2. DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

Question 1

Estar de acuerdo con

Answer 1

Agree with

I agree with you, this soup sucks

Question 2

Conjuntamente con

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Aparte de

Answer 3

Apart from

Apart from football, playing tennis is my favourite sport

Question 4

Disculparse por

Answer 4

Apologise for

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

Question 5

Aplicar por, solicitar por

Answer 5

Apply for

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

Question 6

Aprobar que

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Asociar con

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Associate with

Are there any stories you associate with your town?

Question 8

Creer en

Answer 8

Believe in

I consider myself a religious person. I believe in God

Question 9

Pertenecer a

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Belong to
(I love you Molondro! I belong to you!)

Question 10

Quejarse de/sobre

Answer 10

Complain about

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

Question 11

Felicitar, congratular

Answer 11

Congratulate on
(I wanted to congratulate you on your new scientific breakthrough).

Question 12

Chocar, colisionar con

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Contar con

Answer 13

Count on

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

Question 14

Lidiar con

Answer 14

Deal with

You have no choice but to deal with it

Question 15

Decidir sobre

Answer 15

Decision/decide on

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

Question 16

Debido a

Answer 16

Due to

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

Question 17

Perdonar por

Answer 17

Excuse for

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

Question 18

En comparación con

Answer 18

In comparison with/to

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

Question 19

Insistir en

Answer 19

Insist on

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

Question 20

Invertir en

Answer 20

Invest in

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

Question 21

Reírse de

Answer 21

Laugh at

What are you laughing at?

Question 22

Guiar a

Answer 22

Lead to

I was just wondering where this way would lead us to

Question 23

Escuchar a

Answer 23

Listen to

Listen to me and stop messing around!

Question 24

Objetar a

Answer 24

Object to

Stop objecting to all I’m saying!

Question 25

Optar por

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Participar en

Answer 26

Participate in

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

Question 27

Pagar por

Answer 27

Pay for

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

Question 28

Prepararse para

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Prevenir, proteger de

Answer 29

Prevent/ protect from

This liquid prevents you from being bitten by insects

Question 30

Proveer con

Answer 30

Provide with

She was provided with a few souvenirs at the party

Question 31

Castigar por

Answer 31

Punish for

Mel was punished for her bad behaviour yesterday

Question 32

Recordar

Answer 32

Remind of

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

Question 33

Depender de

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Rely on

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

Question 34

Gastar en

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Tener éxito en

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Dar las gracias por

Answer 36

Thanks for

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

Question 37

Esperar

Answer 37

Wait for

What are you waiting for?

Question 38

Advertir sobre

Answer 38

Warn about

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

Question 39

Preocuparse por

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Recurrir, usar/ Inspirarse en/ hacer uso de

Answer 40

Draw on

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

Question 41

incluído en

Answer 41

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

Question 42

asignado a

Answer 42

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

Question 43

comprometerse, dedicarse a

Answer 43

engage in

In her spare time, Jessica engages in volunteer work

Question 44

especializarse en

Answer 44

specialise in

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

Question 45

formar parte de, participar en

Answer 45

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

Question 46

recordar, recordar a

Answer 46

remind sb of sth

I saw a video that reminded me of old memories

Question 47

recuperarse de

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recovering from

She is recovering from a bad illness

Question 48

investigar en, sobre

Answer 48

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

Question 49

conocimiento de, acerca

Answer 49

knowledge of

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

Question 50

viajar en el tiempo

Answer 50

travel in time

I wish I could travel back in time

Question 51

esforzarse en

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put effort into

We put a lot of effort into organising the party

Question 52

tener el placer de

Answer 52

have the pleasure of

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

Question 53

vivir la vida al máximo

Answer 53

live the life to the full