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 em, a, por, para, com, de, durante, dentro de

Look at the woman swimming in the river.

OUTSIDE fora de, além de

They’re waiting outside the bank.

AT em; a; no, na; em casa de; por

Rachel is at the bus stop.

ON em; sobre; no, na; por; de

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 em frente a, na frente de

There is a news stand in front of the hotel.

NEAR Aproximar, perto de

The supermarket is near the store.

BETWEEN no meio de; faz parte de

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 Over: sobre, acima de, por cima de:

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

With: com; em; entre; para com; de; contra; por; com respeito a

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.

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