15) Preposiciones, Frases y Conjunciones Flashcards
1
Q
to get in
A
entrar
2
Q
to get through
A
atravesar
3
Q
to, at
A
a
You can use it to express time, introduce an indirect object, give an order or to indicate manner and motion.
4
Q
before, in the presence of, in front of, due
A
ante
5
Q
after, behind
A
tras
You can use tras to express time (after) and place (behind).
6
Q
between, among
A
entre
Use it to express an intermediate state, when something is between or among other things, and cooperation between two or more people.
7
Q
under
A
bajo
This Spanish preposition expresses place, but also denotes subordination and dependence.
8
Q
over, above, about
A
sobre
9
Q
against
A
contra
Contra can express being opposed to something or to be physically against something.
10
Q
toward, to
A
hacia
Expresses which way something or someone is moving to.
11
Q
in, on, into
A
en
12
Q
according to
A
segùn
13
Q
for, by, through
A
por
14
Q
from, since
A
desde
It refers to a specific point in time or a specific place.
15
Q
for, in order to, to
A
para
16
Q
until
A
hasta
17
Q
the issue, matter
A
el asunto
18
Q
to greet
A
saludar
19
Q
permission
A
el permiso
20
Q
the fine
A
la multa
21
Q
the judge
A
el/la juez
22
Q
to judge
A
juzgar
23
Q
true
A
verdadero/a
24
Q
false
A
falso/a
25
treasure
el tesoro
26
to take, to transport, to carry, to wear
llevar
27
to dominate
dominar
28
to indicate
indicar
29
the indigenous
los/las indígenas
30
indigenous (adj)
indígena
31
the historian
El historiador / la historiadora
32
superstitious
supersticioso/a
33
midnight
la medianoche
34
noon
el mediodía
35
in charge of
a cargo de
36
because of
a causa de
37
in favor of
a favor de
38
far from
lejos de
39
outside of
fuera de
40
in front of
frente a
41
at the end of
a fines de
42
in the middle, halfway through
a mediados de
43
from (compound preposition)
a partir de
This preposition allow you to set your starting point in the future.
A partir de la próxima semana empezaré a hacer ejercicio.
Starting next week I will start exercising.
A partir de que llegue Pablo prepararé la cena.
As soon as Pablo arrives, I will prepare dinner.
Se explotará una burbuja a partir de que se la toque.
A bubble will explode as soon as it is touched.
44
in front of
enfrente de
45
above, on top of
encima de
46
instead of
en vez de
47
walking
a pie
48
on time
a tiempo
49
through
a través de
50
in (one week)
en (una semana)
51
in fact
en efecto
52
in (ten) days
en (diez) días
53
besides, moreover
ádemas de
It is more like introducing a topic or further developing a point, rather than "besides" in the physical location sense
54
to the north of
al norte de
55
on the other hand
en cambio
56
behind
detrás de
57
after
depués de
58
to the south of
al sur de
59
around
alrededor de
60
before
antes de
61
near
cerca de
62
of course
desde luego
63
within, inside (of)
dentro de
64
in front of
delante de
65
from now on
de ahora en adelante
66
standing
de pie
67
beneath, under
debajo de
68
from time to time
de vez en cuando
69
to split, to cut
partir
70
employee
empleado/a
71
bird
el pájaro
72
to go out
salir a
73
about
acerca de
74
beside, alongside
junto a
75
throughout (a time period), along (an area)
a lo largo de
76
to taste like
saber a
77
threat
la amenaza
78
relative (n)
el pariente, la parienta
79
someone, somebody
alguien
80
tray
la bandeja
81
pot (n)
el tiesto
82
upon, when (doing X)
al + INFINITIVE
83
instead (ii)
en lugar de
84
to comment, to discuss
comentar
85
precocious
precoz
86
to spend
gastar
87
for being a BLANK
para ser un/una BLANK
88
to train
entrenar(se)
89
lamp
la làmpara
90
liberal (n)
el/la liberal
91
to threaten
amenazar
92
to send
enviar
93
to be about to do something, to be in favor of something/someone
estar + por + infinitive
94
pay raise
el aumento de sueldo
95
around there
por ahí, por allí
96
finally
por último
97
for now
por ahora
98
this way
por aquí
99
just in case
por si acaso
100
by the way
por cierto
101
for God's sake
por Dios
102
separately
por separado
103
that is why
por eso
104
almost
por poco
105
apparently
por lo visto
106
finally
por fin
107
at least
por lo menos
108
generally
por lo general
109
to pass through, to go past, to come by
pasar por
110
tunnel
el túnel
111
car (3)
el auto
112
to lead, to drive
conducir
113
brush
el cepillo
114
to approach, come close to
acercarse a
