15) Preposiciones, Frases y Conjunciones Flashcards
to get in
entrar
to get through
atravesar
to, at
a
You can use it to express time, introduce an indirect object, give an order or to indicate manner and motion.
before, in the presence of, in front of, due
ante
after, behind
tras
You can use tras to express time (after) and place (behind).
between, among
entre
Use it to express an intermediate state, when something is between or among other things, and cooperation between two or more people.
under
bajo
This Spanish preposition expresses place, but also denotes subordination and dependence.
over, above, about
sobre
against
contra
Contra can express being opposed to something or to be physically against something.
toward, to
hacia
Expresses which way something or someone is moving to.
in, on, into
en
according to
segùn
for, by, through
por
from, since
desde
It refers to a specific point in time or a specific place.
for, in order to, to
para
until
hasta
the issue, matter
el asunto
to greet
saludar
permission
el permiso
the fine
la multa
the judge
el/la juez
to judge
juzgar
true
verdadero/a
false
falso/a
treasure
el tesoro
to take, to transport, to carry, to wear
llevar
to dominate
dominar
to indicate
indicar
the indigenous
los/las indígenas
indigenous (adj)
indígena
the historian
El historiador / la historiadora
superstitious
supersticioso/a
midnight
la medianoche
noon
el mediodía
in charge of
a cargo de
because of
a causa de
in favor of
a favor de
far from
lejos de
outside of
fuera de
in front of
frente a
at the end of
a fines de
in the middle, halfway through
a mediados de
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.
in front of
enfrente de
above, on top of
encima de
instead of
en vez de
walking
a pie
on time
a tiempo
through
a través de
in (one week)
en (una semana)
in fact
en efecto
in (ten) days
en (diez) días
besides, moreover
ádemas de
It is more like introducing a topic or further developing a point, rather than “besides” in the physical location sense
to the north of
al norte de
on the other hand
en cambio
behind
detrás de
after
depués de
to the south of
al sur de
around
alrededor de
before
antes de
near
cerca de
of course
desde luego
within, inside (of)
dentro de
in front of
delante de
from now on
de ahora en adelante
standing
de pie
beneath, under
debajo de
from time to time
de vez en cuando
to split, to cut
partir
employee
empleado/a
bird
el pájaro
to go out
salir a
about
acerca de
beside, alongside
junto a
throughout (a time period), along (an area)
a lo largo de
to taste like
saber a
threat
la amenaza
relative (n)
el pariente, la parienta
someone, somebody
alguien
tray
la bandeja
pot (n)
el tiesto
upon, when (doing X)
al + INFINITIVE
instead (ii)
en lugar de
to comment, to discuss
comentar
precocious
precoz
to spend
gastar
for being a BLANK
para ser un/una BLANK
to train
entrenar(se)
lamp
la làmpara
liberal (n)
el/la liberal
to threaten
amenazar
to send
enviar
to be about to do something, to be in favor of something/someone
estar + por + infinitive
pay raise
el aumento de sueldo
around there
por ahí, por allí
finally
por último
for now
por ahora
this way
por aquí
just in case
por si acaso
by the way
por cierto
for God’s sake
por Dios
separately
por separado
that is why
por eso
almost
por poco
apparently
por lo visto
finally
por fin
at least
por lo menos
generally
por lo general
to pass through, to go past, to come by
pasar por
tunnel
el túnel
car (3)
el auto
to lead, to drive
conducir
brush
el cepillo
to approach, come close to
acercarse a
preterite: yo me acerqué
to learn to
aprender a
to return to, to do something again
volver a
to sound like
sonar a (o > ue)
to resist
resistirse a
to stay, to remain (back)
quedarse a
to start to
ponerse a
to oppose, to be opposed to
oponerse a
to dare to
atreverse a
to invite to
convidar a
more formal than invitar
to run to
correr a
to decide to
decidirse a
to inspire
inspirar a
to invite to
invitar a
to arrive to/at, to succeed in
llegar a
to ride
montar a
to smell of
oler a (o > ue)
to have just
acabar de
to finish (doing something)
terminar de
to dream of/about
soñar con (o > ue)
to remember (someone or something)
acordarse de (o > ue)
to be glad about
alegrarse de
to be happy for
alegrarse por
to threaten with
amenazar con
to marry
casarse con
to consent to
consentir en (e > ie)
to consist of
consistir en
to stop (doing something)
dejar de
to insist on
insistir en
to become
llegar a ser
to adore
adorar
peaceful
pacífico/a
marriage
el matrimonio
to forget about (someone or something)
olvidarse de
to cross out
borrar
to turn off
apagar
to throw away
botar
to go up
subir
to take off
quitar(se)
to fall down
caerse
to hang up
colgar (o > ue)
to light up
encender (e > ie)
detail
el detalle
dreadful
horrible
to report
reportar
thought
el pensamiento
financial
financiero(a)
leader
el líder
shovel
la pala
selfish
egoísta
peace
la paz
full
lleno(a)
to sign
firmar
the bonus
el bono
the contract
el contrato
to stand, to take, to put up with
soportar
errand
el recado
errand (ii)
el mandado
to run errands
hacer unos recados
kidnapping
el secuestro
to lose sight
perder de vista
to manifest
manifestar
a matter of life and death
un asunto de vida o muerte
suspicious
sospechoso/a
alert
alerta
weak
débil
to drop
dejar caer
to miss the opportunity
dejar pasar la ocasión
tear
la lágrima
las lágrimas
to fast
estar en ayuno
to carry out
llevar a cabo
to get ahead, to make progress
salir adelante
to spend excessively
tirar la casa por la ventana
to be worth it
valer la pena
percent
por ciento
forever
para siempre
so that/in order that
para que
for what reason
para qué
to reveal
dar a conocer
to encourage
dar ánimo
to find
dar con
to wind a clock
dar cuerda
rope
la cuerda
to scream
dar gritos
to have a snack
merendar
jealous
celoso/a
healthy
saludable
chore, task, duty, responsibility
quehacer
demanding
exigente
quickly, swiftly, fast
velozmente
truly
verdaderamente
