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13.3.6 Lista de adjetivos y de las preposiciones que exigen

Ciertos adjetivos van con determinadas preposiciones.

Adjetivo y preposición
absorbed in	sumido en
He is absorbed in his book.
accustomed to	acostumbrado a
He is accustomed to sleeping on the floor.
afraid of	tener miedo de
She is afraid of spiders.
angry about	enfadado por
We are angry about their behaviour.
angry with	enfadado de
They are angry with me.
anxious about	preocupado por
You are anxious about the exam.
anxious for	ansioso de
The kids are anxious for their vacation.
ashamed of	avergonzado de
I am ashamed of being so stupid.
attached to	tener cariño a
Mrs. Simmons is attached to her old dog.
aware of	consciente de
We are aware of the difficult situation.
bad at	malo en
He is bad at lying.
bored with	aburrido de
She is bored with too simple tasks.
capable of	ser capaz de
You are capable of much more than you do.
common to	tener algo en común
Breathing is common to all living beings.
concerned about	preocupado por
The teachers are concerned about the exams.
concerned with	interesado en
He is only concerned with Biology.
crowded with	lleno de
The little room is crowded with young people.
dependent on	dependiente de
The social weak are dependent on public support.
different from	distinto a
My new dress is totally different from all others.
disappointed at	defraudado por
We were disappointed at the latest play.
due to	por
Due to bad weather we had to go home.
engaged to	prometido con
They have been engaged to each other for two years.
familiar with	familiar de
Yes, we are familiar with this procedure.
famous for	famoso por
She is famous for doing nothing.
fit for	capaz de
After the training they are fit for attending the cup.
fond of	tener cariño a
We are very fond of our nieces.
full of	lleno de
This guy is just full of pride.
good at	bueno en
Some are good at math, some rather not.
good for	bueno para
This tool is good for heavy work.
grateful to	agradecido a
She is so grateful to the firebrigade that they found her cat.
guilty of	cupable de
He is guilty of drunken driving.
inferior to	peor que
This new TV is inferior to our old one.
interested in	interesado en
This new girl is only interested in fashion.
involved in	envuelto en
We should not get involved in this.
keen on	ansiar algo
You were so keen on the bike, and now you do not use it.
mad with	loco de
When I was young, I was crazy for the band.
married to	casado con
He is married to his neighbour.
pleased with	contento de
That idiot is always so pleased with himself.
prepared for	preparado a
They were very well prepared for the trip.
prone to	sensible a
He is prone to teasing him about his age.
proud of	orgulloso de
We can really be proud of our accomplishment.
ready for	dispuesto a
The cars were all ready for the start of the rally.
responsible for	responsable de
She made herself responsible for everything.
rich in	rico en
If nothing else, we get rich in experience.
satisfied with	contento de
The students can be satisfied with their results.
scared of	miedoso de
She is terribly scared of snakes.
short of	corto de (dinero etc.)
We are short of beer, I'll go and get some.
similar to	similiar a
This is similar to the situation last year.
suitable for	adecuado a
The raincoat is suitable for this weather.
superior to	superior a
The wine this year is superior to the one last year.
sure about	seguro de
Are you sure about leaving school?
surprised at	sorprendido de
I was surprised at the high prices there.
suspicious of	receloso de
He was always suspicious of beautiful men.
tired of	cansado de
She was tired of fighting against windmills.
typical of	típico para
This was typical of him!
used to	acostumbrado a
They were used to doing nothing all day.

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