/ˈsoβɾe/
Translation
about, on, over, envelope
Word origin
From Latin super ('above, over'). The noun 'envelope' arose because the address was written on top of the folded letter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- super
- English cognates
- super, superior, sovereign
Examples
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We talked about the project for hours.
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The book is on the table.
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I know nothing about that topic.
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She put the letter in a blue envelope.
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We will arrive at the station around nine.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(11)Lo mismo de siempre
2 min read · Core 1000
Alguien que lo haya visto
3 min read · Core 5000
Cuando llegué, ya había pasado
3 min read · Core 5000
El mejor café de la calle
3 min read · Core 5000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
La habitación libre
3 min read · Core 5000
Lleva toda la mañana
3 min read · Core 5000
Menudo desastre
3 min read · Core 5000
Tú y tu hermano
3 min read · Core 5000
¡Vaya sorpresa!
3 min read · Core 5000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(6)Spanish Time and Frequency Phrases: de vez en cuando, a menudo, de repente, poco a poco
Spanish Prefixes: des-, re-, in-, pre- (deshacer, imposible, rehacer)
Spanish Prepositional Pronouns (para mí, conmigo, entre tú y yo)
Spanish Compound Prepositions and Tricky Choices: delante de, a pesar de, soñar con
Spanish Prepositions: de, a, en, con, por, para and the Two Contractions
Verbs with Prepositions in Spanish (Régimen Preposicional): the Fixed Verb + Preposition Pairs
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