0
Q
To die
A
Of/from
To die in an accident
1
Q
A description
A
Of
2
Q
To differ
A
From
3
Q
The difference
A
Between/of
4
Q
To be different
A
From
También puede ser To pero es más habitual from
5
Q
To have difficulty
A
In/with
6
Q
To disagree
A
With
7
Q
To be disappointed
A
With/about
8
Q
To disapprove
A
Of
-disapprove of sth:desaprobar algo
• to disapprove of sb mirar mal a algn: I think he disapproves of me
9
Q
To discourage
A
From
10
Q
A discussion
A
About/on
A discussion about a topic — this implies that the discussion was just a conversation, really, and it might not have stayed strictly on-topic.
A discussion of a topic — this brings to mind a true discussion, going into all sorts of details of the topic (and only the topic).
A discussion on a topic — here I picture the discussion to be somewhat one-sided, almost a lecture.
11
Q
Dismiss
A
From
12
Q
To be dissatisfied
A
With
13
Q
To distinguish
A
Between
14
Q
To dream
A
About/of
15
Q
To be dressed
A
In
16
Q
Drink
A
In
The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage
17
Q
To be eager
A
For sth
To do sth
18
Q
To put effort
A
Into something
19
Q
The emphasis
A
On
20
Q
To be engaged (sth)
A
In something
21
Q
To be engaged (sb)
A
To somebody
22
Q
To be enthusiastic
A
About
23
Q
To be equal
A
To
24
To escape
From
25
An example
Of
26
To be excellent
At
27
The exception
To
28
Make an exception
Of somebody/something
29
Take exception
To something
(Ofenderse)
I must take exception to your remark.
Sue took exception to Fred's characterization of Bill as a cheapskate.
30
To exchange something
For something
31
Disadvantage
Of
32
There is a disadvantage
In doing something
33
To be excited
About
34
Exclaim
At
35
An excuse
For
36
To excuse somebody
For
37
To expel
From
38
To be experienced
In
39
To experiment
On/with
40
The expert (skilled person)
In/at doing something
He is an expert at skiing
If you are skilled/good at doing something you are an expert in/at doing that
If you have studied a particular subject and you know a lot about it you are an expert on/in it
41
To be expert (done with skill)
At/in/on doing something
42
An expert (good at using something)
With something
43
An expert (on a subject)
On
44
A failure
In
45
To be faithful
To
46
To be familiar (to know somebody)
To somebody
47
To be familiar (have knowledge of)
With
48
A Genius
At
49
Glance
At
50
Glare
At
51
To be good
Ser bueno en algo
At
she’s good at maths
52
He was very good
To me
53
To be famous
For
54
To be fed up
With
55
To fill something
With something
56
To be fond
Of
57
To forget
About
58
To forgive somebody
For
59
To be friendly (sb)
With somebody
To me
60
To be friendly (cause)
To a cause
61
To be frightened
Of
62
To be full
Of
63
To be furious (sb)
With somebody
64
To be furious (sth)
About/at something
65
To be good
For something
66
To be grateful
To somebody for something
67
To grow
In (number)
68
To be guilty
Of
69
He felt guilty
About (his crime)
70
To focus
On
71
It happens
To
72
To be happy
About/with
73
To hear (to be told)
About
74
To hear (receive a call/letter)
From
75
To hear (to know that somebody exists)
Of
76
Hope
For
77
No hope
Of
he hasn’t much hope of winning
78
To be hopeless
At
I’m hopeless at maths
79
The idea
Of
80
To be Identical
To
81
To be ill
With
82
To impact
On
83
To be impressed
By/with
84
To make an impression
On somebody
85
To include
In
86
To be incompatible
With
87
An increase
In
88
To be indifferent
To
89
The information
About/on
90
To insist
On
91
To be intent
On sth
to be intent on doing sth estar resuelto o decidido a hacer algo
2 (= absorbed) to be intent on sth
ⓑ N propósito m, intención f
• with intent to (+ INFINITIVE) con el propósito de + infin
92
Have no intention
Of
93
To have interest
In
94
To be interested
In
95
To interfere
With/in
| Something/an investigation
96
To inundate
With
97
To invest
In
98
An invitation
To
99
To invite somebody
To
100
To involve
In
101
To be jealous
Of
102
To join up
With
103
To knock
On/at
104
To know
About/of
105
To be Keen
On something
106
To be keen
To do something
107
To be kind
To
108
The key
To
109
The knowledge
Of
110
To be lacking
In
• he is lacking in confidence
111
I lack
Of
112
To laugh
At
113
To lean
On/against
114
To lecture (sth)
On sth
115
To lecture (sb)
To somebody
116
To lend something
To somebody
117
To lie
In
118
To listen
To
119
To look
At
120
To lose touch
With
121
To be married
To
122
To be mean
To
123
To mention
To
124
To mistake somebody
For
he is often mistaken for Peter
To be mistaken about:estar confundido sobre algo
125
To mix
With
126
To name
After
127
To be necessary
For
128
A need
For
129
To be nervous
About
130
To be new
To
131
To be nice
To
132
Take (no) notice
Of
133
A number
Of
134
To be obedient
To
135
To object
To
136
To be obliged
To sth for sb
137
To be obvious
To
138
To occur
To
139
To operate
On
140
An opinion
Of/on
opinion of is more common than either opinion on or opinion about
141
To part
With/ from
To give up or let go of; relinquish.
