at
( unstressed [ət], ,stressed [æt])preposition
| 1. | [indicating place]
en
at my father's en casa de mi padre standing at the window de pie junto a la ventana at the bottom of the hill al pie de la colina to arrive at llegar a at school/work/home en la escuela/el trabajo/casa |
| 2. | [indicating direction]
a
to look at something/somebody mirar algo/a alguien she smiled at me me sonrió |
| 3. | [indicating a particular time]
at a more suitable time en un momento más oportuno at midnight/noon/eleven o'clock a medianoche/mediodía/las once at night por la noche at Christmas/Easter en Navidades/Semana Santa |
| 4. | [indicating speed, rate, price]
a
at 100 mph/high speed a 100 millas por hora/gran velocidad at £50 (a pair) a 50 libras (el par) |
| 5. | [indicating particular state, condition]
at peace/war en paz/guerra she's at lunch está comiendo to work hard at something trabajar duro en algo |
| 6. | [indicating a particular age]
a
at 52/your age a los 52/tu edad |
| 7. | [indicating tentativeness, noncompletion]
to snatch at something intentar agarrar algo to nibble at something mordisquear algo |
| 8. | (after adjectives)
delighted at encantado con experienced at experimentado en puzzled/horrified at perplejo/horrorizado ante he's good/bad at sport se le dan bien/mal los deportes |
at all
adverb
| 1. | (with negative)
not at all [when thanked] de nada [when answering a question] en absoluto she's not at all happy no está nada contenta |
| 2. | [in the slightest]
anything at all will do cualquier cosa valdrá do you know her at all? ¿la conoces (de algo)? |
