Prepositional Phrases-30-day-challenge Flashcards

(38 cards)

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A punto de

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About to / on the verge of / close to

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Contar con

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To count on / rely on

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por eso

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That’s why / for that reason

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sin + sustantivo

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Without ……. Sin vida (lifeless), sin casa (Holmes’s)

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encima de (algo) / en / sobre

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On / On top of (something)

En is on but can be more “in” something

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llegar a (un lugar)

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To arrive at or to a location

Clara llegaba a la habitación

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Llegar en. (No place mentioned)

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To arrive in..

Llego en 10 minutos. I’ll be there in 10 minutes

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junto al

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Next to / by the / alongside

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desde hacía

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  1. For (from a definite point in time in the past)
    Estaba casada desde hacía 8 años
  2. Since (Alicia era hacía desde poco) She was since recently)
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ademas de

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Besides - as well as - apart from - in addition to

Además de hermosa, joven y famosa….

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a principios de

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At the beginning of

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a finales de

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At the end of (month or year)

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a mediados

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In the middle of (month or year=

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a pesar de

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Despite. A pesar de todos, era una persona muy humilde.

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Al principio

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At first, at the beginning, in the beginning, initially, at the start, originally, earlier

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por lo que

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For what

Esta mujer debe pagar por lo que ha hecho

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volver a + infinitivo

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To do something again

…vuelve a decir el agente (the agent says again)
No vuelvas a decirlo! Don’t say that again!
No vuelvas a hacerlo!

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Fijar en

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To pay attention to - concentrate on

Fíjate en esto!

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Sobre o acerca de

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debajo de

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Underneath + what it’s underneath

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bajo

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Under

Bajo control. Bajo zero

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De vez en cuando

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Once in a while/ occasionally / from time to time/ now and again

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sobre + la hora. =. Alrededor de

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Around (a certain time)
Iba a salir de hotel sobre la medianoche/
Alrededor de la media noche

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noun + de + description (possession)

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El marido de Alicia

La piscina del hotel

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Llevar puesto
To have on / wear | Ella llevaba otros pedí antes puestos. She had other earring on.
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empezar a, llegar a, oler a, parecerse a, ponerse a
To begin to, to arrive at, smell something, to look like someone, to start to do something
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Salir a + infinitivo
To go out (to do something) | ¿Qué tal si salimos a tomar algo?
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sin
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sin + infinitivo
Without + gerund (eng) ing | Salía mucho sin darme explicaciones (without giving me…)
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En
``` At En la tienda En varios bares Estoy en casa Cuando estoy en el trabajo… ```
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venir a + infinitivo
To come to do something Hemos venido a ayudarte.
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al día siguiente
The next/following day Al día siguiente por la mañana (the following morning=
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por lo menos
At least | Por lo menos, ella no sufrió mucho.
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Según
According to…
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Pensar de
To think about something wen giving an opinion | ¿Y qué piensa/opina de esto?
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Pensar en
To think about/consider someone or to consider something Piensa en lo que te dije. (Think about what I told you) Pienso en ti.
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Pensar en
To think about/consider someone or to consider something Piensa en lo que te dije. (Think about what I told you) Pienso en ti.
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al instante
Right away, instantly, immediately