preterite: yo me acerqué
115
to learn to
aprender a
116
to return to, to do something again
volver a
117
to sound like
sonar a (o > ue)
118
to resist
resistirse a
119
to stay, to remain (back)
quedarse a
120
to start to
ponerse a
121
to oppose, to be opposed to
oponerse a
122
to dare to
atreverse a
123
to invite to
convidar a
more formal than invitar
124
to run to
correr a
125
to decide to
decidirse a
126
to inspire
inspirar a
127
to invite to
invitar a
128
to arrive to/at, to succeed in
llegar a
129
to ride
montar a
130
to smell of
oler a (o > ue)
131
to have just
acabar de
132
to finish (doing something)
terminar de
133
to dream of/about
soñar con (o > ue)
134
to remember (someone or something)
acordarse de (o > ue)
135
to be glad about
alegrarse de
136
to be happy for
alegrarse por
137
to threaten with
amenazar con
138
to marry
casarse con
139
to consent to
consentir en (e > ie)
140
to consist of
consistir en
141
to stop (doing something)
dejar de
142
to insist on
insistir en
143
to become
llegar a ser
144
to adore
adorar
145
peaceful
pacífico/a
146
marriage
el matrimonio
147
to forget about (someone or something)
olvidarse de
148
to cross out
borrar
149
to turn off
apagar
150
to throw away
botar
151
to go up
subir
152
to take off
quitar(se)
153
to fall down
caerse
154
to hang up
colgar (o > ue)
155
to light up
encender (e > ie)
156
detail
el detalle
157
dreadful
horrible
158
to report
reportar
159
thought
el pensamiento
160
financial
financiero(a)
161
leader
el líder
162
shovel
la pala
163
selfish
egoísta
164
peace
la paz
165
full
lleno(a)
166
to sign
firmar
167
the bonus
el bono
168
the contract
el contrato
169
to stand, to take, to put up with
soportar
170
errand
el recado
171
errand (ii)
el mandado
172
to run errands
hacer unos recados
173
kidnapping
el secuestro
174
to lose sight
perder de vista
175
to manifest
manifestar
176
a matter of life and death
un asunto de vida o muerte
177
suspicious
sospechoso/a
178
alert
alerta
179
weak
débil
180
to drop
dejar caer
181
to miss the opportunity
dejar pasar la ocasión
182
tear
la lágrima
las lágrimas
183
to fast
estar en ayuno
184
to carry out
llevar a cabo
185
to get ahead, to make progress
salir adelante
186
to spend excessively
tirar la casa por la ventana
187
to be worth it
valer la pena
188
percent
por ciento
189
forever
para siempre
190
so that/in order that
para que
191
for what reason
para qué
192
to reveal
dar a conocer
193
to encourage
dar ánimo
194
to find
dar con
195
to wind a clock
dar cuerda
196
rope
la cuerda
197
to scream
dar gritos
198
to have a snack
merendar
199
jealous
celoso/a
200
healthy
saludable
201
chore, task, duty, responsibility
quehacer
202
demanding
exigente
203
quickly, swiftly, fast
velozmente
204
truly
verdaderamente
205
to get
conseguir
206
upon, on
al (a + el)
207
provided that
a condición de
208
before
antes de
209
after
depués de
210
instead of
en lugar de
211
because of
por
212
for fear that
por miedo
213
to lend
dejar, prestar
214
license
el carnet
215
valid
válido/a
216
valid, in force
vigente
217
to dismiss, to say goodbye, to fire
despedir(se)
218
to say hello, to greet
saludar
219
to desire, to wish, to want
desear
220
to dislike, to detest
detester
221
to demand, to call for
exigir
irregular
Yo present = exijo
222
to start to, to begin to
comenzar a
223
to return from
volver de
224
to come from
venir de
225
to go up to
subir a
226
to go down to
bajar a
227
to face (up to) someone or something
dar la cara
228
to strike the hour
dar la hora
229
to shake hands
dar la mano
230
to thank
dar las gracias
231
to take for granted
dar por hecho
232
to embrace, to give a hug
dar un abrazo
233
to take a walk, to go for a ride
dar un paseo
234
to slap on the face
dar la bofetada
235
to give / to lend a hand
dar una mano
236
to take a walk
dar una vuelta
237
to realize
darse cuenta de
238
slap
la bofetada
239
the return
the return
240
to make someone happy
dar alegría a
241
to make someone feel sick
dar asco a
242
to make someone feel like (crying)
dar ganas de (llorar) a
243
to scare, to frighten someone
dar miedo a
244
to make someone nauseous / nauseated
dar náuseas a
245
to make someone panic
dar pánico a
246
nauseous
nauseabundo/a
247
to make one feel like
dar ganas de
tener ganas: to feel like doing something
dar ganas de: (something) makes you feel like doing something.
