Prepositions Flashcards
Constructions:
Building
Room
Box
In a building/room/box
Places:
garden
Town
city center
In a garden
In a town
in the city center
Water:
Pool
Sea
river
In a ppol
in the sea
in a river
hand
mouth
Italy/venice
montains
in your hand
in Italy /in Venice
in a small vilage in the montains
Bus stop
door
roundabout
desk
window
junction
church
reception
at the bus stop
at the door
at the roundabout
at her desk
in the shop
at the window
at the next junction /at the church
at the reception
**there were a lot of people in the shop
go a long this road, then turn left at the shop
wall
door
ceiling
table
floor
nose
page
island
on the wall/ on the door / on the ceiling / on the table
on the floor
on her nose
on a page
on an island
on the beach
cuando se puede reposar sobre la superficie de algo “.”
Prepositions and phrases
a broader scale
**On **a broader scale: to get more accurate results, the research needs to be done on a broader scale
Prepositions and phrases
the same wavelenght
On the same wavelength with similar views: I can’t work with him we’re simply not on the same wavelength
Prepositions and phrases
averange
On average, I go to the cinema twice a month
purpose
On purpose
good/bad terms
on good terms
a regular basis
on a regular basis
she sees her ex-husband on a regular basis, so they still get on.
Demand
On demand whenever needed or asked for: She’s up all night; she feeds the baby on demand.
increase
on the increase: Poverty is on the increase
fault
at fault responsable for a problem: Nobody was at fault for the accident
arm’s length
at arm’s length a distance: we’re not close. She keeps me at arm’s length
a loose end
at a loose end: with nothing to do: could I do that for you? I’a at a loose end
a glance
at a glance immediately: We knew at a glance that she was upset
times
at times: occasionally: He’s a bit bad tempered at times.
hand
at hand: easily available: they need to know that help is at hand
random
at random: by chance: the winner was picked at random
short notice
at short notice only a short time before something happens: They cancelled the meeting at short notice
barrage of niceness
aluvión de amabilidad
churlish
discourteous- adj- grosero/a adj
pushy friendliness
prepotente-amistad simpatía
perky
animado alegre
insincere
pretending to feel something that you do not really feel, or not meaning what you say:
an insincere apology
hipócrita
spurious
false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false:
As a rule
AS a general rule : Usually
By and large
when everything about a situation is considered together:
There are a few small things that I don’t like about my job, but by and large it’s very enjoyable.
Broadly speaking,
talking from a particular point of view: En términos generales
Historically speaking, the island is of great interest.
in the main
Por lo general
bottle something up
When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried.
confide in
confiar en
