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Todos los Prefijos en Inglés - Prefixes
A continuación te muestro varias tablas
con los prefijos mas importantes en inglés, para complementar artículos
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*Los prefijos son partículas que se agregan antes
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(fuente: wikipedia en inglés)
Native
Prefix
(prefijo)
|
Meaning(significado)
|
Example(ejemplo)
|
a-
|
verb > predicative adjective
with progressive aspect
|
afloat, atremble
|
anti-
|
Against(en contra)
|
anti-war, antivirus, anti-human
|
arch-
|
supreme, highest, worst(supermo,
mas alto, peor)
|
arch-rival, archangel
|
be-
|
equipped with, covered with,
beset with (pejorative or facetious)(equipado con)
|
bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle,
bewitch
|
co-
|
joint, with, accompanying
(junto, con, acompañado)
|
co-worker, coordinator,
cooperation
|
counter-
|
against, in opposition to(contra..,
en oposicion a..)
|
counteract, counterpart
|
de-
|
reverse action, get rid of(accion
en reversa)
|
de-emphasise
|
dis-
|
not, opposite of (no…, opuesto
a)
|
disloyal, disagree
|
dis-
|
reverse action, get rid of
(accion contraria)
|
disconnect, disinformation
|
en-/em-
|
to make into, to put into, to
get into(poner dentro)
|
enmesh, empower
|
ex-
|
Former(anterior)
|
ex-husband, ex-boss,
ex-colleague, exit
|
fore-
|
Before(antes)
|
forearm, forerunner
|
in-/il-/im-/ir-
|
not, opposite of(no, opuesto
de)
|
inexact, irregular
|
inter-
|
between, among (entre)
|
interstate, interact
|
mal-
|
bad(ly)(mal)
|
malnourish
|
mid-
|
Middle(medio)
|
midlife
|
mini-
|
Small(pequeñó)
|
minimarket, mini-room
|
mis-
|
wrong, astray(equivocado)
|
misinformation, misguide
|
out-
|
better, faster, longer, beyond(mejor)
|
outreach, outcome
|
over-
|
too much(mucho)
|
overreact, overact
|
post-
|
After(despues)
|
post-election, post-graduation
|
pre-
|
Before(antes)
|
pre-election, pre-enter
|
pro-
|
for, on the side of(para.., del
lado de..)
|
pro-life
|
re-
|
again, back(otra vez)
|
rerun
|
self-
|
Self(auto)
|
self-sufficient
|
step-
|
family relation by remarriage
|
stepbrother
|
trans-
|
across, from one place to
another(de un lugar a otro)
|
transatlantic
|
twi-
|
Two(dos)
|
twibill, twilight
|
un-
|
not, opposite of(no, opuesto a)
|
unnecessary, unequal
|
un-
|
reverse action, deprive of,
release from(accion contraria)
|
undo, untie
|
under-
|
below, beneath, lower in
grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient(abajo de, bajo…)
|
underachieve, underground,
underpass
|
up-
|
greater, higher, or better(gran,
alto, mejor)
|
upgrade, uplift
|
with-
|
Against(contra)
|
withstand
|
Neo-classical
Prefix
|
Meaning
|
Examples
|
Afro-
|
relating to Africa(relative a Africa)
|
Afro-American
|
ambi-
|
Both(ambos)
|
ambidextrous, ambitendency
|
amphi-
|
two, both, on both sides(ambos)
|
amphiaster, amphitheater, amphibian
|
an-/a-
|
not, without(sin)
|
anemic, asymmetric
|
ana-/an-
|
up, against(contra)
|
anacardiaceous, anode
|
Anglo-
|
relating to England(relative a Inglaterra)
|
Anglo-Norman
|
ante-
|
Before(antes)
|
antenatal
|
anti-
|
opposite, against(en contra, opuesto)
|
antivenom
|
apo-
|
away, different from(lejos, diferente forma)
|
apomorphine
|
astro-
|
Star (estrella, ”relativo al espacio”)
|
astrobiology
|
auto-
|
Self(auto)
|
autobiography,
automatic
|
bi-
|
Two(dos, doble)
|
bicycle
|
bio-
|
Biological(biologico)
|
biodegrade
|
circum-
|
Around(alrededor)
|
circumnavigate
|
cis-
|
on this side of(en el lado de )
|
cislunar
|
con-/com-/col-/cor-/co-
|
together or with(junto con)
|
confederation, commingle, colleague,
correlation, cohabit
|
contra-
|
Opposite(opuesto)
|
contradict
|
cryo-
|
frio
|
cryogenics
|
crypto-
|
hidden, secret(oculto, secreto)
|
cryptography
|
de-
|
Down(bajo)
|
depress
|
demi-
|
Half(medio)
|
demigod
|
demo-
|
People(gente)
|
demography
|
di-
|
Two(dos)
|
dioxide
|
dis-/di-/dif-
|
Apart(aparte)
|
differ, dissect
|
down-
|
to make something lesser, lower or worse
(hacer bajar algo)
|
downgrade
|
du-/duo-
|
Two(dos)
|
duet
|
eco-
|
Ecological(ecologico)
|
ecosystem
|
electro-
|
electric, electricity(electrico)
|
electro-analysis
|
epi-
|
upon, at, close upon, in addition(arriba de
..)
