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(to͞o; tə when unstressed)to
(tuː; unstressed before a vowel tʊ; unstressed before a consonant tə)to
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(tu; unstressed tʊ, tə)prep.
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To is used in several different ways as a preposition. Its usual pronunciation is /tə/. However, when it is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, it is pronounced /tu/ and when it comes at the end of a clause, it is pronounced /tuː/.
You use to when you mention the place where someone goes.
Don't use 'to' in front of here or there. Don't say, for example, 'We go to there every year'. Say 'We go there every year'.
Also, don't use 'to' in front of home.
You can use to to show the place that a person is intending to arrive at.
However, don't use 'to' to show the general direction in which someone or something is moving. Don't say, for example, 'The boat was drifting to the shore'. You say 'The boat was drifting towards the shore'.
Toward is sometimes used instead of towards.
You also say that someone looks towards or toward something.
You can use to to show the position of something. For example, if something is to your left, it is nearer your left side than your right side.
You can also use to to show where something is tied or attached, or what it is touching.
To is sometimes used with a similar meaning to 'until'.
You put to in front of the indirect object of some verbs when the indirect object comes after the direct object.
To is used for introducing a special kind of clause called a to-infinitive clause.
Be Careful!
Don't confuse to with too or two, both of which are pronounced /tuː/.
Be Careful!
You use too to show that what has just been said applies to someone or something else.
Be Careful!
You also use too when you want to say that an amount or degree of something is more than is desirable or acceptable.
Be Careful!
Two is the number 2.
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[tʊ, tuː, tə]a letter to his wife → una carta a su mujer
he fell to the floor → cayó al suelo
to go to Paris/Spain → ir a París/España
to go to Peru → ir al Perú
to go to school/university → ir al colegio/a la Universidad
to go to the doctor's → ir al médico
I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice → me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces
BUT we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas → vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad
have you ever been to India? → ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?
flights to Heathrow → vuelos a or con destino a Heathrow
the road to Edinburgh → la carretera de Edimburgo
see also church A2
he walked slowly to the door → caminó despacio hacia la puerta
he turned to me → se giró hacia mí
move it to the left/right → muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha
from here to London → de aquí a or hasta Londres
I'll see you to the door → te acompaño hasta la puerta
to count to ten → contar hasta diez
it's accurate to (within) a millimetre → es exacto hasta el milímetro
BUT to some extent → hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida
we are expecting 40 to 50 people → esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas
to this day I still don't know what he meant → aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir
eight years ago to the day → hoy hace exactamente ocho años
he didn't stay to the end → no se quedó hasta el final
from Monday to Friday → de lunes a viernes
from morning to night → de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche
funds to the value of → fondos por valor de ...
see also decimal A
the door is to the left (of the window) → la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)
the airport is to the west of the city → el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad
he stood with his back to the wall → estaba con la espalda contra la pared
he clasped her to him → la estrechó contra sí
BUT to turn a picture to the wall → volver un cuadro mirando a la pared
at eight minutes to ten → a las diez menos ocho
to give sth to sb → dar algo a algn
I gave it to my friend → se lo di a mi amigo
the man I sold it to or > to whom I sold it (frm) → el hombre a quien se lo vendí
BUT it belongs to me → me pertenece (a mí), es mío
they were kind to me → fueron amables conmigo
it's new to me → es nuevo para mí
what is that to me? → ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?
"that's strange," I said to myself → -es raro -me dije para mis adentros
welcome to you all! → ¡bienvenidos todos!
"to P.R. Lilly" (in book) → "para P.R. Lilly"
here's to you! → ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!
a monument to the fallen → un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos
there were three men to a cell → había tres hombres por celda
it does 30 miles to the gallon → hace 30 millas por galón
eight apples to the kilo → ocho manzanas por kilo
there are about five pesos to the dollar → son unos cinco pesos por dólar
a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre → una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro
200 people to the square mile → 200 personas por milla cuadrada
BUT the odds are 8 to 1 → las probabilidades son de 8 a 1
the odds against it happening are a million to one → las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón
by a majority of 12 to 10 → por una mayoría de 12 a 10
they won by four goals to two → ganaron por cuatro goles a dos
three to the fourth; three to the power of four (Math) → tres a la cuarta potencia
superior to the others → superior a los demás
A is to B as C is to D → A es a B como C es a D
BUT that's nothing to what is to come → eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir
what would you say to a beer? → ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?
