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/en/, [ẽn], /ˈem/, [ˈẽm]

at, in, on

Preposition en

  1. in, at, on
    Estoy en casa.
    I'm at home.
    Estoy sentado en la computadora.
    I'm sitting at the computer.
    en esta página
    on this page
    en la caja en la mesa
    in the box on the table
  2. in (a time)
    en la antigüedad
    in antiquity
    en 1999
    in 1999
  3. in (a language)
    No conozco esta palabra en francés.
    I don't know this word in French.
    en todos los idiomas
    in all languages
  4. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
    Pienso en tí.
    I'm thinking of you.
  5. in (in various expressions)
    en el sentido
    in the sense
    en nuestro afán
    in our eagerness

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Mi amigo se acostumbró a la manera a la cual eran las cosas en Francia en aquellos días.

    My friend became accustomed to the way things were in France in those days.

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  • ¿Tienes despertador en tu cuarto?

    Do you have an alarm clock in your room?

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  • No creo que Tom esté en Boston el verano que viene.

    I don't think Tom will be in Boston next summer.

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  • ¿Por qué estás tan interesada en lo que Tom piensa?

    Why are you so interested in what Tom thinks?

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  • María guarda sus joyas bajo llave en el banco.

    Mary keeps her jewels locked up in the bank.

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  • Aunque ya se habían considerado soluciones en el pasado, tan sólo ahora tenemos la posibilidad de emprender los primeros pasos para llevarlas a cabo.

    Even though solutions have already been considered in the past, we are only now able to take first measures to make them reality.

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  • Tom y Mary estaban en la misma sintonía.

    Tom and Mary were on the same wavelength.

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  • No me siento bien y preferiría quedarme en casa hoy.

    I don't feel well and would rather stay at home today.

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  • Él suele olvidar su paraguas en el tren.

    He tends to forget his umbrella on the train.

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  • Los espectáculos flamencos son populares en el sur de España.

    Flamenco shows are popular in the south of Spain.

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