|
epidermis
|
Euro-
|
European(europeo)
|
Eurocentric
|
ex-
|
out of(fuera de)
|
export
|
extra-
|
Outside(extra)
|
extracurricular
|
fin-
|
kinship
|
affinity
|
Franco-
|
French, France(frances)
|
Francophile
|
geo-
|
relating to the earth or its surface
(relacionado a la tierra o su superficie)
|
geography
|
gyro-
|
spinning on an axis (girando en un eje)
|
gyrosphere, gyrocopter
|
hetero-
|
Different(diferente)
|
heterosexual
|
hemi-
|
Half(medio)
|
hemimorphic
|
homo-
|
Same(mismo)
|
homogenous, homologous
|
hydro-
|
relating to water, or using water
(relative al agua)
|
hydroelectricity
|
hyper-
|
above, over(sobre)
|
|
hypo-
|
under or below something, low(por debajo de)
|
|
ideo-
|
image, idea
|
ideograph
|
idio-
|
individual, personal, unique
|
idiolect
|
in-
|
in, into(dentro )
|
insert
|
Indo-
|
relating to the Indian subcontinent
(relacionado al subcontinent indio)
|
Indo-European
|
infra-
|
below, beneath(por debajo de)
|
infrared
|
inter-
|
among, between (entre)
|
intercede
|
intra-
|
inside, within (dentro de…)
|
intravenous
|
iso-
|
Equal(igual)
|
isochromatic
|
macr(o)-
|
Long(grande)
|
macrobiotic
|
maxi-
|
very long, very large(muy grande)
|
maxi-skirt
|
mega-/megalo-
|
great, large(grande)
|
megastar, megalopolis
|
meta-
|
after, along with, beyond, among, behind
|
meta-theory
|
micro-
|
Small(pequeño)
|
microbacillus
|
midi-
|
medium-sized(mediano)
|
midi-length
|
mon(o)-
|
sole, only(solo)
|
monogamy
|
multi-
|
Many(mucho)
|
multi-storey
|
neo-
|
New(Nuevo)
|
neolithic
|
non-
|
Not(no)
|
nonexistent
|
omni-
|
All(todo)
|
omnipotent, omnipresent
|
ortho-
|
correcting or straightening
(corrigiendo o enderezando)
|
orthodontics, orthotropic
|
paleo-
|
Old(antiguo)
|
paleolithic
|
pan-
|
all, worldwide (todo, mundial)
|
pan-African, pandemic
|
para-
|
beside, beyond (al lado de.. mas alla de..)
|
parallel
|
ped-/pod-
|
Foot(pie)
|
pedestrian, podiatrist
|
per-
|
through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly
|
permeate, permute
|
peri-
|
Around(alrededor)
|
periphrase
|
photo-
|
light, photography, photograph
|
photoelectric
|
poly-
|
Many
|
polygon
|
post-
|
After
|
postpone
|
pre-
|
before
|
predict
|
preter-
|
beyond, past, more than
|
preternatural
|
pro-
|
substitute, deputy(sustituto)
|
proconsul
|
pro-
|
Before(antes)
|
procambium
|
pros-
|
Toward(hacia…)
|
|
proto-
|
first, original(primero, original)
|
protoplasm,
prototype
|
pseudo-
|
false, imitation(falso)
|
|
pyro-
|
Fire (fuego)
|
pyrokinetic
|
quasi-
|
partly, almost, appearing to be but not
really
(casi)
|
quasi-religious
|
retro-
|
Backwards(hacia atras)
|
retrograde
|
semi-
|
Half(medio)
|
|
socio-
|
society, social, sociological
|
sociopath
|
sub-, sup-
|
below, under(bajo)
|
support
|
super-
|
above, over
|
supervisor
|
supra-
|
above, over
|
suprarenal
|
sur-
|
above, over
|
surreal, surrender
|
syn-/sy-/syl-/sym-
|
together, with(junto, con)
|
synthesis, symbol, syllable, system
|
tele-
|
at a distance(a la distancia)
|
telegraph, television
|
trans-
|
Across (a través de)
|
transverse
|
tri-
|
Three(tres)
|
tricycle
|
ultra-
|
Beyond(mas alla de)
|
ultraviolet, ultramagnetic
|
uni-
|
One(uno)
|
|
vice-
|
Deputy(suplente)
|
vice-president, vice-principal
|
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