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AT THE END OF, al final de.
The hero fell in love
with the princess at the end of the story.
AT HOME IN/WITH, perfectamente familiar con.
Einstein was
perfectly at
home in/with all questions of relativity.
AT THE SIDE OF (BESIDE), al lado de.
The church is at
the side of (beside) the small river.
AT THE TOP OF ONE'S VOICE, a voz en cuello, a toda voz.
The boy in the water
was shouting for help at the top of his voice.
AT VARIANCE WITH, de punta, en desacuerdo con.
As a new teacher I
found himself at variance with the principal over my salary.
BECAUSE OF, a causa de, debido a.
Because of
his poor health, he could not work in a tropical country.
BY FORCE OF, a fuerza de.
OM Personal staff
achieved their goals by force of effort and determination.
BY MEANS OF, por medio de.
Graciela passed
the OM Basic examinations by means of hard work.
BY REASON OF, a causa de.
He has always
succeeded by reason of his strong determination.
BY THE SIDE OF (BESIDE), al lado de, por el lado de.
Their new house is
located by
the side of (beside) a beautiful lake.
BY VIRTUE OF, en virtud de.
This candidate was
given the job by virtue of his previous experienece in sales.
BY WAY OF, por vía de, a modo de, pasando por.
My uncle travelled
from Santiago de Chile to Miami by way of the Panama Canal.
FOR FEAR OF, por medio o temor de.
The old man did not
travel by air for fear of having a heart-attack.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF, con el objeto de, con el propósito de.
The investigation was
made for the purpose of discovering the thief.
FOR THE SAKE OF, por amor de, en beneficio de.
I prefered to ignore
Mike's rudeness for the sake of our long friendship.
FOR WANT OF, por falta de.
The metal has gone
rusty for want of a fresh coat of paint.
IN/ON BEHALF OF, en favor de, en nombre de.
"I would like to
thank today's speaker in/on behalf of all the members here".
IN CASE OF, en caso de.
In case of
difficulty, please dial number 999-AB.
IN COMMON WITH, en común con, del mismo modo que.
The new student wrote
on the wrong subject in common with Jessie Brown.
IN CONSEQUENCE OF, a consecuencia de.
In consequence of the
large number absent, we had to postpone the meeting.
IN (THE) COURSE OF, en vía de.
Did Mrs. Cecilia
Dufour ever go to Tibet in (the) course of her
travels?
IN DEFIANCE OF, en desafío de, sin poner
atención a.
The owners remained
in their apartments in defiance of the evacuation order.
IN FAVOUR OF, en favor de.
Who is in favour
of taking a holiday in August?
IN FRONT OF, en frente de, cara a cara con.
Suddenly I recognised
the girl who was standing in front of me in the line.
IN HONOUR OF, en honor de.
Our manager was given
a holiday in honour of his great efforts and achievement.
IN (THE) HOPE OF, con la esperanza de.
The actress went to
Africa in (the) hope of meeting her son once again.
IN PLACE OF, en lugar de.
The teacher gave me a
new exercise book in place of the old one.
IN PROSPECT OF, en vista de, en expectativa de.
He lost his job a
month ago, but he is in prospect of finding something
interesting.
IN SEARCH OF, en busca de.
The two friends went
to South America in search of adventure.
IN SPITE OF, a pesar de.
Many people will
probably come tonight in spite of this bad weather.
INSTEAD OF, en vez de, en lugar de.
Pete Edwards had to
go to the meeting instead of his boss who is ill in bed. |
