Prepositions & idioms Flashcards

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1
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Arriba

A

Up, upwards, on top of

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Para cuando

A

So that when…

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Pasar por alto

A

Overlook

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Por cierto

A

By the way

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5
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Encima de

A

On top of, above

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Por desgracia

A

Unfortunately

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7
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Con suerte

A

Hopefully

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Por suerte

A

Luckily

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9
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Ya que

A

Since, as, being that

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10
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Nadie

A

Nobody, (not) anyone or anybody.

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Cualquiera

A

Any, either, anyone, whichever, whoever, whomever.
Un cualquiera, an ordinary man
Una cualquiera, a tramp or whore.
a cualquier hora, any time
en cualquier lugar, anywhere
de cualquier manera o modo, no pienso ayudar; I’ve no intention of helping, anyway o in any case.
en cualquier momento at any time
cualquier día vendré a visitarte, I’ll drop by one of these days
no es un escritor cualquiera, he’s no ordinary writer

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12
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Dondequiera

A

Wherever

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No obstante

A

However

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14
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Sin embargo

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However

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15
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Mientras

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While, meanwhile

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16
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Mientras tanto

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In the meantime.

17
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Mismo, misma

A

Itself, oneself, same very

18
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Mas… Que

A

More (expensive) than

19
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Aquel

A

That, over there.

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Menos que

A

Less than

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Tan… Como

A

As (expensive) as

22
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Siempre que

A

Every time I … Whenever I.

(Always that) Siempre que hago algo etc

23
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Al (volver)

A

Upon returning, when I arrived…

24
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Dar a luz

A

To give birth.