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A. /before voweltʊ; before consonant tə; stressed tuː/ prep.

  • 1 (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach go to work/to the theatre = zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen to France = nach Frankreich
  • 2 (as far as) bis zu from London to Edinburgh = von London [bis] nach Edinburgh increase from 10% to 20% = von 10% auf 20% steigen
  • 3 (introducing relationship or indirect object) to sb./sth. = jmdm./einer Sache (Dat.) lend/explain etc. sth. to sb. = jmdm. etw. leihen/erklären usw. speak to sb. = mit jmdm. sprechen that's all there is to it = mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen what's that to you? = was geht das dich an? to me (in my opinion) = meiner Meinung nach 14 miles to the gallon = 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone
  • 4 (until) bis to the end = bis zum Ende to this day = bis heute five [minutes] to eight = fünf [Minuten] vor acht
  • 5 (with infinitive of a verb) zu (expr. purpose, or after) too; um […] zu want to know = wissen wollen do sth. to annoy sb. = etw. tun, um jmdn. zu ärgern too hot to drink = zu heiß zum Trinken he would have phoned but forgot to = er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

B. adv.

/tuː/

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