Verbi + prepositio Flashcards
There’s nothing to ___ your behaviour.
selittää
account for
Mr Burns was ___ arson.
syytettiin
accused of
We need to ___ change.
sopeutua
adapt to
This ___ my worries.
lisätä
adds to
Can we ___ a date?
sopia
agree on
I ___ the terms of the contract.
suostua
agree to
I always ___ Jonathan.
olla samaa mieltä
agree with
We ___ the best possible outcome.
tähdätä
aim at
Our bill ___ 250 euros.
nousta (johonkin määrään)
amounts to
Can I ___ ___ you ___ my behaviour?
pyytää anteeksi
apologize to sb for sth
Mathematics doesn’t ___ me.
viehättää
appeal to
Did you ___ a summer job yet?
hakea (työpaikkaa)
apply for
How many students ___ university?
hakea (opiskelupaikkaa)
apply to
Mum didn’t ___ my choice of a boyfriend.
hyväksyä
approve of
Let’s not ___ it.
riidellä
argue about
We ___ Florida.
saapua (maat ja isot kaupungit)
arrive in
We ___ Miami International Airport.
saapua
arrive at
May I ___ your past jobs?
tiedustella
ask about
May I ___ you ___ a favour?
pyytää
ask sb for sth
This film is ___ true events.
perustua
based on
Do you ___ the Tooth Fairy?
uskoa
believe in
These trainers ___ me.
kuulua
belong to
I ___ remedial teaching.
hyötyä
benefit from
They ___ me ___ the broken window.
syyttää
blame sb for sth
I don’t ___ your actions.
piitata
care about
I don’t ___ coffee.
pitää
care for
She was ___ forgery.
syytettiin
charged with
The inauguration ___ our visit.
tapahtua samaan aikaan
coincides with
The truck ___ the lamppost.
törmäsi
collided with
Would you like to ___ my text?
kommentoida
comment on
The teachers ___ the twins ___ each other.
verrata
compare to/with
I’d like to ___ the service.
valittaa
complain about
I ___ Meg ___ her new haircut.
kehua
compliment sb on sth
Try to ___ your work.
keskittyä
concentrate on
They ___ me ___ my success.
onnitella
congratulate sb on sth
___ this wire ___ that part.
yhdistää
connect with/to
My lunch ___ salad.
koostui
consisted of
You didn’t ___ me ___ your point of view.
saada vakuuttuneeksi
convince sb of sth
Tom couldn’t ___ the new situation.
selviytyä
cope with
This vase ___ the 19th century.
olla peräisin
dates from
I’ll ___ you later.
käsitellä
deal with
Mr Leech ___ used cars.
käydä kauppaa
deals in
It all ___ the occasion.
riippua
depends on
We ___ slaves ___ their freedom.
riistää
deprive sb of sth
I ___ pleasure ___ nature.
saada
derive sth from sth
You’ll ___ a good singer.
kehittyä
develop into
I ___ myself ___ my family.
omistautua
devote oneself to sth/sb
I’d ___ you.
kuolla jonkun puolesta
die for
He ___ cancer.
kuoli
died of
Our views ___ each other.
olla erilainen
differ from
You always ___ ___me ___ everything.
olla eri mieltä
disagree with sb on/about/over sth
I ___ smoking.
paheksua
disapprove of
Let’s ___ the bride and groom.
juoda malja
drink to
Could you ___ the details?
keskittyä
focus on
Let’s ___ the beach.
suunnata
head for
I ___ the best.
toivoa
hope for
Tina ___ paying the bill.
halusi ehdottomasti
insisted on
Don’t ___ my affairs!
sekaantua
interfere in
Does my dog ___ your nap?
häiritä
interfere with
Why do you always ___ me?
nauraa
laugh at
We’ll ___ London tomorrow.
lähteä jonnekin
leave for
They didn’t ___ a word I said.
kuunnella
listen to
I ___ the summer break.
kaivata
long for
___ your little sister.
pitää huolta
look after
___ me when I’m talking to you!
katsoa
look at
I ___ my earring in the living room.
etsin
looked for
I ___ the concert.
odottaa innokkaasti
look forward to
The police will ___ the robbery.
tutkia
look into
Did you ___ them ___ somebody else?
erehtyä luulemaan
mistake sb for sb
Do you ___ this proposal?
vastustaa
object to
It never ___ me to jaywalk.
juolahti mieleen
occurred to
The surgeons will ___ my knee.
leikata
operate on
I’d like to ___ champagne.
valita
opt for
Who’s going to ___ it?
maksaa
pay for
About 200 students ___ the meeting.
osallistua
participate in
We couldn’t ___ the accident ___ happening.
estää
prevent sth/sb from sth
My parents always ___ me.
huolehtia
provide for
I’d like to ___ you ___ new opportunities.
tarjota
provide sb with sth
How long does it take to ___ the flu?
toipua
recover from
What are you ___?
viitata
referring to
I’ll always ___ you ___ my brother.
pitää jonakin
regard sb/sth as sth
How does this ___ anything?
liittyä
relate to
Sorry, but you really can’t ___ me.
luottaa
rely on
Please, ___ me ___ the party later.
muistuttaa
remind sb about sth
You ___ me ___ your brother.
muistuttaa
remind sb of sth/sb
Never ___ violence.
turvautua
resort to
The accident ___ an error of judgement.
oli seurausta
resulted from
All our efforts ___ nothing.
johtaa
result in
Assignments ___ me ___ my valuable time.
riistää
rob sb of sth
___ the midwife.
lähettää hakemaan
send for
I’m everything you ___.
etsiä
search for
The children ___ each other.
huutaa
shout at
I love it when you ___ me.
hymyillä
smile at
Did you ___ pathology?
erikoistua
specialize in
We ___ all our ___ ___ coffee.
kuluttaa rahaa
spend money on sth
The cat ___ the pigeons.
tuijotti
stared at
All my problems ___ a lack of time.
olla peräisin
stem from
Let’s try to ___ the rules.
pitää kiinni
stick to
Does anybody still ___ the paper?
tilata
subscribe to
Mark ___ anything.
onnistua
succeeds at/in
Maggie ___ hayfever.
kärsiä
suffers from
Who’s going to ___ the budgies?
huolehtia
take care of
I will never ___ a marathon.
osallistua
take part in
___ you ___ your time!
kiittää
thank sb for sth
Did you ___ my proposition?
ajatella
think about
Grandma loves to ___ the old days.
muistella
think back to
What do you ___ his plan?
olla jotain mieltä
think of
Could you ___ this ___ Finnish?
kääntää jollekin kielelle
translate into
I don’t know who to ___.
äänestää
vote for
___ us, please!
odottaa
wait for
I’m not going to ___ ___ ___ this.
tuhlata aikaa
waste time on sth/sb
I ___ some peace and quiet.
kaivata
yearn for
