Prepositions Flashcards

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1
Q

to trust in, rely on

A

confiar en

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2
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to be confident in

A

confiar en + INFINITIVE

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3
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to get in (to)

A

Meterse en

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4
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to be committed to

A

empeñarse en

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5
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to go into

A

entrar en

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6
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to lean on

A

apoyarse en

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7
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to be right/wrong in doing something

A

hacer bien/mal en

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8
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to hesitate to

A

dudar en + INFINITIVE

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9
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to think of

A

pensar en

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10
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to count on, rely on

A

contar con

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11
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to get married to

A

casarse con

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12
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to finish with something

A

acabar con

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13
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to threaten with

A

amenazar con

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14
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to have to do with

A

tener que ver con

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15
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to dream of/about

A

soñar con

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16
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to help someone

A

ayudar a

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17
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to look after someone

A

cuidar a

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18
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to call someone

A

llamar a

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19
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to get close to/ approach someone/something

A

acercarse a

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20
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to resist to

A

resistirse a

21
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to get used to something

A

acostumbrarse a

22
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to learn something

A

aprender a

23
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to play

A

jugar a

24
Q

to devote oneself to doing something

A

dedicarse a

25
Q

to start something

A

empezar a

26
Q

to go

A

ir a

27
Q

to strive to/to make endeavours to

A

esforzarse por

28
Q

to begin with

A

comenzar por

29
Q

to be in favour of/ to consider doing something

A

estar por

30
Q

to apologise for

A

disculparse por

31
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to opt for

A

optar por

32
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to thank for

A

dar gracias por

33
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to fight for

A

luchar por

34
Q

to vote for

A

votar por

35
Q

to worry about something/someone

A

preocuparse por

36
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to exchange for

A

cambiar por

37
Q

to just finish with something

A

acabar de

38
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to remember something

A

acordarse de

39
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to quit/ to stop doing something

A

dejar de

40
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to try/to attempt

A

tratar de

41
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to be happy for something/someone

A

alegrarse de

42
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to say goodbye to something/someone

A

despedirse de

43
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to laugh at

A

reírse de

44
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to be tired of

A

Hartarse de

45
Q

to fall in love with someone

A

enamorarse de

46
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to forget about something

A

olvidarse de

47
Q

ACABAR

A

acabar de - to just finish something

acabar con - to finish something

48
Q

ENCONTRARSE

A

encontrarse en - to be somewhere
encontrarse a - to bump into someone
encontrarse con - to meet someone

49
Q

METERSE

A

meterse en - to get into
meterse a - to get to
meterse con - to insult/offend someone