Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

One of the hardest part of any language is to learn which preposition to use with which expression or phrase. At times, there is an exact translation of a phrase or expression introduced by a preposition from one language to another; however, those cases are few and far between. Most of the time, the preposition used in one language is generally NOT the same one used in the other. The fact is that most prepositional phrases and expressions are idiomatic and, therefore, must be memorized, one phrase or expression at a time. Incynergy Study

Guides on the Spanish preposition a were developed with two

audiences in mind. For the Spanish-speaker, these study cards help one to learn the English translation of some of the most common and popular phrases and expressions in Spanish introduced by the preposition a . For the English-speaker, these cards help one to learn some of the most important and popular expressions in Spanish introduced by the preposition a.

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Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar comienzo a algo credito a cuerda a algo cuerda al reloj cumplimiento a curso al algo curso al llanto de barniz a de beber a de betn a cima a destino a algo fin a frente a to begin something to believe in to wind something up to wind a watch or clock to fulfill to let something flow to let one's tears flow to varnish to give something to drink to polish to carry out successfully to find a use for something to finish, to finish off to face

dar dar

grito a la mano a

to hoot at to shake hands with

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

dar la palabra a to give the floor to (to call upon) to go round the world to put off deciding on an important decision to give a green light to to scare to kill to give cause for, to motive for to authorize to begin with, to start off to finish off, to conclude to drink, to take a nip of the bottle to glance or glimpse at

dar dar

la vuelta a mundo largas a un asunto

dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar dar

luz verde a miedo a muerte a pie a poder a principio a termino a un beso a la botella una vista a

de de de

a pie cabo a rabo cabo a cabo

common, ordinary, everyday from beginning to end from beginning to end

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

de de hoy a maana la mano a boca se pierde la sopa martes a jueves sol a sol tope a tope adios a algo algo a bulto any time now theres many a slip twixt the cup and the lip from Tuesday until Thursday from sunrise to sunset from end to end to renounce or to give something up to blurt or blab something out, to speak out of turn to not say to anybody in particular to devote oneself to + present participle of verb to make an exception of something to allow, to permit

de de de decir decir

decir dedicarse dejar dejar

al azar a + el infinitive del verbo algo a salvo lugar a

Del

dicho al hecho hay gran trecho plato a la boca se pierde la sopa algo al vivos

Theres many a slip between the cup and the lip Theres many a slip twixt the cup and the lip to describe something vividly or realistically

Del

describir

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

dirigir dos dos echar echar echar echar echar echar echar echar la vista a veces a da veces a la semana a mal a perder aceite al fuego algo a chacota algo a cuestas algo al hombro algo al hombro candado a la puerta to look at or towards twice a day, two times a day twice a week, two times a week to scorn, to despise, to think very little of to spoil, to ruin to stir the embers or things up, to provoke to take something as a joke or lightly to take the burden of something on to shoulder something to take on the burden, to take on the load to padlock the door

echar echar

el ojo a lea a fuego

to have ones eye on to light the spark, to fire up to agitate, to add fuel to the flame to grab to let one's hair down, to let loose

echar echar

mano a una cana al aire

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

echar echarse echarse echarse el El una vista a a perder algo al coleto un libro al coleto da a da que a hierro mata a hierro muere atencin a esto consideracin a cuanto a to take a look at to go downhill, to be ruined or destroyed to eat, to go straight through something to read a book straight through day-to-day They that take the sword shall perish by the sword in view of this or regarding this considering as for, as to, with regard to

en en en

en en en en equivocarse Es

gracia a lo concerniente a punto a relacin a de medio a medio como llevar hierro Vizcaya

for the sake of, because of with regard to / as for with regard to in relation to to be completely wrong Its like carrying coals to Newcastle

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

es escribir escribir eso estar tonto a ms no poder a mano un rengln a no viene a cuento a dos dedos de to be as silly as one can be to write in long hand to drop a line to that's irrelevant to be on the verge of, on the point or inches away to be last or at the bottom of the class to be on the defensive to be on hand

estar estar estar

a la cola de la clase a la defensive a mano

estar estar estar estar estar estar estar

a mal con al borde de la tumba dispuesto a + infin. of verb hecho a llamado a + infin. of verb llamado a + infin. of verb lleno a reventar

to be on bad terms with to have ones foot in the grave, to be at deaths door to be ready + infin. of verb to be accustomed to to be called to + infin. of verb to be destined to + infin. of verb to be bursting at the seams

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

estar estar estar estrechar franquear ganar poco dispuesto a + infin. of verb una idea a tener en cuenta uno a qu quieres boca la mano a alguien la casa a algo a pulso to be unwilling + infin. of verb to be an idea to keep or bear in mind to be prosperous, well-off, comfortable or doing well to shake one's hand to open one's home to to work really hard for something, to get something the hard way to be relevant, to the point

hacer

al

hacer

algo a bombo y platillo

to make a great song and dance or hullabaloo about to race through something to do something unwillingly to do something at an inopportune time to have something at ones fingertips to do something with disdain

hacer hacer hacer

algo a la carrera algo a desgaa algo a deshora

hacer

algo al dedillo

hacer

algo al desgaire

hacer

alusin a

to allude to, to mention

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

hacer cara a to confront, to oppose, to challenge, to defy, to face in defiance to notice / to heed to be bound for to play a joke on to interview to harm, to damage, to upset, to disagree with one

hacer hacer hacer hacer hacerle

caso a rumbo a una broma a una entrevista a dao a

hacerle hambre hecho hecho hervir ir ir

dao a devorador a a mano a la medida a fuego lento al cielo al gano

to disagree with one ravenous hunger hand-made made to fit to simmer to go to heaven to go to the heart of the matter

Incynergy Study Guide: Preposition A in Spanish (Translated into English)

ir rumbo a to be heading for, to be bound for, to head for, to set a course for to fail, to not make it, to fall flat, to fall short to speculate on a fall or decline in prices the house faces or faces towards

irse

al bombo

jugar

a la baja

la casa

da a

lavar

la cara a

to flatter, to apple polish, to shine on, to fawn on to call a spade a spade to be heading for, to be bound for, to head for, to set a course for to fail, to not make it, to fall flat, to fall short to speculate on a fall or decline in prices the house faces or faces towards

llamar ir

a las cosas por su nombre rumbo a

irse

al bombo

jugar

a la baja

la casa

da a

lavar

la cara a

to flatter, to apple polish, to shine on, to fawn on