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 em, a, por, para, com, de, durante, dentro de
Temperatures tomorrow will be in the 47s
ON em; sobre; no, na; por; de
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 perto de; junto a; ao lado de
He was beside himself when he realized he was stollen.
BEHIND atrás de; inferior a
The meeting held behind closed doors
UP para cima; ascendente
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 dentro, por dentro
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 sobre; sob; acima de; mais
The helicopter was hovering above the city
ACROSS a caminho da; acima de
We walked across the bridge
ALONG adiante Somewhere along this road there's a garage.
AMONG entre; no meio de; dentro
She felt lonely among all these strange people.
AROUND por perto; em volta de
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 com; em; entre; para
com; de; contra; por; com respeito a
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
BIBLIOGRAFIA
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