WORD LIST How Prepositions Work Spanish to English a = to a través de = through acerca de = about (subject) alrededor de = around (a lake) antes de = before cerca de = close to, near, around con = with contra = against de = of, from debajo de = under dentro de = inside, inside of desde = from, since después de = after durante = during en = in, on, at, into encima de = on top of, on top entre = between, among sin = without

sobre = over, above, on, about (subject)

English to Spanish about (subject) = de, sobre, acerca de after = después de against = contra among = entre around (a lake) = alrededor de around (close to) = cerca de at (location) = en before = antes de between = entre during = durante from = de, desde in = en, dentro de into = en of = de on = en, sobre, encima de over = sobre through = a través de to = a under = debajo de with = con without = sin