17. Prepositions and verbs Flashcards
to be thankful ‘for’: agradecer ___.
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to yearn/long ‘for’: anhelar ___
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to turn ‘off’: apagar ___
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to approve ‘of’: aprobar ___
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to root ‘up’, to pull ‘out’, to turn on (an engine): arrancar ___
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to go/run ‘through’, to get ‘across’: atravesar ____ (e>ie)
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to find ‘out’: averiguar __
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to go ‘down’: bajar ___
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to cross ‘out’: borrar ___
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to toss ‘out’: botar ___
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to look ‘for’: buscar ___
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to fall ‘down’: caerse ___
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to heat/warm ‘up’: calentar __ (e>ie)
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to hang ‘up’: colgar ___
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to be aquainted ‘with’: conocer ____
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to cut ‘off’, to cut ‘out’: cortar ___
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to bring ‘up’ (like a child): criar __
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to knock ‘down’, to tear ‘down’: derribar ____
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to stand ‘out’: destacar ___
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to elect/choose ‘to’: elegir ___ (e>i)
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to soak/ to sponge ‘up’: empapar ____
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to turn ‘on’ (lights): encender ____ (e>ie)
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to point ‘out’: enseñar ___
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to hand ‘over’: entregar ___
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to wrap ‘up’: envolver ___ (o>ue)
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to listen ‘to’: escuchar ___
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to wait ‘for’/ to hope ‘for’: esperar ___
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to run away (from): huir ___
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to be ignorant ‘of’: ignorar ___
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to point ‘out’: indicar ___
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to carry/to take ‘away’: llevar ___
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to succeed ‘in’/ to manage ‘to’: lograr ___
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to deserve ‘to’: merecer ____
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to look ‘at’: mirar ___
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to set ‘up’: organizar ___
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to pay ‘for’: pagar ___
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to ask ‘for’: pedir ____ (e>i)
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to step ‘on’: pisar ___
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to talk ‘over’: platicar ___
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to be able ‘to’: poder ___
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to turn ‘on’ (an appliance): poner ___
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to prefer ‘to’: preferir ___
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to take ‘off’: quitar ___
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to pick ‘up’: recoger ___
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to beg ‘for’/to pray ‘for’: rogar ___ (o>ue)
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to take ‘out’: sacar ___
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to go ‘out’ (of a place, on a date): salir ___
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to point ‘out’: señalar ___
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to set ‘apart’: separar ___
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to blow ‘out’: soplar ___
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to go ‘up’/ to come ‘up’/ to get ‘on’ (a train): subir ___
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to cross ‘out’: tachar ___
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to hang ‘out’ (laundry)/ to spread ‘out’: tender ___ (e>ie)
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to lie ‘down’: yacer ___
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In addition ‘to’ walking . . .
Además de caminar
I am thinking ‘of’ getting a cat.
Pienso en conseguir un gato.
to manage ‘to’ (do something): acertar ___
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to become used ‘to’ (someone/something): acostumbrarse ___
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to adapt oneself ‘to’ (something): adaptarse ___
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to step forward ‘to’ (doing something, someone/something): adelantarse ___
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to encourage ‘to’ (do something): animar ___
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to decide ‘to’ (do something): animarse ___
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to learn ‘to’ (do something): aprender ___
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to hurry ‘to’ (somewhere, to do something): apresurarse ___
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to risk (something): arriesgarse ___
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to attend (something): asister ___
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to appear ‘at’ (something); to look ‘out’ (from something): asomarse ___
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to aspire ‘to’ (do something/ be someone): aspirar ___
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to dare ‘to’ (do something): atreverse ___
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to venture ‘to’ (do something): aventurarse ___
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to help ‘to’ (do something), to aid ‘in’ (doing something) : ayudar ___
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to deceive (someone), to play a trick ‘on’ (someone): burlar ___
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to begin ‘to’: comenzar ___
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to make a commitment ‘to’ (do something): comprometerse ___
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to condem ‘to’ (do something): condenar ___
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to devote oneself ‘to’ (someone/something): consagrarse ___
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to contribute ‘to’ (something/doing something): contribuir ___
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to invite to (something/ do something): convidar ___
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to run ‘to’ (somewhere/ do something): correr ___
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to take care ‘of’ (someone(person or pet)): cuidar ___
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to face (something): dar ___
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to wind (something- like a watch): dar cuerda ___
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to decide ‘to’ (do something): decidirse ___
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to go ‘to’ (somewhere), to address (someone), to direct oneself ‘to’ (doing something): dirigirse ___
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to prepare ‘to’ (do something), to be disposed ‘to’ (do something): disponer ___
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to teach ‘to’ (do something): enseñar ___
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to force ‘to’ (do something): forzar ___
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