verbs requiring a preposition Flashcards
(106 cards)
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To give onself up to
echar la culpa a + obj echar(se) a + inf to blame to begin to empeñarse en + inf to insist on, be determined to empezar a + inf empezar por + inf to begin to to begin by doing enamorarse de + obj to fall in love with encargar de inf encargarse de + inf To entrust with to take charge of encogerse de (hombros) + obj to shrug encontrarse con + obj to meet enfadarse con alguien enfadarse de (this verb is used in Spain) to get annoyed with somebody to get angry at enfrentarse con + obj to face enseñar a + inf to teach to, show how to entender de entender de algo de entender en to know all about to know a little about to deal with / have to deal with Entender on it's own means "to understand" enterarse de + obj to find out about entrar a + inf entrar a + obj entrar en + obj To enter to – but para can be used instead to enter to enter (into) entretenerse en + inf To amuse onself in enviar a + inf To send to equivaler a + obj to equal, be equivalent to esconder a + alguien To hide from someone esforzarse en + inf esforzarse por + inf To strive to to struggle to esperar a esperar en + obj to wait until to wait in/at estar a +obj to be located from estar loco de (alegría) + obj to be crazy with (happiness) estar de acuerdo con obj to agree with estar para + inf
to be about to
estar por + inf to be in favour of
(Estoy por trabajar los domingos - I’m in favour of working on Sundays)
to be yet to be completed
(El suelo está por fregar - The floor is yet to be scrubbed)
to be in favor of, to support – here, por isn’t part of Estar:
estar por +obj No estoy por la pornografía – I don’t support pornography
Estoy luchando por… I’m fighting for…
to be in the direction of
(Está por el oeste - It’s to the west)
estar sentado a + obj to be seated at excusar de + inf To excuse from exponerse a + inf To expose oneself to faltar a + obj To break promise felicitar por + inf To congratulate on fiarse a + obj fiarse de (alguien) + obj To trust fijarse en + obj to notice forrar de + obj to line/cover with forzar a + inf to force to gozar de + obj to enjoy gritar de (dolor) + obj to scream in (pain) guardarse de + inf to take care, be careful not to haber de + inf This is an old-fashioned sounding use in Spain for making mild obligations. Use deber / tener que instead. This also is used in Mexico for suppositions (Spain uses deber de) habituarse a + inf to get used to hablar con alguien hablar de to talk with somebody to talk about hacer bien/mal en + inf hacer caso a alguien hacer frente a to be right/wrong to – to do well/badly in to pay attention to somebody to cope with (see poder con) hartarse de + inf hartarse de obj + inf to be fed up with to get fed up with obj with doing impulsar a + inf to urge to incitar a + inf to incite to inclinar a + inf to incline to incomodarse de + inf To be annoyed at indignarse de + inf To be indignant at inducir a + inf To induce to informarse de + obj To be informed about insistir en + inf to insist on interesarse en + inf interesarse por + obj to be interested in to be interested in, to ask about invitar a + inf to invite to in restaurants and bars you can say ¿Quién invita? = Who's paying for us? Te invito = I'm paying for you ir a + inf ir a + obj to be going to (do something) to go to (the cinema etc.) jactarse de + inf/obj to boast about jugar a + obj to play (a game, sport) jurar por + obj to swear by/on lamentarse de + inf to bemoan limitarse a + inf to limit oneself to llegar a + inf llegar a + obj llegar a ser to manage to, succeed in, end up to arrive/reach at/in (place) to become llenar de + obj to fill with llevar a + inf to lead to luchar por + inf/obj to struggle for mandar a + inf to send to maravillarse de + obj to marvel at meterse a + inf meterse en + obj to start to to get involved in molestarse en + inf molestarse por + obj to bother about, take the trouble to to bother about morir de (hambre) + obj to die from (hunger) mover a to move to mudar de + obj mudarse de casa to change (clothes / colours) to move house negarse a + inf to refuse to no poder menos de + inf To not help but obligar a + inf obligar a alguien a + inf to force, compel to to make somebody do ocultar a + alguien To conceal from someone ocuparse de obj ocuparse en + inf to take care of / attend to To be busy with ofrecerse a to offer to oír hablar de + obj to hear about oler a + obj to smell like olvidar + inf / obj (formal use) olvidarse de + obj / inf olvidarsele a uno + obj / inf This verb means to forget / leave behind and has different forms to forget e.g. Me olvidé decirle = I forgot to tell you to forget e.g. se me olvidó decirte = I forgot to tell you This is used more than saying "remember your passport" etc. so you would say "don't forget your passport" instead oponerse a + inf oponerse a algo a + inf to oppose / resist to be opposed to something doing optar por + inf/obj to opt for pagar con + obj to pay with/by parecerse a + obj to look like parar de + inf pararse a hacer algo pararse en to stop to stop to do something to pay attention to Note that pararse means "to come to a halt" in Spain and something different in Latin America pasar a + inf pasar de + obj to go on to to pass from / be uninterested in pedir a + alguien To ask for someone pensar de + obj pensar en + inf/obj to think of, have an opinion about to think about perder de vista + obj to lose sight of persistir en + inf to persist in persuadir a + inf to persuade to pintar de + obj to paint + color poder con to cope with (unless you're talking about a problem, then use hacer frente a) ponerse a + inf ponerse de acuerdo + obj to begin to, set about to come to an agreement preguntar por + obj to ask about/after (e.g. on the phone) preguntar on it's own means something like "to question" preocuparse con + inf preocuparse de + inf preocuparse de/por + obj to be concerned with to be concerned about to worry / be concerned about prepararse a + inf to get ready to presumir de + inf to boast about privarse de + inf To be deprived of probar a + inf to try to do quedar en + inf quedarse con + obj quedar que / por + inf quedar(se) en + inf quedarse a + inf to agree to to keep to remain to be done (queda mucho que / por hacer - there's a lot left to do) to agree to/on to remain to - si llegara antes de las 8 podría quedarse a comer = if he arrived before 8 he could stay for lunch quejarse de + inf/obj to complain about Se quejó de que nadie los ayudaba = He complained that nobody helped them Also "la queja" = "the complaint" quitar a + alguien To take away from someone reducir a + inf To reduce to referirse a alguien to refer to someone reírse de + obj to laugh at renunciar a + inf to renounce reparar en + obj to notice resignarse a + inf to resign oneself to resistir a + inf To resist resistirse a + inf To be reluctant to, resist / refuse Temptation - No pudo resistir las ganas de decírmelo = She couldn't resist telling me With weight / pressure - el estante no va a resistir tanto peso = The shelf isn't going to hold so much weight To stand pain or sensation - No pueden resistir este calor = They can't stand the heat (or you can use the verb soportar) resolverse a + inf To resolve to responder a + obj to answer / respond rezar por + obj to pray for robar a + alguien To steal from someone rodear de to surround with romper a + inf to (suddenly) start to do saber a + obj saber de memoria + obj to taste like to memorize, know by heart saber on it's own means to know (facts) or to know how to do something salir de + obj salir por + obj to leave (from) to leave via saltar de (alegría) + obj to jump for (joy) sentarse a (+ una mesa etc.) to sit down at (+ a table etc.) ser aficionado a + obj ser decidido por + obj to be a fan of to be decided by servir de + obj servir para + inf servirse de + obj to serve as / to be useful to to be used for to use sonar a + obj to sound like soñar con + inf/obj to dream of sorprenderse de + obj to be surprised at sospechar de + inf To suspect of subir a + inf subir a + obj To go up to (in order to) but para can be used instead to board, get on/into tardar en + inf to take time to, delay in tender a + inf to tend to tener ganas de algo / de + inf tener éxito en + inf
tener miedo a alguien
tener miedo de algo
tener que
tener que ver con + inf to want something / feel like doing
to succeed in
to be afraid of someone
to be afraid of something
to have to (implying a strong obligation) to concern, have to do with terminar de + inf terminar por + inf to stop to end by doing tirar de obj to pull tocar a + obj tocarle a + obj to knock on to be someone's turn tomar a + alguien tomar por + obj To take from someone to take for trabajar de + (occupation) trabajar en + (place of work) to work as to work at / in traducir a (+ lenguage) to translate in to tratar de + inf tratarse de + inf tratarse de + obj to try to to be about, be a question of to be about, deal with triunfar de + obj To triumph over tropezar con + obj to run across, happen upon vacilar en + inf to hesitate over vender en + obj to sell for (+ amount) vengarse de + obj To take revenge for venir a + inf To come to e.g. vino a verte – She came to see you – but para can be used instead venir de To come from vestir de + obj to dress in viajar por (tren, autobús) to travel by (train, bus) volver a + inf to do something again (more common than the use of otra vez) volver en + obj to return in (+ time) volver en sí + obj to be oneself again, to regain consciousness votar por + obj to vote for
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abandonarse a + inf
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to abstain from
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abstener de + inf
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to get bored with doing
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aburirse de + inf
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to abuse, overindulge in
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abusar de + obj
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to finish, put an end to
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acabar con + obj
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to have just (done something)
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acabar de + infinitive
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to finish by / end up doing
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acabar por + infinitive
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To approach to
to approach
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acercarse a + inf (José se acercó a ver si yo estaba bien. Jose approached in order to see if I was OK)
acercarse a + obj
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to manage to
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acertar a + inf
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to remember to
to remember
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acordarse de + inf
acordarse de + object
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to agree with
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acordarse con
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to become accustomed to/get used to
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acostumbrarse a obj a + inf
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to accuse somebody of doing / having done
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acusar a + alguien de algo / de
haber + past participle
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to accuse of
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acusar de + inf
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to notify / warn somebody about something
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advertir a alguien de algo
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afanarse por + inf to strive to
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afanarse por + inf to strive to
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to grow fond of something / of doing
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aficionarse a algo / a + inf
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to manage to
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alcanzar a + inf
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to be happy, pleased to
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alegrarse de + inf
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to be glad about something / of doing / having done
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alegrarse de algo / de + haber + past participle to be
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to go away from
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alejarse de + obj
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To apply onself to
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alicarse a + inf
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To feed on
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alimentarse de + obj
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to threaten somebody with / to do
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amenazar a alguien con algo / con + inf
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to threaten to
amenazar con + inf
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to threaten with
amenazar con + obj
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to encourage to
animar a + inf
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to keep away from
apartarse de + obj
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to take possession of
apoderarse de + obj
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to lean on/against
apoyarse en + obj
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to learn to