"to repairing pipes: ..." (on bill) → "reparación de las cañerías: ..."
they came out to the strains of the national anthem → salieron a los compases del himno nacional
it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" → se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"
the key to the front door → la llave de la puerta principal
assistant to the manager → asistente del gerente
BUT he was a good father to the children → fue un buen padre para sus hijos
it offers a solution to your problem → te ofrece una solución para el problema
we've found the solution to the problem → hemos encontrado solución al problema
the British ambassador to Moscow → el embajador británico en Moscú
he has been a good friend to us → ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros
to look forward to doing sth → tener muchas ganas de hacer algo
I'm really looking forward to the holidays → estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones
to prefer painting to drawing → preferir pintar a dibujar
to be used to (doing) sth → estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo
she refused to listen → se negó a escuchar
to start to cry → empezar or ponerse a llorar
to try to do sth → tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo
to want to do sth → querer hacer algo
I'd advise you to think this over → te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto
he'd like me to give up work → le gustaría que dejase de trabajar
we'd prefer him to go to university → preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad
I want you to do it → quiero que lo hagas
he has a lot to lose → tiene mucho que perder
there was no one for me to ask; there wasn't anyone for me to ask → no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar
he's not the sort or type to do that → no es de los que hacen eso
that book is still to be written → ese libro está todavía por escribir
now is the time to do it → ahora es el momento de hacerlo
and who is he to criticize? → ¿y quién es él para criticar?
he did it to help you → lo hizo para ayudarte
I have done nothing to deserve this → no he hecho nada para merecer esto
it disappeared, never to be seen again → desapareció para siempre
BUT I arrived to find she had gone → cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido
he came to see you → vino a verte
he's gone to get the paper → ha ido a por el periódico
"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" → -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!
you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education → tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación
I don't want to → no quiero
I forgot to → se me olvidó
it's hard to describe the feeling → es difícil describir la sensación
these dogs are hard to control → estos perros son difíciles de controlar
the first/last to go → el primero/último en irse
he's young to be a grandfather → es joven para ser abuelo EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE
and to think he didn't mean a word of it! → ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!
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[ˈtu tə ˈtuː]to go to France → aller en France
to go to Portugal → aller au Portugal
to go to London → aller à Londres
to go to school → aller à l'école
to go to the theatre → aller au théâtre
to go to Claude's → aller chez Claude
to go to the doctor's → aller chez le docteur
the road to Edinburgh → la route d'Édimbourg
the train to London → le train de Londres
from nine o'clock to half past three → de neuf heures à trois heures et demie, de neuf heures jusqu'à trois heures et demie
from 40 to 50 people → de 40 à 50 personnes
to count to 10 → compter jusqu'à 10
it's twenty to 3 → il est 3 heures moins vingt
a letter to his wife → une lettre à sa femme
the answer to the question → la réponse à la question
We said goodbye to the neighbours → Nous avons dit au revoir aux voisins.
to give sth to sb → donner qch à qn
to talk to sb → parler à qn
it belongs to him → cela lui appartient, c'est à lui
3 goals to 2 → 3 buts à 2
30 miles to the gallon → 9,4 litres aux cent kilomètres
to try to do sth → essayer de faire qch
to start to do sth → commencer à faire qch
the main thing is to try → l'important est d'essayer
something to drink → quelque chose à boire
ready to eat → prêt à manger
it's easy to do → c'est facile à faire
it's easy to criticize → c'est facile de critiquer
his name is difficult to say → son nom est difficile à prononcer
too old to do sth → trop vieux pour faire qch(vieille)
She's too young to go to school → Elle est trop jeune pour aller à l'école.
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? noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that → er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu; I have done nothing to deserve this → ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte; there’s no-one to help us → es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte; who is he to order you around? → wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?; he was the first to arrive → er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam; who was the last to see her? → wer hat sie zuletzt gesehen?; there is much to be done → es gibt viel zu tun; what is there to do here? → was gibt es hier zu tun?; now is the time to do it → jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun; the book is still to be written → das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden
? adjective + to + infinitive to be ready to do something (= willing) → bereit sein, etw zu tun; are you ready to go at last? → bist du endlich fertig?; it’s hard to understand → es ist schwer zu verstehen; it’s impossible to believe → das kann man einfach nicht glauben; you are foolish to try it → du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen; is it good to eat? → schmeckt es gut?; it’s too heavy to lift → es ist zu schwer zum Heben; too young to marry → zu jung zum Heiraten; he’s too old to be still in short trousers → er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen
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(tə) , (tu) prepositionto
→ إِلَى, لِ do, k at, til zu να, προς a, partícula de infinitivo infinitif, pour prema, za a, di ・・・に, 不定詞の前に用いられる ...으로, 부정사용법 naar, te å, til do, nie tłumaczy się na język polski de, para к att, till ไปถึง, ที่จะ n/a, oraya, orada dùng để đứng trước một động từ chưa chia, tới 到, 用于动词不定式之前- I'm sorry to bother you (US)
I'm sorry to trouble you (UK) - Pleased to meet you
- Yes, I'd love to
- I'm going to ...
- Is there a bus to the beach?
- Is the palace open to the public?
- How much does that come to?
- Will he have to go to the hospital? (US)
Will he have to go to hospital? (UK) - It's a quarter to two (US)
It's quarter to two (UK) - It's ten to two
- I'd like to make a reservation for seven-thirty for two people (US)
I'd like to make a reservation for half past seven for two people (UK)