The Spanish preposition "de" can be translated in many different ways. The two most common of those are the preposition "of", and changing the order.
Using "of":
Something belongs to: The employees of the company, the passengers of this flight.Content in a container: A cup of coffee, a box of chocolates, a barrel of oil.
Many institutions: The Bank of England, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the London School of Economics.
Changing the order:
Kind of/cathegory: The security staff, a cowboy hat, a computer technician.Adjectives/material: Plastic bottles, a leather jacket, a chocolate cake.
Exercise
Translations in the first comment below.
Una lata de judías =
Un coche de carreras =
Crema de cacahuete =
Un tarro de mermelada =
Una caja de cartón =
La reina de Inglaterra =
La batería del móvil =
El jefe de operaciones =
Las llaves de la moto =
Una lata de judías = A tin of beans
ResponderEliminarUn coche de carreras = A racing car
Crema de cacahuete = Peanut butter
Un tarro de mermelada = A jar of jam
Una caja de cartón = A cardboard box
La reina de Inglaterra = The Queen of England
La batería del móvil = The battery of the mobile
El jefe de operaciones = The operations manager
Las llaves de la moto = The keys of the motorbike