a
BrE /ə/ AmE /ə/
preposition en → es
used to show movement towards a place or person
a, hacia
- go/come/walk/run etc. a + somewhere
Collocations walk a long way · drive a short distance
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She walked a long way to get here.
Ella caminó un largo camino para llegar aquí.
used before the name of someone's job or role to show a relationship with that person
de, de parte de
- be a + noun
Collocations a friend of mine · a student of the teacher
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He is a friend of my sister.
Él es un amigo de mi hermana.
used before the name of something to show that you are talking about it or referring to it
de, acerca de
- talk/write etc. a + noun
Collocations a book about history · a letter to the editor
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I wrote a letter to the editor.
Escribí una carta al editor.
used before an amount of something to show that you are talking about it or referring to it
de, por
- a + noun
Collocations a cup of coffee · a glass of water
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She had a cup of tea.
Ella tomó una taza de té.
used before an amount of time to show that you are talking about it or referring to it
de, por
- a + noun
Collocations a day off · a week's holiday
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He took a day off work.
Tomó un día libre de trabajo.
used before the name of someone to show that you are talking about them or referring to them
de, por
- a + noun
Collocations a friend of mine · a student of the teacher
-
She is a doctor.
Ella es una médica.
used before numbers to show that you are talking about them or referring to them
de, por
- a + noun
Collocations a hundred dollars · a thousand people
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It cost a million dollars.
Costó un millón de dólares.
used before the name of something to show that you are talking about it or referring to it in a general sense
de, por
- a + noun
Collocations a good idea · a bad decision
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It's a good idea.
Es una buena idea.