Adjectives followed by Prepositions

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Follow below a small list of Adjectives Followed by Prepositions for your enjoy end help, of course.

abreast of (geralmente com stay ou keep): (manter-se) informado sobre. Ex.: I like to keep abreast of what is happening in my city.
accused of/by: acusado de/por. Ex.: He was accused of stealing. / He was accused by the police.
acquainted with: conhecer um pouco (alguém); saber um pouco (de algo). Ex.: Are you acquainted with Mary? / Are you acquainted with computers?
adjacent to: ao lado de. Ex.: The bank is adjacent to the bookstore.
angry at: zangado com. Ex.: Are you angry at me?
annoyed about/by (something): estar aborrecido com. Ex.: He was annoyed about the latest news. / She was annoyed by the noise from the street.
annoyed with/at (somebody): estar aborrecido com. Ex.: She was annoyed with John. / She was annoyed at John.
aware of: ciente de. Ex.: I was not aware of the rules.
bored with: aborrecido/chateado com. Ex.: Jason is bored with his job. / Anna is bored by Jeff’s behavior.
close to: perto de. Ex.: Is your house close to your school?
cluttered with: cheio de, abarrotado de. Ex.: My bedroom is cluttered with books and magazines.
committed to: comprometido com. Ex.: I am totally committed to the environment.
compatible with: compatível com. Ex. His lifestyle is not compatible with his salary.
composed of: composto de, feito de. Ex.: Our board of directors is composed of five women and three men.
concerned about: preocupado com. Ex. He is concerned about his daughter’s new relationship. (Há outras preposições possíveis com concerned, com significados diferentes.)
confronted with: enfrentar. Ex.: You are normally confronted with danger when you walk alone at night.
connected to: ligado a. Ex. My computer was connected to the internet yesterday.
connected with: relacionado com. Ex.: I think her problem is connected with bullying.
conscious of: consciente de. Ex.: I was conscious of the fact that she had helped me a lot.
content with: feliz com, satisfeito com. Ex.: They were content with the results. (Também usado na negativa, para dar ênfase. Ex.: Not content with the motorcycle, she bought a car.)
contrary to: contrário a. Ex.: The teacher’s attitude was contrary to the students’ expectations.
convinced of: convencido de. Ex.: They are convinced of the politicians’ wrongdoing.
covered with/in: coberto de/com. Ex.: The table was covered with dust. / The city was covered in ashes.
crowded with: cheio de. Ex.: The streets were crowded with buses. / Some beaches are crowded with Argentinean tourists.
dedicated to: dedicado a. Ex.: Her life was dedicated to English literature. (Her life was dedicated to studying English literature.)
devoted to: devotado a. Ex.: She was really devoted to her two sons. / This institute is devoted to teaching languages.
disappointed with: decepcionado com. Ex.: I was really disappointed with her reaction. (Também podemos usar at e about no lugar de with.)
discriminated against: discriminar (por). Ex.: It is illegal to discriminate people against their color. / I’ve never been discriminated against.
divorced from: divorciado de; desligado de. Ex.: Is your mother divorced from your father? / Your essay is completely divorced from the original text.
done with: terminado. Ex.: Are you done with the newspaper? I’d like to see the sports section.
dressed in: vestido com, usando. Ex.: The groom was dressed in a black suit.
engaged in: envolvido com. Ex.: Jennifer was engaged in her thesis.
engaged to: noivo de. Ex.: John is engaged to Susan.
envious of: com inveja de. Ex.: Her classmates were envious of her grades.
equivalent to: equivalente a. Ex.: Is the price of a Mercedes equivalent to that of a BMW?
exhausted from: exausto com. Ex.: The children were exhausted from the long trip.
exposed to: exposto a. Ex.: It’s dangerous to be exposed to the sunlight between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m.
faithful to: fiel a. Ex.: You must be faithful to your beliefs. / He was not faithful to his wife.
familiar to: familiar para, conhecido de. Ex.: This smell is very familiar to me.
familiar with: familiarizado com. Ex.: Are you familiar with verb tenses?
filled with: cheio de. Ex.: Their faces were filled with fear when they saw the lion.
finished with: terminado, acabado de usar. Ex.: I’m finished with your book. You can take it.
fond of: gostar de. Ex.: I’m fond of country music. / I’m fond of surfing the internet.
friendly to/with: amigável com. Ex.: She was very friendly with her mother-in-law.
frightened of: assustado com, com medo de. Ex.: I was frightened of getting lost. / We were frightened of the frogs.
full of: cheio de. Ex.: The house was full of smoke.
furnished with: mobiliado com. Ex.: The living room was furnished with nineteenth-century tables and chairs.
grateful for: grato por. Ex.: I’m grateful for your help. / I’m grateful to you for your help.
grateful to: grato a. Ex.: I’m very grateful to you.
guilty of: culpado por. Ex.: He was considered guilty of both deaths.
innocent of: inocente de/por. Ex.: After the trial everyone knew he was innocent of his wife’s death.
interested in: interessado por. Ex.: I’m interested in literature. / I’m interested in learning literature.
invited to: convidado a/para. Ex.: Jack was upset because he had not been invited to the party.
involved in (something): envolvido em. Ex.: Two cars were involved in the accident.
involved with (somebody): envolvido com. Ex.: Jeff is involved with the teacher’s daughter.


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