We say 'to be different ~ (or to) someone/something':
- The film was quite different ~ (or to) what I expected.
We say 'to hear ~ someone' (
= receive a letter/telephone call ~ someone
):
- 'Have you heard ~ Ann recently?' 'Yes, she wrote to me last week.
We say 'to suffer ~ an illness':
- The number of people suffering ~ heart disease has increased.
We say 'to borrow something ~ someone' :
- I didn't have any money. I had to borrow some ~ a friend of mine.
We say 'to protect someone/something ~ (or against ) someone/something':
- He put sun-tan oil on his body to protect his skin ~ the sun. (
or
protect his skin against the sun.)
We say 'to translate (a book etc.) ~ one language into a other language':
- George Orwell's books have been translated into many languages.