PICTURE DICTIONARY
PREPOSITIONS
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Graduação Letras/ Inglês
Orientação do trabalho:
Professora Rosana Espírito Santo
Aluna:
Valéria Aparecida Carlos Pereira
BETWEEN
entre,no meio de; faz parte de
Between 50 and 100 people will lose their jobs.
BEYOND mais à frente, mais além, adiante, para além, depois,
fora Our house is just beyond the bridge
OVER em cima de; por cima de; sobre, acima de; além The horse jumped over the fence
IN ď Ž em, a, por, para, com, de, durante, dentro de ď Ž Temperatures tomorrow will be in the 47s
ON ď Ž em; sobre; no, na; por; de ď Ž I'm on the telephone
AT em; a; no, na; em casa de; por He was hard at work
FROM de; desde; por Look from side to side before you cross the road.
TO para, a; em contraposição a; com o intuito de I'm going to the bank.
BESIDE ď Ž perto de; junto a; ao lado de ď Ž He was beside himself when he realized he
was stollen.
BEHIND atrás de; inferior a The meeting held behind closed doors
UP ď Ž para cima; ascendente ď Ž He followed the others up the stairs.
DOWN em baixo, debaixo, Her office is down the hall on the right.
abaixo
BACK atrás; para trás There is garage back to the house
IN FRONT OF em frente a, na frente de She was in front of him
INSIDE ď Ž dentro, por dentro ď Ž The new faster trains can do the journey inside
two hours
OUTSIDE fora de, além de It was a lovely day outside.
NEAR perto de; perto a The runner looked near exhaustion
OPPOSITE frente a, em frente de They sat opposite each other
PAST acima de; depois que It is past midnight now
THROUGH através, por; dentro He drove through the tunnel.
AFTER depois que; There's a good film
on the day after tomorrow.
BEFORE antes; na presença You should always wash your hands before meals
DURING durante They work during the night
and sleep by day
OFF de; fora de; sob He drove off at high speed.
ABOVE ď Ž sobre; sob; acima de; mais ď Ž The helicopter was hovering above the city
ACROSS a caminho da; acima de We walked across the bridge
ALONG ď Ž adiante ď Ž Somewhere along this road there's a garage.
AMONG ď Ž entre; no meio de; dentro ď Ž She felt lonely among all these strange people.
AROUND ď Ž por perto; em volta de ď Ž I used to live around here.
BELOW debaixo de; inferior a From the top of the skyscraper the cars below us
looked like insects
WITH ď Ž com; em; entre; para
com; de; contra; por; com respeito a ď Ž Two coffees please,
one with milk and one without
WITHOUT sem; senão; menos, carente; de
ausência; de fora para; fora de; lá fora; fora do assunto (lei, direito etc...) She takes a walk every morning
without fail.
WITHIN a parte de dentro, interior They were acting within the law
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