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de1 s. f. Nombre de la letra d.
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English de [de] prep (= de+el = del) 1. (posesión, pertenencia) → of;
la casa de Isabel/mis padres → Isabel's/my parents' house;
es de ellos/ella → it's theirs/hers;
un libro de Unamuno → a book by Unamuno
2. (origen, distancia, con números) → from;
soy de Gijón → I'm from Gijón;
de 8 a 20 → from 8 to 20;
5 metros de largo → 5 metres long;
salir del cine → to go out of o leave the cinema;
de ... en ... → from ... to ...;
de 2 en 2 → 2 by 2, 2 at a time;
9 de cada 10 → 9 out of every 10
3. (valor descriptivo): una copa de vino → a glass of wine;
una silla de madera → a wooden chair;
la mesa de la cocina → the kitchen table;
un viaje de dos días → a two-day journey;
un billete de 50 euros → a 50-euro note;
un niño de tres años → a three-year-old (child);
una máquina de coser → a sewing machine;
la ciudad de Madrid → the city of Madrid;
el tonto de Juan → that idiot Juan;
ir vestido de gris → to be dressed in grey;
la niña del vestido azul → the girl in the blue dress;
la chica del pelo largo → the girl with long hair;
trabaja de profesora → she works as a teacher;
de lado → sideways;
de atrás/delante → rear/front
4. (hora, tiempo): a las 8 de la mañana → at 8 o'clock in the morning;
de día/noche → by day/night;
de hoy en ocho días → a week from now;
de niño era gordo → as a child he was fat
5. (comparaciones): más/menos de cien personas → more/less than a hundred people;
el más caro de la tienda → the most expensive in the shop;
menos/más de lo pensado → less/more than expected
6. (causa): del calor → from the heat;
de puro tonto → out of sheer stupidity
7. (tema) → about;
clases de inglés → English classes;
¿sabes algo de él? → do you know anything about him?;
un libro de física → a physics book
8. (adj+de+infin): fácil de entender → easy to understand
9. (oraciones pasivas): fue respetado de todos → he was loved by all
10. (condicional+infin) → if;
de ser posible → if possible;
de no terminarlo hoy → if I etc don't finish it today

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