Be away

be away (to be absent, to be far, to be in the other direction, in certain distance) - być nieobecnym, być daleko, gdzieindziej, poza, w pewnej odległości.

1. My boss is away on leave at the moment. [he is travelling somewhere]
2. Gregory is away with flu. [Gregory is absent because of flu]
3. Joe brought a note from his parents because he has been away from school. [because he was absent at school]
4. Zurich is about 20 kilometres away. [from here to Zurich there is a distance of about 20 kilometres]
5. The presidential elections are a year away. [from now to the presidential elections there is a time period of a year]
6. July is a long way away. [there is a long of time from now to July ]