46 Nomi + preposizioni Nouns + prepositions complementi contro da due stesso su verso Alcuni nomi sono seguiti da specifiche preposizioni, come: against (.......................................): offence at (in): genius between (tra .......................................): It is an offence against the law. He s a genius at robotics. choice, comparison, contact, difference, relationship There has to be no contact between the two parts. for (per, di): appeal, basis, call, demand, craving, cure, excuse, need, pity, preference, reason, reputation, respect, responsibility, room, search, talent We don t have enough room for all this stuff. There s no need for more food. Departure from Waterloo station. from (.......................................): departure in (in): confidence, decrease, excellence, failure, fall, increase, interest, pride, reduction, rise, specialist, taste Dr Brown is a specialist in homeopathy. There is a fall in the price of fuel. of (da, di, in): advantage, care, cause, disadvantage, knowledge, lack, neglect, notice, photograph The damage was due to a lack of attention. on (......................................., circa): advice, attack, blame, discussion, expert, impact, information Don t try to put the blame on me! to (nei confronti di): answer, engagement, heir, invitation, key, objection, reaction, reference, solution towards (.......................................): cruelty with (con, in): relationship, trouble The child s behaviour was a reaction to his fear. Cruelty towards the weak is unbearable. We had trouble with the documents. Alcuni nomi possono ammettere pi preposizioni: con lo ....................................... significato come advantage of/over, discussion about/on, difficulty in/with, improvement in/on, opinion of/on, information about/on, opposite of/to, protection against/from, research into/on, share in/of He took advantage of/over him. The discussion was about/on OGMs. There has been an improvement in/on the hygienic conditions. This is a protection against/from bugs. per ....................................... diversi, come: reduction, growth + of (quantit ), + in (cosa) decrease, increase + in (cosa), + of (quantit ) There s been a growth/reduction of 20% in sales this year. There will be an increase of 1.5% in the price of oil. Nomi + preposizioni 159