PICTURE DICTIONARY PREPOSITIONS
Pontificia Católica de Minas Gerais
Graduação Letras
2º período
Antônio Pedro
INSIDE
dentro, por dentro The bird is inside the cage.
IN ď Ž
em, a, por, para, com, de, durante, dentro de
ď Ž
Look at the woman swimming in the river.
OUTSIDE
fora de, além de
They’re waiting outside the bank.
AT ď Ž
em; a; no, na; em casa de; por
ď Ž
Rachel is at the bus stop.
ON ď Ž
em; sobre; no, na; por; de
ď Ž
I am talking to my best friend on the phone
AMONG
entre; no meio de; dentro
We are among friends
BEHIND
atrás
There is a gas station behind the hotel.
IN FRONT OF ď Ž
em frente a, na frente de
ď Ž
There is a news stand in front of the hotel.
NEAR
Aproximar, perto de
The supermarket is near the store.
BETWEEN ď Ž
no meio de; faz parte de
ď Ž
The restaurant is between a drugstore and a bookstore.
FROM
de; desde; por
I’m From London
TO
para, a; em contraposição a; com o intuito de
I’m going to bed
ACROSS
a caminho da; acima de
The dog swam across the river
ABOVE
Above: acima de;
John’s apartment is above Mara’s
AFTER
After: depois de:
She always arrives after 9 o’clock.
AROUND
Around: em volta de:
They travelled all around the world.
BEFORE
Before: antes de:
She never arrives before 7 o’clock.
BELOW
Below: abaixo de:
Mara lives below John.
BESIDE
Beside: ao lado de:
The earphones are beside the monitor
BEYOND
Beyond: além de:
The valley is beyond the mountains
DOWN
Down: em baixo, debaixo, abaixo
Their house is halfway down the hill
DURING
During: durante:
They were in the army during the war.
OVER ď Ž
Over: sobre, acima de, por cima de:
ď Ž
There were over 1.000 people in the concert.
THROUGH
Through: através de:
The soldiers walked through the forest.
WITHOUT
without: com, sem;
I can’t live without you.
WITHIN
Within: dentro de :
The noise came from within the stable.
WITH ď Ž
With: com; em; entre; para com; de; contra; por; com
respeito a ď Ž
Go with us!
ALONG
adiante
The spider crawled slowly along the wall.
PAST acima de; depois que It's already past noon.
UP
Up: acima, para cima
She is up the stairs
OFF
de; fora de; sob
The island is off the coast of Florida.
OPPOSITE
frente a, em frente de They are talking opposite each other.
BIBLIOGRAFIA
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