Meaning of od | 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 strane ("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

“od Zagreba do Beograda”

from Zagreb to Belgrade

“od Triglava do Demir Kapije”

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

“od Nirvane do Silvane”

from Nirvana to Silvana (wide variety of music genres)

“od jutra do mraka”

from dusk until dawn

“od 5 do 10 sati”

from 5 to 10 o'clock

“od danas”

from today on

“od sad(a)”

from now on

“od tad(a)”

since then

“od kraja zime”

from the end of winter

“selo od tri kuće”

a village of three houses

“jedan od njih”

one of them

“čovjek od (svoje) r(ij)eči.”

a man of his word

“Hvala! To je bilo jako l(ij)epo od tebe!”

Thank you! That was very nice of you!

“Avioni su brži od helikoptera.”

Airplanes are faster than helicopters.

“Stariji je od svoje sestre.”

He is older than his sister.

“stolica od drveta”

a chair made of wood

“Plastika se proizvodi od nafte.”

Plastic is made from oil.

“U slamovima, ljudi često žive u kućama napravljenim od otpadnog metala.”

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

“Bomba je bila pronađena od (strane) policije.”

The bomb was found by the police.

“umr(ij)eti od dosade”

to die of boredom

“drhtati od straha”

to tremble with fear

“tresti se od hladnoće”

to shiver with cold

“Umrla je od raka kože.”

She died of skin cancer.

“Umrla je od alkoholizma.”

She died from alcoholism.