from away: meaning & examples

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Meanings:

  • 1.

    Maine (United States)informalderogatory
    • A person who is not a native of Maine, often used pejoratively to describe someone perceived as an outsider or as imposing change on the local community.

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    • The locals often refer to tourists as 'from away' because they don't understand the community's traditions.

      Los locales suelen llamar a los turistas 'forasteros' porque no comprenden las tradiciones de la comunidad.

    • Tom, being from away, had a hard time fitting in with the Maine town's tight-knit residents.

      Tom, que es un forastero, tuvo dificultades para integrarse con los residentes unidos del pueblo de Maine.

    • You can tell someone is from away by the way they pronounce certain words around here.

      Puedes notar que alguien es forastero por cómo pronuncia ciertas palabras aquí.

  • 2.

    Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)Atlantic Canadainformalcolloquial
    • A person who comes from elsewhere; someone not originally from the local community.

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    • Jessica is from away, having moved here from another state last year.

      Jessica es de fuera, ya que se mudó aquí desde otro estado el año pasado.

    • People who are from away often bring new ideas that challenge local customs.

      Las personas que vienen de fuera a menudo traen nuevas ideas que desafían las costumbres locales.

    • The festival attracted many from away, eager to experience the local culture.

      El festival atrajo a muchos de fuera, ansiosos por experimentar la cultura local.

Examples:

  • EN: Welcome to the rock - If you come from away - Hep!
    ES: # Bienvenidos a la roca Si son de afuera #
  • EN: To the ones who have come from away Welcome to the rock
    ES: # Quienes hayan venido de afuera Bienvenidos a la roca #
  • EN: To transition From a come from away
    ES: # Para que alguien de fuera #
  • EN: Welcome to the friends Who have come from away
    ES: # Bienvenidos los amigos Que vienen de afuera #
  • EN: - We all come from away
    ES: - Todos venimos de afuera #
  • EN: To the ones who have come from away We say welcome to the
    ES: # A quienes hayan venido de afuera Les damos la bienvenida a #
  • EN: - Comes from away up.
    ES: - Viene de muy arriba.
  • EN: Our sitting here like this on the hillside away from away from people and things.
    ES: Estamos aquí sentados en la colina lejos de todo el mundo.
  • EN: - Are you from away?
    ES: - ¿Vienes de otro lugar?
  • EN: Enterprise, from away team.
    ES: Enterprise, aquí el equipo de salida.
  • EN: Enterprise from away team.
    ES: Aquí equipo de salida.
  • EN: - No, I'm from away.
    ES: No, soy de lejos.
  • EN: It's Halling. I bring men from away.
    ES: Soy Hallin ha traído hombres de lejos.
  • EN: Well, I don't know who you were before- except someone "from away" who wrote a lot of books- but who you are now is someone who made a lot of people feel really good, and that's gotta count for something, right?
    ES: Bueno, no sé quién eras antes... excepto alguien de lejos que escribía muchos libros... pero quién eres ahora es alguien que hizo a mucha gente sentirse bien... y eso debe valer para algo, ¿no?
  • EN: - This multinational corporation from away is trying to come into our state and our bioregion and take control over of our water.
    ES: Hay corporaciones multinacionales lejanas que están tratando de venir a nuestro estado y a nuestra bio-región para tomar control de nuestra agua.

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