con
preposición
| 1. | [generalmente]
with
¿con quién vas? who are you going with? lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own efforts una cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documents con el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it |
| 2. | [a pesar de]
in spite of
con todo despite everything con lo estudioso que es, lo suspendieron for all his hard work, they still failed him |
| 3. | [hacia]
para con towards es amable para con todos she is friendly towards o with everyone |
| 4. | (+ infinitivo)
[para introducir una condición]
by (+ gerundio)
con hacerlo así by doing it this way con salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time |
| 5. | [a condición de que]
con (tal) que (+ subjuntivo) as long as con que llegue a tiempo me conformo I don't mind as long as he arrives on time |
| 6. | [para expresar queja o decepción]
mira que perder, ¡con lo bien que jugaste! it's bad luck you lost, you played really well! |
