Prepositions- Preposizioni Flashcards

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1
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against

A

contro

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above, about

  • He sat on it.
  • I must think about it.
A

sopra

  • Ci si è seduto su/sopra.
  • Ci devo pensare su/sopra.
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across

-‘He walked across the fields.’

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attraverso

-Camminava attraverso i campi:

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among, between

  • ‘I saw him among/between his friends.’
    -‘I recognized one of [i.e., from among]
    his friends.
A

tra, fra

  • Lo vidi tra i suoi amici.
  • Riconobbi uno fra i suoi amici.
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around

-‘Around the monastery there’s a garden.’

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intorno a

-Intorno al monastero c’è un giardino.

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at (location is viewed as a ‘point’) (Is used for cities, towns, villages, etc., but also small islands (e.g., ad Ischia) and
some larger islands (e.g., a Cuba))

  • ‘We’ll meet again at six.’
  • ‘At school I learned nothing.’
  • ‘We stopped at the well.’
A

a

  • Ci rivedremo alle sei.
  • A scuola non imparai niente.
  • Ci fermammo al pozzo.
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7
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back

A

indietro

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behind

  • ‘He ran after the car as it drew away.’
  • ‘He ran behind the car parked at the entrance.’
A

dietro

  • Corse dietro alla macchina che si allontanava.
  • Corse dietro la macchina parcheggiata all’ingresso.
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below

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sotto

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beneath

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al disotto

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beside

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accanto a

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12
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between

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tra

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13
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beyond

A

al di là di….

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14
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by

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da

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15
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close to (situational)

A

presso di

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down

A

giù

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17
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everywhere

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ovunque

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far from

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lontano da

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for

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per

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20
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from

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da

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in/into (Location (both in space and time) is normally expressed when the location is viewed as an ‘area’;)

  • ‘I found it in the classroom.’
  • ‘I lost it at sea.’
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in

  • Lo trovai nell’aula.
  • Lo persi in mare.
22
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inside

A

dentro

23
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next

A

prossimo

24
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near

A

vicino

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nowhere

A

da nessuna parte

26
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overseas

A

oltremare

27
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on

A

su

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opposite

A

opposto

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out

A

fuori

30
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outside of

A

al di fuori di

31
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over

A

sopra

32
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through

A

attraverso

33
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to

A

a

34
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toward

A

verso

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under

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sotto

36
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up

A

alto

37
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via

A

tramite

38
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within

A

all’interno

39
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with

A

con

40
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so

A

quindi

41
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also if, even with, eventhough, despite

A

nonostanto

42
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however

A

tuttavia

43
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among these

A

tra le qualli

44
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even

A

perfino

45
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everyday, until today

A

tuttoggi

46
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Instead

A

invece

47
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Close to (geographical)

A

vicino a

48
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against (if they govern a personal pronoun
from the series me, te, sé, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro)

-She is standing against me.

A

contro di

-Lei è contro di me.

49
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on, above (if they govern a personal pronoun
from the series me, te, sé, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro)

-He lives above me.

A

sopra di

-Vive sopra di me.

50
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inside; within; from within

  • ‘I found it in(side) the bag.’
  • ‘In(side) that building is concealed an extraordinary secret.’
  • ‘I took it out of the drawer’.
A

dentro

  • L’ho trovato dentro il sacco.
  • Dentro quell’edificio si nasconde un segreto
    straordinario.
  • L’ho preso dentro il cassetto.