Spanish Prepositional Phrases Comprehensive
Terms
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- bajo pena de
- on pain of
- cerca de
- near
- con arreglo a
- in accordance with
- con miras a
- with a view to/bearing in mind
- con motivo de
- on the occasion of...
- con objeto de
- with the object of
- con relación a
- in relation to
- con respecto a
- with respect/reference to
- con rumbo a
- in the direction of (movement)
- con vistas a
- with a view to/bearing in mind
- de acuerdo con
- in accordance with
- de regreso a
- on returning to
- después de
- after
- detrás de
- behind
- en atención a
- in consideration of
- en base a
- on the basis of
- en busca de
- in search of
- en caso de
- in case of
- Este dinero es 'en concepto de' ayuda.
- This money is 'by way of' assistance.
- en contra de
- against
- en cuanto a
- as for.../concerning
- en forma de
- in the shape of
- en frente de
- opposite, facing
- en honor de
- in honor of
- en lugar de
- instead of
- en medio de
- in the middle of
- en pos de
- in search of (literary)
- en pro de
- in favor of (literary)
- en torno a
- around (a subject)/concerning
- en vez de
- instead of
- en vías de
- on the way to (pais en vías de desarrollo - developing country)
- en vísperas de
- on the eve of
- en vista de
- in view of
- lejos de
- far from
- mas allá de
- beyond
- no obstante
- notwithstanding/nonetheless
- por causa de/a causa de
- because of
- por encima de
- over the head of/against the will of
- por parte de
- on the part of
- sin embargo de
- notwithstanding
- so pretexto de
- on the pretext of
- tras de
- behind, after
- a base de
- based on/consisting of
- a bordo de
- on board
- a cambio de
- in exchange for
- a cargo de
- supervised by
- a costa de
- at the cost of
- a despecho de
- in spite of
- a diferencia de
- unlike
- a disposición de
- at the disposal of
- a excepción de
- with the exception of
- a expensas de
- at the expense of
- a falta de
- for lack/want of
- a favor de
- in favour of
- a fin de
- with the aim of
- a finales/fines de
- towards the end of
- a fuerza de
- by effort of...
- a gusto de
- to the taste of
- a juicio de
- in the opinion of
- a la sombra de
- in the shadow of
- a más de
- as well as
- a mediados de
- towards the middle of
- a modo de
- in the manner of
- al nivel de
- at the level of
- a partir de
- starting from
- a pesar de
- despite
- a principios de
- towards the beginning of
- a prueba de incendios
- fire-proof
- a punto de
- on the verge of
- a raíz de
- as a result of
- a sabiendas de
- with the knowledge of
- a través de
- through/across
- a vista de
- in the sign/presence of
- a voluntad de
- at the discretion of
- además de
- as well as
- al alcance de
- within reach of
- al amor de
- in the warmth of
- al cabo de
- at the end of
- al contrario de
- contrary to
- al corriente de
- informed about/with
- al estilo de
- in the style of
- al frente de
- at the head
- al lado de
- next to
- alrededor de
- around
- al tanto de
- informed about
- a la hora de
- at the moment of/when it comes to
- a la vera de
- next to
- a lo largo de
- throughout/along
- bajo (la) condición de que
- on condition that