Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "from, away from" in Russian

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Meaning: from, away from, because of, of, for

Pronunciation: [oht]

Part of speech: preposition

Rank: #28 (see frequency list)

These are the keys from my car.

Example sentences:

На войнé мнóгие солдáты умирáют от ран.
Many soldiers die of wounds during the war.
Налéвo от меня́ - у́лица Тверскáя, напрáво - Истори́ческий музéй.
Tverskaya street is on my left, the History Museum is on my right.
Ты читáл прикáз дирéктора от шестóго декабря́?
Have you read the director's order of December 6th?
Когдá корáбль отплы́л от бéрега, онá замахáла рукóй.
When the ship sailed away she began waving her hand.
Рекá освободи́тся ото льдá в апрéле.
The river will become free of ice in April.
Эта пу́говица от твоегó зи́мнего пальтó?
Is this button from your winter coat?
От всéй души желáeм Вам счácтья!
We with you happiness with all our heart!
literal We wish you happiness with all our soul!
Это ключ от нáшей кварти́ры.
This is key from our flat.
Аэропóрт "Домодéдово" нахóдится в двадцати́ двух киломéтрах от Москвы́.
The Domodedovo airport is situated in 22 kilometers away from Moscow.
От Москвы́ до Ки́ева поездá хóдят регуля́рно.
Trains from Moscow to Kiev go regularly.
Летом мы живëм в мáленьком городкé недалекó от Сочи.
In summer we live in a small town not far from Sochi.
Мы узнáли об э́том от негó.
We found out about it from him.
У Вас есть лекáрство от головнóй бóли?
Do you have something for headache?
literal Do you have a medicine for headache?
Онá покраснéла от стыдá.
She turned red with shame.
Я получи́л имэйл от мáмы.
I've got an e-mail from my mom.

Idioms and set expressions:

от всeгó сéрдца, от всей души́ = with all one's heart
год от гóдa = with every passing year
дéнь ото дня = with every passing day
врéмя от врéмени = from time to time

Related words:

прóтив = against, for
из-за = because of
ото = from, away, because of, for

Proverbs and sayings:

От мëртвого ослá у́ши.
Nothing.
literal Ears of a dead donkey.
От добрá добрá не и́щут.
The best is the enemy of the good
literal One shouldn't look for good things in already good things.
От сумы́ да от тюрьмы́ не зарекáйся.
No one can be safe from poverty or prison.

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