy family) | provenir de una familia adinerada loc verb |
| | | ser de una familia adinerada loc verb |
| | It's obvious from the way Geraldine talks and dresses that she comes from money. |
| come in from the cold v expr | figurative (no longer be in exile) | volver al redil expr |
| confiscate [sth] from [sb]⇒ vtr | (seize, take away) | confiscar algo a loc verb |
| | A customs officer confiscated the cheese from Rodney. |
| constrain [sb] from doing [sth] v expr | (hold [sb] back legally) | constreñir a alguien de hacer algo loc verb |
| | The contract constrained the author from hiring a new agent. |
| | El contrato constreñía al autor de contratar a un nuevo agente. |
| crib from [sb/sth] vi + prep | informal (cheat in an exam) | copiar⇒ vi |
| | (MX, SV, HN, CU, hoja con respuestas) | usar un acordeón loc verb |
| | (PR, hoja con respuestas) | usar una droguita loc verb |
| | (AR, hoja con respuestas) | usar un machete loc verb |
| | I failed the test because Jill wouldn't let me crib from her. |
| | Suspendí el examen porque Jill no me dejó copiarle. |
| crush [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (extract liquid) | exprimir algo de algo vtr + prep |
| | | extraer algo de algo vtr + prep |
| | They crushed the juice from an orange to make a drink. |
| | Exprimieron el jugo de una naranja para hacer una bebida. |
| cut the ground from under [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (make invalid, refute) | echar por tierra loc verb |
| date from [sth] vi + prep | (exist since) | datar de vi + prep |
| | The settlements here date from 1678. |
| | La colonización en este lugar data de 1678. |
| day-trip from [sth] vi + prep | US (make a day trip from a place) | hacer una escapada loc verb |
| | | hacer un viaje de un día loc verb |
| | We met a couple in Oxford who were day-tripping from London. |
| debar [sb] from [sth]⇒ vtr | (deny admission to) | negarle el acceso a un lugar a loc verb + prep |
| | | impedirle el ingreso a un lugar a loc verb + prep |
| | The underage college students were debarred from the club. |
| | Se les negó el acceso al club a los estudiantes menores de edad. |
| deduce [sth] from [sth]⇒ vtr | (conclude) | deducir algo de, deducir algo a partir de loc verb |
| | The detective deduced the answer from the physical evidence and witness reports. |
| | El detective dedujo la respuesta a partir de la evidencia física y los informes de los testigos. |
| deflect attention from [sth] v expr | (distract people from [sth]) | desviar la atención de algo loc verb + prep |
deforce [sth],
deforce [sth] from [sb]⇒ vtr | (law: wrongfully withhold from owner) | usurpar⇒ vtr |
| | | usurpar algo de alguien loc verb |
| deliver [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (liberate, rescue) | rescatar a alguien de algo, liberar a a alguien de algo vtr + prep |
| | | poner a resguardo a alguien de algo loc verb |
| | The commandos delivered the hostages from captivity. |
| | Los comandos rescataron a los rehenes del cautiverio. |
| depart from [sth] vi + prep | (leave a place) | salir de vi + prep |
| | (formal) | partir de vi + prep |
| | This train departs from New York at 3:15 pm. |
| | Este tren sale de Nueva York a las 3:15 p. m. |
| depart from [sth] vi + prep | figurative (deviate) | salirse de v prnl + prep |
| | | desviarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | My mom was worried when I didn't show up because she knew it was unusual for me to depart from my normal routine. |
| | Mi mamá se preocupó cuando no llegué porque sabía que no era normal que me saliera de mi rutina. |
| deregister [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (remove from: list, etc.) | sacar a alguien del registro de loc adj |
| deregister from [sth] vi + prep | (remove yourself from: list, etc.) | darse de baja loc verb |
| | | cancelar el registro loc verb |
| | (incorrecto, pero usado) | desuscribirse⇒ v prnl |
| derive from [sth] vi + prep | (word: develop from) | derivar de vi + prep |
| | | provenir de vi + prep |
| | | venir de vi + prep |
| | The word "deduct" derives from Latin. |
| | La palabra "deducir" deriva del latín. |
| derive from [sth] vi + prep | (have as origin) | derivar de vi + prep |
| | | tener su origen en loc verb |
| | The company derives from an idea the partners had when they were students. |
| | La empresa deriva de una idea que tuvieron los socios cuando eran estudiantes. |
| derive [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (obtain) | extraer de vtr + prep |
| | | obtener de vtr + prep |
| | The workers derive the cocaine from the leaves of the coca plant. |
| | Los trabajadores extraen la cocaína de las hojas de la planta de coca. |
| derive [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (gain) | obtener de vtr + prep |
| | | sacar de vtr + prep |
| | Adam derives great satisfaction from writing poetry. |
| | Adam obtiene gran satisfacción de escribir poesía. |
| derive [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (conclusion: deduce) | deducir de vtr + prep |
| | | obtener de vtr + prep |
| | Sherlock Holmes could derive accurate conclusions about a person from the smallest of clues. |
| | Sherlock Holmes era capaz de deducir conclusiones acertadas sobre una persona a partir de pistas muy pequeñas. |
| descend from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (living thing: have evolved from) | descender de vi + prep |
| | | provenir de vi + prep |
| | All humans descend from a common ancestor. |
| | Todos los humanos descienden de un ancestro común. |
| desist from [sth] vi + prep | (stop doing [sth]) | dejar de, parar de vi + prep |
| | (formal) | desistir de, cesar de vi + prep |
| | The headteacher ordered the pupil to desist from such disruptive behaviour. |
| desist from doing [sth] v expr | (stop doing) | dejar de, parar de vi + prep |
| | (formal) | desistir de, cesar de vi + prep |
| | The court ordered the company to desist from trading completely. |
| | La corte le ordenó a la compañía que deje de (or: pare de) comerciar. |
| detach [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (disconnect) | desconectar de vtr + prep |
| | | separar de vtr + prep |
| | When they got to the campsite, Sue detached the caravan from the car. |
| | Cuando llegaron de la acampada, Sue desconectó el remolque del coche. |
| detach yourself from [sth] v expr | (no longer be involved) | distanciarse de v prnl + prep |
| deter [sb] from doing [sth] v expr | (discourage from doing) | disuadir a alguien de hacer algo loc verb |
| | | desalentar a alguien de hacer algo loc verb |
| | The large dog deterred trespassers from entering the property. |
| | El gran perro disuadió a los intrusos de meterse en la propiedad. |
| detract attention from [sth] v expr | (distract people from [sth]) | desviar la atención de loc verb |
| | | apartar la atención de loc verb |
| detract [sb]'s attention from [sth] v expr | (distract [sb] from [sth]) | distraer a alguien de loc verb |
| | Stop trying to detract our attention from what's really important. |
| | Deja de distraernos de lo que es realmente importante. |