Ej. Tengo ganas de gritar: I feel like screaming.
Esta situación me da ganas de gritar: This situation makes me feel like screaming
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to make someone feel sorry
dar pena a
249
to make someone laugh
dar risa a
250
to make someone sleep
dar sueño a
251
to make someone sad
dar tristeza a
252
boredom
el aburrimiento
253
mouse
el ratón
254
rat
la rata
255
to heed, to pay attention
hacer caso
256
to stand in line
hacer cola
257
to work as
hacer de + noun
258
to play the role of
hacer el papel de
259
to make someone's life impossible
hacer la vida imposible
260
to ask, to pose questions
hacer preguntas
261
to do someone a favor
hacer un favor
262
to run an errand
hacer un recado
263
to harm; to hurt oneself
hacer(se) daño
264
to become
hacerse + noun
265
to break into pieces
hacerse pedazos
266
the fast
el ayuno
267
mood
el ánimo
268
laughter
la risa
269
to hurry up, to hurry
darse prisa
"darse prisa" = to hurry up, to hurry and "tener prisa" = to be in a hurry
270
to reveal
revelar
271
to encourage
animar
272
to take a walk (ii)
pasear
273
piece of a whole, a chunk of
el pedazo
Pieza is a unit with full features it self, a pieza de pizza, has all the features than the pizza as a whole, and pedazo is a part of the whole
274
to scam, cheat, decieve
engañar
275
plane flights
los vuelos de avionetas
276
abandoned
abandonado/a
277
to be cool
hacer fresco
278
to be windy
hacer viento
279
the moon is out/shining
haber luna
280
to be foggy
haber niebla
281
to be cloudy
haber nubes
282
to be sunny
haber sol
283
effectively
efectivamente
284
mother in law
la suegra
285
father in law
el suegro
286
to spoil, to ruin
echar a perder
287
to lose care, to not to worry
perder cuidado
288
to miss the bus, trains, etc
perder el autobus, el tren, etc
289
to lose patience
perder la calma
290
to lose one's mind
perder la razón
291
to miss one's turn
perder el turno
292
to agree, to come to an agreement
poner(se) de acuerdo
293
to doubt, to cast a doubt
poner en duda
294
to calm
calmar
295
to throw
echar
296
tail
la cola
297
clearness, clarity
la claridad
298
convincing
convincente
299
to get one's way
salirse con la suya
300
to take care
cuidar
301
the interest
el interés
302
to argue
discutir
303
too much, in excess
en exceso
304
appetite
el apetito
305
to improve the appetite
abrir el apetito
306
to burn
quemar
307
calories
Las calorías
308
to play golf
jugar al golf
309
to row
remar
310
favorite (alternative)
preferido/a
311
to invest
invertir
312
to increase
aumentar
313
to contribute
contribuir
contribuyo
contribuyes
contribuye
contribuyen
314
to satisfy
satisfacer
similar verb conjugation to hacer
315
the helpless/vunerable
los desamparados
316
merit
el mérito
317
to climb a mountain
subir la montaña
318
to go up
subir
319
to get up
levantarse
320
coffeemaker
la cafetera
321
to complicate
complicar
322
situation
la situación
323
to arrive, to come
llegar
324
about
acerca de
325
economy
la economía
326
to stop doing something
dejar + verb infinitive
327
for god's sake
por Dios
328
we all
todos (nosotros), todas (nosotras)
329
war
la guerra
330
to be glad
alegrarse
331
upside down
patas arriba
332
to be anxious
tener ansias
333
to be hot
tener calor
334
to be jealous
tener celos
335
to be careful
tener cuidado
336
to be envious
tener envidia
337
envy
la envidia
338
jealousy
los celos
339
envious
envidioso/a
340
to be successful
tener éxito
341
successful
exitoso/a
342
to be cold
tener frio
343
to be guilty
tener la culpa
344
to be unlucky
tener mala suerte
345
to be afraid
tener miedo
346
to be nervous
tener nervios
347
to be patient