aprender a + inf
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to hurry to do
apresurarse a + inf
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to take advantage of
aprovecharse de + obj
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to come near/approach
aproximarse a obj
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to strive to
apurarse por + inf
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to get anxious about
apurarse por + obj
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To snatch from someone
arrancar a + alguien
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to regret
arrepentirse de + inf
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To lean against
arrimarse a + obj
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to resemble, look like
asemejarse a + obj
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to attend/be present at
asistir a + obj
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to appear at / to lean out of
asomarse a + obj
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to be surprised at doing
asombrarse de + inf (this doesn't use 'de' when the verb is not reflexive)
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To aspire to
aspirar a + inf
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to get frightened about
asustarse de/por + obj
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to dare to
atreverse a + inf
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to authorize to
autorizar a + inf
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to be ashamed of
avergonzarse de + inf
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to communicate something
avisar de
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to help
ayudar a
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to help somebody to do
ayudar a alguien a + inf
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To go down to
bajar a + inf
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to get out of, get off, descend from
bajar de + obj
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to make fun of
burlarse de + obj
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to change
cambiar de + obj
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to exchange for
cambiar por + obj
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to tire (get tired) of
cansarse de + inf/obj
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to lack
carecer de + obj
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to load with something
cargar de algo
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to marry
casarse con + obj
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to stop
cesar de + inf
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to bump/crash in to something
chocar con algo
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to focus/concentrate on (an issue etc.)
centrarse en
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to begin to
comenzar a + inf
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to begin with/by
comenzar con or por + inf
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to feel sorry for, pity
compadecerse de + obj
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to compare with
comparar con obj
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To take pleasure in
complacerse en + inf
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to undertake to
comprometerse a + inf
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to condemn to
condenar a + inf
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to lead to
conducir a + inf
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to trust to
confiar en + inf
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to trust, rely on
confiar en + obj
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to consent to
consentir en + inf
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to consist of
consistir en + inf/obj
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to consist of
constar de + obj
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to count / rely on
contar con + inf/obj
| contar on it's own means to count or recount (a story)
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to be satisfied with
contentarse con + inf
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to face, overlook
dar a + obj
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to meet, happen upon
dar con + obj
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to realize something
darse cuenta de algo
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to decide / make up one's mind to
decidirse a + inf
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to choose / decide on / settle
decidirse por + obj
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to devote oneself to (career)
dedicarse a + inf/obj
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to stop (doing), to fail to
dejar de + inf
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to allow
dejar + inf (déjeme leer mi libro – let me read my book)
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To take a delight in
deleitarse en + inf
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to depend on
depender de + obj
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to challenge to
desafiar a + inf
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To mistrust
desconfiar de + obj
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To neglect
descuidar de + inf
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to dispair of
desesperarse de + inf
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To desist from
desistir de + inf
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to say good-bye to, take leave of
despedirse de + obj
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to take off (clothes)
despojarse de + obj
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to be very concerned about
desvelarse por + obj
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To stop to
detenerse a + inf
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to go toward, address
| to head for / address somebody
dirigirse a + obj
| dirigirse a + sitio / a alguien
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to apologize for
disculparse de + obj
| disculparse por + inf
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to enjoy
disfrutar de + obj
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To excuse from
dispensar de + inf
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to get ready to
disponerse a + inf
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to dissuade from
disuadir de + inf
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to amuse oneself by
divertirse en + inf
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to doubt
dudar de + obj
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to hesitate to
dudar en + inf
