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encima

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adverb
  1. on top of something
  2. above something
  3. on oneself
  4. additionally
  5. nevertheless, still
preposition
  1. on top of, (more loosely) above

Used in the library

  • Encima de la mesa hay una lámpara.On top of the table there is a lamp.A1Mi cuarto — My room
  • Después construyen una iglesia encima del templo.Then they build a church on top of the temple.A1Los incas y el sol — The Incas and the sun
  • Suelo dejar la llave encima de la mesa.I usually leave the key on the table.A1Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A1)
  • Encima, las personas suben unas sobre los hombros de otras.On top, people climb onto one another's shoulders.A2Los castells — Human Towers

Other ways to say it

  • encima deon, on top of
  • por encimaover, above; roughly; vaguely; on the surface

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