tener paciencia
348
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
349
to be right
tener razón
350
to be sleepy
tener sueño
351
to be lucky
tener suerte
352
to have the chills
tener escalofrios
353
to have a headache
tener dolor de cabeza
354
to take place
tener lugar
355
to have to do with
tener que ver (con)
356
guilty
culpable
357
luck
la suerte
358
afraid
atemorizado/a
359
patience
la paciencia
360
patient (adj)
paciente
361
prize, award
el premio
362
to feel like
tener ganas de
tener ganas: to feel like doing something
dar ganas de: (something) makes you feel like doing something.
Ej. Tengo ganas de gritar: I feel like screaming.
Esta situación me da ganas de gritar: This situation makes me feel like screaming
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to be tired, to get tired
cansar(se)
364
to make sense
tener sentido/a
365
to overwork
trabajar en exceso
366
also
además
367
to lose
perder
can be a game or losing something.
368
wise
sabio/a
369
scale
la escala
370
stopover, layover
la escala
371
to bill, to invoice, to check in
facturar
372
item
el artículo
373
to land
aterrizar
374
atrocious
atroz
375
it is better to
más vale
376
it is advisable to
es recomendable
377
to avoid
evitar
378
doubtful
dudoso, dudosa
379
advisable
aconsejable
380
it is important to
Es importante
381
indispensable
indispensable
382
it is fair to
Es justo
383
it is better to
Es mejor
384
It is necessary to
Es necesario
385
precious
precioso/a
386
preferable
preferible
387
goal
la meta
388
beneficial
beneficioso/a
389
faith
la fe
390
faithful
fiel
391
to confront
enfrentar
392
fear
el miedo
393
balance
el equilibrio
394
to balance
equilibrar
395
to postpone
posponer
396
bright
brillante
397
myself
mí mismo
398
bold, intrepid
intrépido/a
399
surely
seguramente
400
next time
la próxima vez
401
to accompany
acompañar
402
nephew, neice
sobrino, sobrina
403
to compete
competir
404
tournament
el torneo
405
with all certainty
con toda certeza
406
unfortunately 1
desgraciadamente
407
fortunately
afortunadamente
408
anymore
nunca más
409
from now on
desde ahora
410
more frequently
con más frecuencia
411
candidate
el candidato / la candidata
412
nor
ni
413
neither .. nor
ni....ni
414
when to use E instead of Y
word that starts with i- or hi-
415
'but', 'but rather' and 'but instead'
sino
Pero is used to add more information to a previous statement. It can be translated as 'but', 'however', 'nevertheless'. Sino is used to contradict or correct a previous statement. It means 'but', 'but rather' and 'but instead'.
Introduces an affirmative idea or concept in the second clause, which has been preceded by a negative idea in the first claus
No peleó pedro sino Juan.
Pedro did not fight, Juan did.
Use SINO QUE when contrasting two verbs / two ideas with verbs
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when to use U instead O
the word starts with o- or ho-
417
to wrap
envolver
418
either
tampoco
419
mail, the post office
el correo
420
hurry up!
date prisa!
421
debt
la deuda
422
ambitious
ambicioso/a
423
cautious
cauteloso/a
424
future ahead
el futuro por delante
425
although, even though
aunque
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once (something happens etc)
desde que
427
after, once
después (de) que
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until, by that time
hasta que
429
whenever
siempre que
430
because, since
como
Cómo with an accent means “how”, but when you remove the accent it means “as” or “since”. You’ll hear native speakers use como all the time, but it’s also pretty common to use puesto que and ya que for the same purpose.
