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over the(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (above)
a. encima del
The lightbulb over the sofa is out. Can you change it?La bombilla encima del sofá se fundió. ¿La puedes cambiar?
b. por encima del
I looked over my shoulder when I was walking back home and saw a man following me.Miré por encima del hombro cuando caminaba de regreso a casa y vi a un hombre siguiéndome.
c. sobre el
The search was done over the area, but no clues were found.Se realizó una búsqueda sobre el área, pero no se encontraron pistas.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. más de
Were there a lot of people at the concert? - There was over 1000 people for sure.¿Había mucha gente en el concierto? - De seguro había más de 1000 personas.
3. (during)
a. durante el
Please hold any questions for now. I will answer them over the lunch break.Por favor, no hagan preguntas por ahora. Las voy a responder durante el almuerzo.
b. en el
Her fever went up over the course of several hours, so I had to take her to the doctor.Su fiebre aumentó en el transcurso de varias horas, así que tuve que llevarla al médico.
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