Prepositional phrases Flashcards
In the region of
about; around; near
alrededor de
The cost of the new building will be somewhere in the region of $200,000.
On the brink of
On the verge of
Al borde de, a punto de
To some extent
To a certain extent
used to say that something is true, but is not the whole truth
hasta cierto punto
To some extent she was responsible for the accident.
I agree with you to a certain extent.
In conjunction with
acting) together (with)
en colaboración con
We have been working in conjunction with a Spanish company
On behalf of
for someone or instead of someone
en lugar de alguien, a favor de alguien, de parte de alguien
Will you accept the prize on my behalf?
In vain
with no success
en vano
He tried in vain to open the locked door.
On the grounds of/that
because) bajo el argumento de que loc conj
aduciendo que loc conj
basándose en que loc conj
William was fired on the grounds that his work performance was insufficient.
Despidieron a William bajo el argumento de que su rendimiento en el trabajo no era el adecuado.
With the exception of
(except for, save) a excepción de loc prep
A excepción de Daniel, todos vinieron a la fiesta.
menos prep
Todos quieren ir a Punta menos Rocío, que ha dicho que prefiere ir a Ayamonte.
At odds with
at odds with [sth] adj (not corresponding) no concordar con loc verb
Your opinion is at odds with the facts.
Tu opinión no concuerda con los hechos.
no corresponderse con loc verb
Tu opinión no se corresponde con los hechos.
at odds with [sb] adj (person: disagreeing) (alguien) en desacuerdo con loc adv
By no means
by no means adv (not at all, not in any way) de ninguna manera loc adv
Está muy cambiada; de ninguna manera es la misma persona que yo conocí.
on its (own) merits
based only on a person’s or thing’s qualities and not on what other people say about that person or thing:
Judge the product on its own merits, and not on what the ads say.
Over the top
over-the-top adj (excessive) desmesurado/a adj
Their response was well over the top.
Me parece que tuvo una reacción desmesurada al enojarse de esa forma.
over-the-top adj (person: extremely exuberant) eufórico/a adj
(AR, coloquial) sacado adj
Beyond expectations
much more or much better than expected
over al forventning
The plan succeeded beyond all expectations
The hotel was beyond our expectations.
In all honesty
in all honesty adv (to tell the truth) para serte sincero, siendo sincero, con toda sinceridad, con total sinceridad loc adv
Out of control
out of control adv (wild, unrestrained) fuera de control loc adv
The child was screaming and stamping his feet, quite out of control.
El niño estaba gritando y pisoteando, bastante fuera de control.
descontroladamente adv
ⓘ Empezó a girar descontroladamente y a echar humo, salimos todos corriendo, pensamos que iba a explotar.
out of control adj (unrestrained, wild) descontrolado participio
You’re just an out-of-control brat!
ⓘ Estaba descontrolada, no hubo forma de hacerla razonar.
