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\n prep Ÿ al u (destino) to; ir a Portugal, to go to Portugal; ir a casa, to go home; el tren llegó a Córdoba sin retraso, the train arrived in Cordoba on time; subir a casa de la vecina, to go up to my neighbour’s; subir al tren, to get on the train u (dirección) coger la carretera a Burgos, to take the road to Burgos; girar a la izquierda, to turn (to the) left u (localización) at, on; a la derecha\/izquierda, on the right\/left; a lo lejos, in the distance; a mi lado, at o by my side, next to me; a la sombra, in the shade; a orillas de un río, on the banks of a river u (tiempo) at; a las once, at eleven o’clock; a las dos horas, two hours later; a los cuarenta años, at (the age of) forty; al final, in the end; al mes, a month later; al principio, at first u (distancia) away; a cien metros, a hundred metres away u (estilo) a la francesa, (in the) French fashion o manner o style; a mi manera, my way u (instrumento, modo) a caballo, on horseback; a mano, by hand, escrito a máquina, typed, typewritten; a oscuras, in darkness; a pie, on foot u (medida) a 60 kilómetros por hora, at 60 kilometres an hour; a dos mil pesetas el kilo, two thousand pesetas a kilo; cuatro veces a la semana, four times a week u Dep ganar cinco a dos, to win five (to) two u (complemento indirecto) to: díselo a Rodrigo, tell Rodrigo; se lo di a él, I gave it to him; (procedencia) from; comprarle algo a alguien, (al poseedor anterior) to buy something from somebody; (para alguien) to buy something for somebody u (complemento directo de persona) saludé a Marcial, I said hello to Marcial u fam ir a por alguien\/algo, to go and fetch sb\/sthg u (verbo + a + infin) to; aprender a bailar, to learn (how) to dance; empezaron a gritarle, they started to shout at him u (nombre + a + infin) tarea a realizar, job to be done u a decir verdad, to tell (you) the truth; a no ser por…, if it were not for…; a no ser que, unless; a ver, let’s see; ¡a desayunar!, breakfast is ready!; ¡a dormir!, bedtime!; ¿a que no te atreves?, (reto) I bet you wouldn’t dare!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
a prep Ÿ al u (destino) to; ir a Portugal, to go to Portugal; ir a casa, to go home; el tren llegó a Córdoba sin retraso, the train arrived in Cordoba on time; subir a casa de la vecina, to go up to my neighbour’s; subir al tren, to get on the train u… Seguir leyendo