of

[ɔvˌ əv]

prep

1) (usu)

the history of Europe — historia Europy

the winter of 1987 — zima roku 1987

the 5th of July — 5 lipca

the four of us — nas czworo

a friend of ours — (pewien nasz) kolega

a boy of 10 — dziesięcioletni chłopiec

that was kind of you — to było uprzejme z twojej strony

the city of New York — (miasto) Nowy Jork

2) (from, out of) z +gen

a bracelet of solid gold — bransoletka ze szczerego złota

made of wood — zrobiony z drewna

3) (about) o +loc

I've never heard of him — nigdy o nim nie słyszałam

4) (indicating source, direction) od +gen

don't expect too much of him — nie oczekuj od niego zbyt wiele

south of London — na południe od Londynu

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[əv]

preposition

1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.)

2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) od

3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) autorstwa ...

4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) z

5) (showing: a picture of my father.)

6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) z

7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.)

8) (about: an account of his work.)

9) (containing: a box of chocolates.)

10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) z, od

11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) z

12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.)

13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) pełen ..., z ...

14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) przed