Meaning of од | Babel Free

Definitions

1. from, since
2. of
3. [with genitive] than
4. made of, made out of, made from
5. [with genitive] by (usually followed by стране ("side/party") denoting the party which is doing the action; active form is preferred in formal language)
   proscribed
6. because of, from, with (denoting a direct or indirect cause)

Equivalents

Examples

“од Загреба до Београда”

from Zagreb to Belgrade

“од Триглава до Демир Капије”

from Triglav to Demir Kapija (the territory of Yugoslavia 1945-1992)

“од Нирване до Силване”

from Nirvana to Silvana (wide variety of music genres)

“од јутра до мрака”

from morning to night

“од 5 до 10 сати”

from 5 to 10 o'clock

“од данас”

from today on

“од сад(а)”

from now on

“од тад(а)”

from then on

“од краја зиме”

from the end of winter

“село од три куће”

a village of three houses

“један од њих”

one of them

“човјек од (своје) р(иј)ечи”

a man of his word

“Хвала! То је било јако јако л(иј)епо од тебе!”

Thank you! That was very nice of you!

“Авиони су бржи од хеликоптера.”

Airplanes are faster than helicopters.

“Старији је од своје сестре.”

He is older than his sister.

“столица од дрвета”

a chair made of wood

“Пластика се производи од нафте.”

Plastic is made from oil.

“У сламовима, људи често живе у кућама направљеним од отпадног метала.”

In slums, people often live in houses made out of scrap metal.

“Бомба је била пронађена од (стране) полиције.”

The bomb was found by the police.

“умр(иј)ети од досаде”

to die of boredom

“дрхтати од страха”

to tremble with fear

“трести се од хладноће”

to shiver with cold

“Умрла је од рака коже.”

She died of skin cancer.

“Умрла је од алкохолизма.”

She died from alcoholism.