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ter

/tɜːr/ /tɛr/

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adverb

Hacia, contra

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Examples :

"Please push the door to."

Por favor, empuja la puerta hacia adentro.

direction position

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adverb

Contra el viento

Examples :

"The small sailboat struggled ter, fighting the strong gust that threatened to push it backward. "

El pequeño velero luchaba contra el viento, luchando contra la fuerte ráfaga que amenazaba con empujarlo hacia atrás.

nautical sailing direction

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preposition

A, hacia

Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Examples :

"We are walking to the shop."

Estamos caminando a la tienda.

direction place

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preposition

A, para

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Examples :

"He devoted himself to education."

Se dedicó a la educación.

grammar language

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preposition

Para, a

Used to indicate result of action.

Examples :

"His face was beaten to a pulp."

Su rostro fue golpeado hasta convertirlo en pulpa.

grammar language

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preposition

Por, de

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Examples :

"Terkejut terdiam dia mendengar berita itu. "

Se quedó mudo por la sorpresa al escuchar la noticia.

emotion language

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preposition

Para

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Examples :

"similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking."

Similar a ..., relevante para ..., pertinente para ..., fui amable con él, él fue cruel con ella, estoy acostumbrado a caminar.

grammar linguistics

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preposition

Hasta

Denotes the end of a range.

Examples :

"It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications."

Tarda de 2 a 4 semanas en procesar las solicitudes típicas.

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preposition

Como

Examples :

"With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); took her to wife (took her as a wife); was sold to slave (was sold as a slave)."

Con Dios como amigo; con el Diablo como enemigo; corderos sacrificados como ofrenda; la tomó como esposa; fue vendido como esclavo.

language grammar

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preposition

Por, a

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Examples :

"I have ten dollars to your four."

Tengo diez dólares por tus cuatro.

math number statistics

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preposition

A la potencia de

Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Examples :

"Three squared or three to the second power is nine."

Tres al cuadrado o tres a la potencia de dos es nueve.

math technical computing

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preposition

Antes de

(time) Preceding.

Examples :

"Ter examensperioden är det svårt att få tag på studieplatser på biblioteket. (Before the exam period, it is difficult to find study spaces in the library.) "

Antes del período de exámenes, es difícil encontrar espacios de estudio en la biblioteca.

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preposition

De, compuesto de

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Examples :

"The stew ter mostly of vegetables and beef. "

El estofado está compuesto principalmente de verduras y carne de res.

language grammar

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preposition

En, a

Examples :

"The bus goes from the school to the park. "

El autobús va de la escuela al parque.

language linguistics