She did not want to part with her friend. I could never part with my books.
From separate
I hated to part the mother from her child.
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To be patient
With
143
To persist
In
144
Take a photograph
Of
145
A Picture
Of
146
Pity
For
147
Take pity
| Compadecerse
On sb
148
To plead
| Suplicar
With
-to plead with sb (to do sth)
suplicar a algn (que haga algo)
• to plead with sb for sth
rogar a algn que conceda algo
149
To be pleasant
To
150
To be pleased
With
At/about
151
To take pleasure
In
152
To point
At/to
At:with the finger
To:call attention to sth
153
To be (im)polite
To
154
To be popular
With
she’s very popular with her colleagues
155
The popularity
Of
156
To praise somebody
For
157
To prefer something
To sth
158
To prepare
For
159
To present somebody
With
| They presented me with a watch
160
To prevent somebody
From
161
To take pride
In
162
To pride oneself
On doing something
he prides himself on his punctuality
163
To be prone
To
164
To protect
Against/from
165
Protection
From
166
To be proud
Of
167
To provide somebody
With
168
To punish somebody
For
169
To push
For
170
To quarrel (sth)
About something
171
To be qualified
For
172
To be quick
At
173
To be ready
For
174
The reason
For/of
the reason for my going
The reason of this situation is...
175
To reason
With
176
To receive
From
177
Keep a record
Of
178
A reduction
In
179
To refer
To
180
In/with reference
To
181
To refrain
From
182
Regardless
Of
183
To be related
To
184
The relationship
Between
185
A relationship
With somebody
186
To be relevant
To
187
To rely
On
188
To report
On/To/Of
Report on sth
Report to sb
Report of sth: report of casualties
189
To resort
To
190
A Respect
For
191
To respond
To
192
The responsibility
For
193
To be responsible
For
194
To result
| be the consequence of something
From
195
To result
| Acarrear
In
196
As a result
Of
197
To be rich
In
198
A rise
In
199
To be rude
To
200
To be safe
From
201
To be the same
As
202
To be satisfied
With/by
203
To save somebody
From
204
To be scared
Of
205
To search
For
206
To be in search
Of
207
To be sensitive
To
208
To sentence somebody
To
209
To separate
From
210
To be serious
About
211
To be shocked
At/by
212
To be short
Of
213
To shout
At
214
To be shy
Of
- she’s shy of cameras
- ~short of: he’s two months shy of 70
215
The be sick
Of
216
To be similar
To
217
Smell
Of
218
To smile
At
219
A solution
To
220
To be sorry
About
221
I'm sorry
For doing...
222
To specialise
In
223
To spend money
On
224
To spend time
In
225
To stare
At
226
To be subject
To
227
To submit
To
228
To submit (paper...)
For publication
229
To subscribe
To
230
To succeed
In
231
The success
Of/in
232
To succumb
To
233
To suffer
From
234
To be superior
To
235
To be sure
Of/about
236
To be surprised
At/by
'to be surprised at someone' - often expressing disappointment with their behaviour - is usually always with 'at' rather than 'by'.
'I was surprised at John; I never expected him to tell lies'.
'I was surprised by John. He take me out for dinner'
I was surprised by his ignorance
237
To suspect someone
Of
I suspect her of having stolen it
238
To be suspicious
Of
239
To sympathise
With
240
Have good taste
In
241
To be terrible
At
242
To be terrified
Of
243
To thank somebody
For
244
To be thankful
For
245
To be weak
In/at
246
To wonder
About/at
At: to be amazed at or in awe of someone or something: We all wondered at Lee and the way he kept his spirits up.
About: preguntarse
247
To worry
About/at
248
To think
About/of
249
To threaten somebody
With
250
To throw
| In order to hit
At
251
To throw
| In order to catch
To
252
To be tired
Of
253
To translate
From...into
254
To transform
Into
255
To be typical
Of
256
To vote
For
257
To wait
For
258
To Warn somebody
Against/about
259
To waste (time/money)
On
260
To be worthy
Of
261
To write (sb)
To somebody
262
Absent
From
263
Abstain
From
264
According
To
265
Account
For
266
Accuse somebody
Of
267
Accostumed
To
268
Acquainted
With
To acquaint somebody with something (informar a alguien de algo)
To be acquainted with somebody (conocer)
269
Act
On
act on - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?
-regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
270
Adjacent
To
271
Advantage
Of/over
-to have an advantage over sb llevar ventaja a algn
• to take advantage of sb/sth (unfairly) aprovecharse de algn/algo, sacar partido de algn/algo
272
An Advice
| To Advise
On/about
On: to provide someone with specific advice about someone or something. Would you please advise me on what kind of computer to buy?
About: to inform someone about someone or something; to counsel someone about someone or something. Bill needs to advise the committee about Karen's request.
273
Afraid
Of
274
Agree with somebody
On/about something
to agree to sth: consentir en o aceptar alg
275
Aim
At
276
Allergic
To
277
Amazed
| Strong reaction
At/by
278
Amounts
To
279
Amused
At/by
280
Be anxious
About something
281
Appeal
To/ against
282
Apply to somebody
For something
283
To be bored
Of/with
284
Borrow something
From
285
To be brilliant
At
286
Capacity
Of
| For doing something
287
To be capable
Of
288
To care (be concerned)
About
289
To care (look after)
For somebody
290
Take care
Of
291
To be careful
about/of/with
292
To be careless
About/with
293
The cause
Of
294
To be certain
About
295
Certainty
Of
With the certainty of disaster
296
Charge (asked to pay)
For something
297
To charge somebody (be responsible for)
With crime
298
To be clever
At/with
At: tener aptitud para algo
With: clever with his hands es muy mañoso, es muy hábil o habilidoso con las manos
299
To be clever
Of you
300
To be close
To
301
To coincide
With
302
To collide
With
303
Combine
With something
304
Approve
Of
305
Arrest sb
For something
306
Ashamed
Of
307
Ask
For
308
Astonished
At/by
309
Attend
To
310
(Un)aware
Of
311
Bad
At
312
Balance
Between
313
Ban
On
314
Base
On
315
Bear
With
316
Beg
For
317
To begin
Para empezar
With
318
Believe
In
319
Belong
To
320
To benefit
| Be helped by
From
321
The benefit
Of
322
Bet
On
323
Beware
Of
324
In answer
To
325
Comment
On
| comentar, hacer un comentario
326
Committed (comprometido)
| Commit (internado, ingresado)
To
327
Communicate
With
328
Comparison
Between
329
Compliment somebody
On
330
Comply
With
331
Concentrate
On
332
Concern
About
333
Have confidence
In sb
334
Congratulate somebody
On sth
335
Connection
Between
336
In connection
With
337
Conscious
Of
338
Consist
Of/in
339
Contact
Between
340
In contact
With
341
To be content
With
342
To be contrary
To
343
Contribute
To
344
Convert
To/into
345
To cope
With
346
Correspond
To/with
347
Correspond
To/with
348
Crash
Into
349
Crazy
About
350
Crowded
With
351
Cruel
To
352
A cure
For
353
Curious
About
354
Date
Back to
From
- to date back to: remontarse a
- to date from: datar de
355
Deaf
To/in
To: ignore. Deaf to his claims
In: Deaf in one ear
356
Deal
With
357
Dear
To
358
Decide
On/against
359
A decline (decrease)
In
360
Dedicate
To
361
Deficient
In
| estar falto de algo
362
A delay
In
363
Delight
In
-to delight in sth disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo
• to delight in doing sth disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo
364
To be delighted
With
365
A Demand (sth)
For
366
To demand
From somebody
367
To depart
| Departure
From
368
Depend
On
369
Describe something
To somebody
370
To be angry
At what somebody does
371
To be angry
With somebody for doing something
| With somebody about something
372
Apologise
To somebody for something
373
Argue
With somebody about something
374
Arrive
At (small place)
| In (town)
375
Put the blame
On somebody
376
Blame somebody
For something
377
Blame something
On somebody
378
To compare
| Comparar entre
With
379
To compare
| Comparar con
To
380
Complain
| Suffer from
Of
381
Complain
| to be annoyed
To somebody about something
382
Choice
| Possibility to choose
In
| Has no choice in what he eats
383
Choice
| Options to choose from
Of/between
A choice of becoming a nurse or a dentist
384
Collaborate
With sb
| On sth
385
Astonished
| Strong reaction
At
386
To be shocked
| Strong reaction
At
387
To be useless
| Ability
At
388
Common
For
389
Unusual
For
390
Unnecessary
For
391
Essential
For
392
Difficult
For
393
Easy
For
394
Possible
For
395
Important
For
396
Nice
Of/To
It was nice of him to come earlier
She was nice to him
397
Mean
To/of
398
Polite
Of/To
399
Nasty
To/of
400
To be (un)Kind
To/of
401
To be generous
To/of
419
Dissapointed
At/by
420
Split
Into
421
Split
Into
422
Split
Into
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