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• 1 a (pertenencia, posesión) la casa de mis padres = my parents' house el rey de Francia = the king of France no es de él = it isn't his es un amigo de mi hijo = he's a friend of my son's un estudiante de quinto año = a fifth-year student la tapa de la cacerola = the saucepan lid un avión de Mexair = a Mexair plane b (con un nombre en aposición) of la ciudad de Lima = the city of Lima el aeropuerto de Barajas = Barajas airport el mes de enero = the month of January Definition of of in the British & World English dictionary Definition of of in the US English dictionary Translate of | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from es de Bogotá = she's/she comes from Bogotá una carta de Julia = a letter from Julia un amigo de la infancia = a childhood friend la literatura de ese período = the literature of o from that period de aquí a tu casa = from here to your house Definition of from in the British & World English dictionary Definition of from in the US English dictionary Translate from | into French | into German | into Italian b (material, contenido, composición) son de plástico = they're (made of) plastic una mesa de caoba = a mahogany table un vaso de agua = a glass of water un millón de dólares = a million dollars c (causa, modo) murió de viejo = he died of old age de tanto gritar = from shouting so much verde de envidia = green with envy temblando de miedo = trembling with fear de memoria = by heart lo tumbó de un golpe = he knocked him down with one blow d (en oraciones pasivas) by un poema de Neruda = a poem by Neruda rodeada de árboles = surrounded by trees Definition of by in the British & World English dictionary Definition of by in the US English dictionary Translate by | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a (cualidades, características) de gran inteligencia = of great intelligence objetos de mucho valor = objects of great value ¿de qué color lo quiere? = what color do you want it? tiene cara de aburrido = he looks bored una botella de un litro = a liter bottle la chica de azul = the girl in blue b (al definir, especificar) el botón de abajo = the bottom button tiene dos metros de ancho = it's two meters wide es fácil de pronunciar = it's easy to pronounce uno de los míos = one of mine el mayor de los Soto = the eldest of the Soto children

• 4 a (con cifras) pagan un interés del 15% = they pay 15% interest o interest at 15% b (en comparaciones de cantidad) than más de £100 = more than o over £100 pesa menos de un kilo = it weighs less than o under a kilo un número mayor/menor de 29 = a number over/under 29 Definition of than in the British & World English dictionary Definition of than in the US English dictionary Translate than | into French | into German | into Italian c (con un superlativo) es el más caro de todos = it's the most expensive one la ciudad más grande del mundo = the biggest city in the world d (refiriéndose a una parte del día) de día/noche = during the day/at night de madrugada = early in the morning

• 5 a (en calidad de) as trabaja de secretaria = she works as a secretary hace de rey en la obra = he plays (the part of) a king in the play Definition of as in the British & World English dictionary Definition of as in the US English dictionary Translate as | into French | into German | into Italian b (en expresiones de estado, actividad) de mal humor = in a bad mood estamos de fiesta = we're having a party c (indicando uso, destino, finalidad) el cepillo de la ropa = the clothes brush copas de vino = wine glasses ropa de cama = bed clothes dales algo de comer = give them something to eat ¿qué hay de postre? = what's for dessert?

• 6 (con sentido condicional) de haberlo sabido = if I had known, had I known de no ser así = otherwise