Pronúncia: ˈɒv, əv
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preposition
- de.
- a friend of mine un amic meu.
- love of country amor a la pàtria.
- the love of God l'amor de Déu.
- it's no business of yours no és res que t'importi.
- de.
- how much do you want of this? d'això, quant en vols?
- there were four of us érem quatre.
- all of them tots ells.
- of the twelve two were bad dels dotze n'hi havia dos de dolents.
- most of all més que res.
- you of all people ought to know tu ho hauries de saber millor que ningú més.
- the best of my friends el meu millor amic.
- king of kings rei de reis.
- the city of York la ciutat de York.
- a boy of eight un noi de vuit anys.
- cakes of her making coques fetes per ella.
- by the name of Brown de nom Brown.
- bright of eye d'ulls clars.
- hard of heart de cor dur.
- that idiot of a minister aquell idiota de ministre.
- the colour of blood del color de la sang.
- a giant of a man un home gegantí.
- to buy something of someone [origin, cause] comprar-li a algú una cosa.
- «of all chemists» «de venda a totes les farmàcies».
- of necessity de necessitat, necessàriament (per força).
- of itself de sí.
- to die of a disease morir d'una malaltia.
- made of steel [material] fet d'acer.
- beloved of all estimat (de \ per) tothom.
- it was very silly of you to + infinitive vas ser molt ximple de + infinitiu.
- it's very kind of you és molt amable de la teva part.
- to dream of something somniar alguna cosa.
- to judge of something jutjar alguna cosa.
- to smell of something fer olor de.
- he was robbed of his watch li van robar el rellotge.
- it is ten minutes of four United States [with hours] són tres quarts i cinc de quatre, falten deu minuts per a les quatre.
[possession]
[partitive, etc.]
[descriptive]
[agent]
[with certain verbs]