Dependent prepositions Flashcards

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1
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Agree with

A

Estar de acuerdo con

I agree with you, this soup sucks.

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2
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Along with

A

Conjuntamente con

Informative letters will be sent along with the envelope.

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3
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Apart from

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Aparte de

Apart from football, playing tennis is my favourite sport.

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Apologise for

A

Disculparse por

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

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5
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Apply for

A

Aplicar por, solicitar por

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

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6
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Approve of

A

Aprobar que

I don’t approve of you going out tonight.

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Associate with

A

Asociar con

Are there any stories you associate with your town?

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Believe in

A

Creer en

I consider myself a religious person. I believe in God

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Belong to

A

Pertenecer a

I love you Alicia! I belong to you!

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10
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Complain about

A

Quejarse de/sobre

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

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Congratulate on

A

Felicitar, congratular

I wanted to congratulate you on your new scientific breakthrough.

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12
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Collision with

A

Chocar, colisionar con

Turn to the left if you don’t want to collision with that wall!

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Count on

A

Contar con

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

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14
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Deal with

A

Lidiar con

You have no choice but to deal with it.

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Decision/decide on

A

Dedicir sobre

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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Due to

A

Debido a

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

17
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Excuse for

A

Perdonar por

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

18
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In comparison with/to

A

En comparación con

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

19
Q

Insist on

A

Insistir en

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

20
Q

Invest in

A

Invertir en

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

21
Q

Laugh at

A

Reirse de

What are you laughing at?

22
Q

Lead to

A

Guiar a

I was just wondering where this way would lead us to.

23
Q

Listen to

A

Escuchar a

Listen to me and stop messing around!

24
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Object to

A

Objetar a

Stop objecting to all I’m saying!

25
Q

Opt for

A

Optar for

I don’t like those jeans. I will opt for buying the ones I tried before.

26
Q

Participate in

A

Participar en

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

27
Q

Pay for

A

Pagar por

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

28
Q

Prepare for

A

Prepararse para

Winter is coming. We need to prepare ourselves for it.

29
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Prevent/protect from

A

Prevenir, proteger de

This liquid prevents you from being bitten by insects.

30
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Provide with

A

Proveer con

She was provided with a few souvenirs at the party

31
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Punish for

A

Castigar por

Mel was punished for her bad behaviour yesterday

32
Q

Remind of

A

Recordar

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

33
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Rely on

A

Depender de

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

34
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Spend on

A

Gastar en

I don’t want to spend my money on that stupid device.

35
Q

Succeed in

A

Tener éxito en

I finally succeeded in creating my English blog!

36
Q

Thank for

A

Dar las Tener éxito en
I finally succeeded in creating my English blog! gracias por
I would like to thank you for saving the last piece of chicken. It is my favourite food!

37
Q

Wait for

A

Esperar

What are you waiting for?

38
Q

Warn about

A

Advertir sobre

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

39
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Worry about

A

– Preocuparse por

Don’t worry about sorting the washing out, I’ll do it later.