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adverb

Hacia, a

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Examples :

"Please push the door to."

Por favor, empuja la puerta hacia adentro.

direction position essential

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adverb

Contra el viento

Examples :

"The cyclist rode to the wind, struggling against the strong gusts. "

El ciclista pedaleó contra el viento, luchando contra las fuertes ráfagas.

direction nature essential

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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 hacia la tienda.

direction place essential

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preposition

A, para, hacia

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Examples :

"He devoted himself to education."

Se dedicó a la educación.

grammar language essential

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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 quedar hecho puré.

outcome action essential

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preposition

A, hacia

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Examples :

"Seeing her son get a good grade on his test made her happy to. "

Ver a su hijo obtener una buena nota en su examen la hizo feliz también.

emotion sensation essential

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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 a ..., fui amable con él, él fue cruel con ella, estoy acostumbrado a caminar.

grammar language essential

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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.

range number amount essential

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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 por esposa; fue vendido como esclavo.

grammar language essential

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preposition

A, en comparación con

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Examples :

"I have ten dollars to your four."

Tengo diez dólares en comparación con tus cuatro.

number math statistics essential

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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 igual a nueve.

math technical number essential

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preposition

Antes de

(time) Preceding.

Examples :

"The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to avoid conflicts with other appointments. "

La reunión está programada para las 10:00 a.m. para evitar conflictos con otras citas.

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preposition

de, en

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Examples :

"The salad consisted of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. "

La ensalada consistía en lechuga, tomates y pepinos.

part material substance essential

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preposition

A

Examples :

"The meeting is at the library. "

La reunión es en la biblioteca.

position time direction essential