At On In Flashcards
Demand
On
Somebody’s sake
For
Advance
In
Debt
Deudas saldadas
Out of
A discount
Con descuento to sell (sth) at a discount
At
Now on
From
Moderation
In
Your own
On
Town
Out of
Control
Under
A loss
At
to sell sth at a loss: vender algo con pérdida
to be at a loss for words: no encontrar palabras con qué expresarse
Means of
By
A change
For
The contrary
On
Vain
In
Sea
At
En alta mar
To be all at sea: estar en in lio
Nothing
For
disguise
In
The habit of
Tener costumbre de hacer algo
In
Your breath
Under
To say something and your breath: decir algo entre dientes
Chance
By
Odds with
At
En contra de, en contradiccion
The first time
For
one’s surprise
To
Loan
On
No account
On
Peace
At
Surprise
By
The road
Off/on
Fuera de circulacion
On the road
Secret
In
Orders
Under
Impulse
On
Llevado x un impulso; impulsivamente
Doors
Out of
Popular request
By
An advantage
At
Jest
In
En broma
Hire
For
A profit
At
Ser rentable, dar ganancias
Particular
In
Stock
Out of
In
to take stock of [+situation, prospects] evaluar
• [+person] formarse una opinion
Behalf of
On
The impression
Under
Far
By
Approval
On
The premises
On
Fashion
Out of/in
Law
By
Charge
In
Sure
For
Duty
On
The latest
At
Como maximo, a mas tardar
Granted
For
Purpose
On
Particular
In
Danger
Out of/in
Arrest
Under
Nature
By
A Distance
At
Common
In
Work
Out of-desempleado
In-empleado
At-en el trabajo
Strike
On
Fact
In
Breath
Out of
Glance
At
Detail
In
Debt
En deuda
In
your mind
On/In
on my mind= I’m thinking about something , something is troubling/worrying/disturbing me
in my mind = in my opinion/my opinion is…
The Ordinary
Out of
All events
At
En cualquier Caso
The increase
On
to be on the increase: estar o ir en aumento
A disadvantage
At
Accident
By
Once
For/at
For por una vez
At immediatamente
Coincidence
By
Short notice
At
Con poca antelacion
One’s face
To
The time being
For
Virtue of
By
Debido a
Principle
en principio
In
Principle
por principio
On
Practice
Out of
Discussion
Under
The point of
On
The name of
In
Confidence
In
Degrees
By
Poco a poco
All costs
At
Recession
In
Paper
On
Repair
Under
The record
Off
Now
By
Para entonces
For now: por ahora
One’s request
At
Agreement
In
No time
In
Control
Out of-descontrolado
In-controlado
Under-controlado
Bail
On
Bajo fianza
The whole
On
En general
Case of
In
Some respects
In
The expense of
At
The sake of
For
This day
Hasta hoy
To
Progress
In
Public
In
Existence
In
Sale
On
If you’re selling something, it’s for sale; but if you lower the price, it goes on sale.
A Bicycle
On
Reach
Out of
The end
In/at
In the end: finalmente
At the end: al final de algo
Random
At
Good/bad terms with
On
Llevarse bien/mal
The agenda
On
The brink
On
Place of
In
Use
Out of
Age
Under
Speed
At
Account of
On
Comfort
In
the weather
To be under
Estar pachucho
A fraction of
At
Fear of something
For
Time to time
From
Leave
On
Life
De por vida
For
First hand
At
Pressure
Under
An island
On
The job
On
Brief
In
A guess
At
Good
For
All means
By
The trail of
Tras la pista
On
Name only
Solo de titulo pero no de facto
In
Luck
By
The time
En ese momento, x aquel entonces
At
Return
In
IN cuando usarlo
- Espacios cerrados: my room, in the living room
- Dentro de objetos: in the box, in the book
- Lugares con límites definidos: in the park
- Ciudades y países: in Mexico, in Madrid
- Periodos de tiempo (años, estaciones y meses)
- Partes del día: in the morning, in the afternoon
- Esquina dentro de una habitación: in a corner
- Clima o tiempo: in the rain, in the sun
- Superficies de agua: in a river, in an ocean, in the sea
- Ciertos lugares: in the car, in a taxi, in a helicopter
ON
cuando usarlo
- En fechas concretas: on 24th July, on Christmas Eve
- En días de la semana: on Monday, on Sunday
- Sobre superficies: on table, on the beach, on the ceiling
- Direcciones: on the right, on the left
- Partes del cuerpo: on the arm, on the head
- Medios de transporte menos el coche: on a bus, on a plane
- En la esquina exterior del edificio: on a corner
- En una página específica de un libro: on page 37
AT
cuando usarlo
- Lugares comunes: at the movies, at the bank, at a concert
- Lugares específicos: at Kennedys airport, at UCLA’s University
- Direcciones y domicilios: at Laura’s, at 2393 colon Square
- Sitios concretos de una estancia: at the door, at the window
- Posiciones: at the top/bottom, at the front/back
- Horas y momentos del día: at 4 PM, at midnight
- Periodos vacacionales y fines de semana: at Easter, at weekends
