Lista Completa de Preposiciones Dependientes y Phrasal Verbs en Inglés
Dependent Prepositions and Common Collocations
Las preposiciones dependientes son aquellas que acompañan necesariamente a determinados verbos, adjetivos o sustantivos. A continuación, se detallan las combinaciones más habituales en inglés:
Verbos y adjetivos con preposición (Parte 1)
- Angry at/with sb for sth | Annoyed with sb for sth
- Complain to sb about sb/sth | Different to/from sb/sth
- Differ from sb/sth | Polite to sb
- Rude to sb | Shout at sb
- Wait for sth/sb | Write to sb
- Ask about sth | Ask sb for sth
- Engaged to sb | pero engaged in sth
- Married to sb | Brilliant / Good / Bad at sth
- pero weak in | Borrow sth from sb
- Explain sth to sb | Interested in sth
- Invite sb to a place | Laugh at sb/sth
- Listen to sb/sth | Look at sb/sth
Phrasal Verbs: Get, Carry y Hold
- Get away: escape.
- Get on: make progress (also get along) / enter a bus, train, etc. (opposite: get off).
- Get on with sb: have a friendly relationship with sb; get along with sb.
- Get through: reach sb by telephone / manage to finish sth.
- Carry on (with): continue.
- Carry out: do, complete sth.
- Hold back: contain one's emotions.
- Hold on: wait.
- Hold up: delay / rob a place.
Verbos y adjetivos con preposición (Parte 2)
- Arrive at a small place | Arrive in a big place
- Get to a place | pero: leave a place (sin preposición)
- Afraid of sb/sth | Famous for sth
- Full of sth | Believe in sth
- Concentrate on sth | Discuss sth with sb
- Take care of sb/sth | Care for sb/sth
Verbos y adjetivos con preposición (Parte 3)
- Belong to sb | Come from (a place)
- Listen to sb/sth | Live in (a place)
- Look at sb/sth | Stay at (a place)
- Wait for sth/sb | Work for sth/sb
- Apologise to sb for sth | Apply for sth
- Annoyed about sth | Clever at sth
- Proof of sth | Congratulate sb on sth
- Generous of sb to do sth | Tease sb about sth
Phrasal Verbs: Bring, Break y Give
- Bring about: cause sth to happen.
- Bring out: make a new record, book, etc., available.
- Bring sb around: cause sb to regain consciousness / persuade.
- Bring up: raise a child / introduce a new subject.
- Break down: stop working (of cars, machines, etc.) / lose control of feelings.
- Break in / Break into a building: enter by force.
- Break into: start singing, smiling, etc., suddenly.
- Break out: begin suddenly (a war, a fire, etc.) / escape.
- Break up: stop for holidays (of schools, etc.) / end a romantic relationship.
- Give sb away: betray sb.
- Give sth away: reveal sth / give sth free of charge.
- Give back: return sth.
- Give off: emit (a smell, gas, etc.).
- Give out: come to an end / distribute.
- Give up: abandon a habit / stop doing sth.
- Give oneself up: surrender.