2. DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS Flashcards

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Estar de acuerdo con

A

Agree with

I agree with you, this soup sucks

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Conjuntamente con

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Along with
(Informative letters will be sent along with the envelope)
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Aparte de

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Apart from

Apart from football, playing tennis is my favourite sport

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Disculparse por

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Apologise for

I wanted to apologise for my behaviour last night. I was really upset

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5
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Aplicar por, solicitar por

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Apply for

When I finish my degree, I will start applying for jobs

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6
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Aprobar que

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Approve of
(I don't approve of you going out tonight).
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7
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Asociar con

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Associate with

Are there any stories you associate with your town?

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Creer en

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Believe in

I consider myself a religious person. I believe in God

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9
Q

Pertenecer a

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Belong to
(I love you Molondro! I belong to you!)
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10
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Quejarse de/sobre

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Complain about

Could you please stop complaining about everything? It’s really annoying

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Q

Felicitar, congratular

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Congratulate on
(I wanted to congratulate you on your new scientific breakthrough).
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12
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Chocar, colisionar con

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Collision with
(Turn to the left if you don't want to collision with that wall!)
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13
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Contar con

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Count on

Can I count on you coming to my party next Saturday?

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14
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Lidiar con

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Deal with

You have no choice but to deal with it

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15
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Decidir sobre

A

Decision/decide on

Hurry up! We’ve got to make a decision on what we are wearing to the meeting

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16
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Debido a

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Due to

I’ll never win the lottery due to the fact that I never play it

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17
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Perdonar por

A

Excuse for

Excuse me for having been so rude last night, I didn’t mean to

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En comparación con

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In comparison with/to

I am really strong in comparison with my father since he is really fat!

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19
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Insistir en

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Insist on

Don’t insist on me going to watch the reace horse, I already have plans for today

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Invertir en

A

Invest in

I’ve thought of getting rich by investing in your company

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21
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Reírse de

A

Laugh at

What are you laughing at?

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22
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Guiar a

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Lead to

I was just wondering where this way would lead us to

23
Q

Escuchar a

A

Listen to

Listen to me and stop messing around!

24
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Objetar a

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Object to

Stop objecting to all I’m saying!

25
Q

Optar por

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Opt for
(I don't like those jeans. I will opt for buying the ones I tried before).
26
Q

Participar en

A

Participate in

Are you going to participate in the lifting competition next month?

27
Q

Pagar por

A

Pay for

I had to pay for the damage I caused to that building

28
Q

Prepararse para

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Prepare for
(Winter is coming. We need to prepare ourselves for it).
29
Q

Prevenir, proteger de

A

Prevent/ protect from

This liquid prevents you from being bitten by insects

30
Q

Proveer con

A

Provide with

She was provided with a few souvenirs at the party

31
Q

Castigar por

A

Punish for

Mel was punished for her bad behaviour yesterday

32
Q

Recordar

A

Remind of

Remind me of throwing away the old cutlery later. Otherwise I will forget it again!

33
Q

Depender de

A

Rely on

I rely on you to finish this work, please, help me out!

34
Q

Gastar en

A
Spend on
(I don't want to spend my money on that stupid advice).
35
Q

Tener éxito en

A
Succeed in
(I finally succeed in creating my English blog!)
36
Q

Dar las gracias por

A

Thanks for

I would like to thank you for saving the last piece of chicken. It is my favourite food!

37
Q

Esperar

A

Wait for

What are you waiting for?

38
Q

Advertir sobre

A

Warn about

I’ve got to warn you about the dangers of cycling during the night

39
Q

Preocuparse por

A
Worry about
(Don't worry about sorting the washing out, I'll do it later).
40
Q

Recurrir, usar/ Inspirarse en/ hacer uso de

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Draw on

I am sure I will be able to draw on the knowledge that I have acquired at university during my course

41
Q

incluído en

A
Include in
(Are the classes included in the cost of gym membership?)
42
Q

asignado a

A
assign to
(Max has completed the upper intermediate Russian course and has been assigned to the advanced class)
43
Q

comprometerse, dedicarse a

A

engage in

In her spare time, Jessica engages in volunteer work

44
Q

especializarse en

A

specialise in

When I’ve completed my business degree, I’m going to specialise in marketing

45
Q

formar parte de, participar en

A

take part in

I won’t be able to take part in the play because I’m going to be on holiday for most of August

46
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recordar, recordar a

A

remind sb of sth

I saw a video that reminded me of old memories

47
Q

recuperarse de

A

recovering from

She is recovering from a bad illness

48
Q

investigar en, sobre

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research into
(I'm doing research into children's behaviour)
49
Q

conocimiento de, acerca

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knowledge of

I like reading, so I have very good background knowledge of history and geography

50
Q

viajar en el tiempo

A

travel in time

I wish I could travel back in time

51
Q

esforzarse en

A

put effort into

We put a lot of effort into organising the party

52
Q

tener el placer de

A

have the pleasure of

I have the pleasure of inviting you to our presentation on July

53
Q

vivir la vida al máximo

A

live the life to the full