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thus, so, so that
de modo que
432
the bet
la apuesta
433
right now
ahora mismo
434
to be in a hurry (ii)
llevar prisa
435
since, because
puesto que / ya que / de modo que
Puesto que: This translates close to "given that", "since", "due to" and "because". It is a more formal option than "porque".
Ya que: This one translates similar to "seeing as/that". When "ya que" is used, it indicates a closer, often causal, relationship between the linked parts of the sentence. However, "porque" also works for this.
They are all nearly identical and interchangeable in Spanish, with the minor nuance that puesto que translate roughly as “given that”, whereas ya que can also mean “now that
436
if
si
437
even though
por más que
438
writer, author
el/la escritora
439
to observe, to note
observar
440
to start, to begin, to initiate
iniciar
441
indeed
ciertamente
442
anxiety
las ansias
443
accent
el acento
444
except
salvo, excepto
445
from X to (or until) Y
desde X hasta Y
446
through (one side to another)
a través de
447
through (via), by means of
mediante
Expresses which way something or someone is moving to.
El pago se hará mediante transferencia electrónica.
The pay will be done through electronic transfer.
448
one of the most common Spanish prepositions and it expresses possession, point of origin, part of something, and what something is made of.
De
449
in, on, at
en
En indicates location and time (just not hours or days of the week). It also indicates what someone does.
450
versus
versus
451
the recipe
la receta
452
snack
la merienda
453
noise
el ruido
454
speed
el rapidez / el veloz
455
the game
el juego
456
illness
la enfermedad
457
to fall in love (with)
enamorar (de)
458
to turn on (an appliance) ii
poner
459
the stairs
las escaleras
460
testimony
el testimonio
461
reporter
el/la periodista
462
to testify
dar testimonio
463
under oath
bajo juramento
464
advice
el consejo
465
to feel like
sentirse como
466
often
a menudo
467
to err, to miss
errar
468
duties
los deberes
469
to eat too much
comer en exceso
470
demanding (adj)
exigente
471
fatal
fatal
472
to delight, to please
deleitar
473
melodic
melódico/a
474
to meet (someone)
conocer (a alguien)
475
to drop
dejar caer
476
jamas vs nunca
“Jamas” is more emphatic, cathegoric, absolute. “Nunca” means “never”, while “Jamàs” means “never ever from now until the Sun fades away from the galaxy”. “Nunca” leaves some remote margin of possibility, and it is also used for continuous, “everyday” lack of something happening, while “jamas” is terminant, definitive, in every sense.
An example: If you say “nunca voy al cine”, means that you effectively never happens to go to the cinema, for whatever reason. If you say “Jamàs voy al cine” you are implying that you either have strong reasons not to go to the cinema ever, or you have some real impediment in your life that prevents you from goint to the cinema.
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yourself
ti mismo
478
himself
el mismo
479
herself
ella mismo
480
himself, herself, yourself
sí mismo
481
themselves
ellos / ellas mismo
482
its advisable
conviene
convenir - to be advisable, to agree
483
diet
la dieta
484
balanced
equilibrado/a
485
to postpone
posponer
486
the beginning
el comienzo
487
to turn out
resultar
488
to achieve, to be able to
lograr
489
to suceed
tener éxito
490
absurd
absurdo/a
491
ir vs irse
Both ‘ir’ and ‘irse’ are verbs that express movement. Ir expresses that a person is moving from one place to another, as a result, it means ‘to go’. Irse is a reflexive verb that conveys that a person is leaving a place or location. It means ‘to leave’, ‘to go away’ or ‘to depart’
492
to protect
proteger
493
to reduce, to lose weight
rebajar
494
whose
De quién
495
wheelchair
la silla de ruedas
496
to stop, not to allow
impedir
497
to allow
permitir
498
to forbid, to prohibit
prohibir
499
to make (someone do something)
hacer(se)
500
to organize
organizar
501
to allow, to let
dejar
502
to order, to require
mandar
503
the lieutenant
el/la teniente
504
to shop
salir de compras
505
immediately
inmediatamente
506
so, because of this
así que
507
space (astronomy)
el espacio
508
outside of reality
fuera de realidad
509
out of control
fuera de control
510
out of the ordinary
fuera de lo ordinario
511
within (a time frame)
dentro de
