Preposiciones/ Prepositions

a

at, to

con

With

de

Of, from, about

en

In, on

para

For, in order to

sin

Without

Al lado de

Next to

alrededor de

Around

cerca de

near

debajo de

Underneath

bajo

Under (more figurative)

delante de

before, in front of (physically)

ante

before, in the presence of

dentro de

Inside of

detrás de

Behind

tras

After ( in a set of expressions)

encima de

On top of

enfrente de / frente a

In front of, across from

junto a

Close to, right next to

pegado a

Close to, right next to

lejos de

Far from

antes de nadar

Before swimming

después de la comida

After the meal

en vez de correr

Instead of

a pesar de estar enfermo

In spite of

contra

Against

durante

During

entre

Between, among

excepto

Except

hacia

Toward

salvo

except

hacia atrás

Toward the rear

hacia adelante

Toward the front

hacia arriba

Upward

hacia abajo

Downward

según

According to

sobre

Above, on top of , About

hasta

Until

desde

Since