| Preposition: | Definition: | Example: |
|---|---|---|
| TO | é usado para mostrar movimento | |
| na direção de um lugar, | ||
| uma coisa ou uma pessoa. | I’m going to school. | |
| He went to the freezer to get some ice cream. | ||
| INTO | quando você quer indicar | |
| movimento para dentro de algum lugar ou objeto. | My cat ran into the box after the dog chased her. | |
| He placed the leftovers into the storage container. | ||
| ONTO | usado para descrever um movimento em um lugar aberto - em direção à outra superfície. | The chef transferred the sauce onto the plate. |
| The cat was climbing onto the couch. | ||
| TOWARDS | indica que você está | |
| indo em direção a algum lugar (tradução literal “em direção a”). | She moved towards the fridge to grab some vegetables. | |
| He was driving towards the city center. | ||
| ACROSS | Utilizada com sentido de através. | |
| (trad. literal “de um lado ao outro”, cruzando, atravessando) | I walked across the park to get to “the café” | |
| I can’t believe he was across the street this whole time! | ||
| ALONG | Utilizada quando nos referimos ao longo de (por toda a extensão) | In the morning, I like to walk along the beach. |
| I walked along the road for 30 minutes | ||
| OUT OF | indica movimento de dentro para fora de um espaço delimitado | It’s ready! Take the pie out of the oven, please. |
| She pulled her phone out of her bag. | ||
| AROUND | ao redor de (numa direção circular) | He walked around the park looking for his lost dog. |
| The staff moved around the kitchen, preparing for the dinner rush | ||
| DOWN | indica para baixo, descendo, ao longo | He's used to walking down the street every day. |
| He got an accident while running down the valley. | ||
| OFF | fora de algum lugar, saindo (de cima) algum lugar | Make sure to take the plastic wrap off the dish before serving. |
| The cat jumped off the table.. | ||
| OVER | por cima de | The horse jumped over the fence when the fire started. The bird flew over the house this morning. |
| UP | indica acima, para cima, subindo | She climbed up the stairs. |
| They are walking up the hill. | ||
| THROUGH | através de, por | We walked through the tunnel to get to the beach. |
| I walk through the valley. | ||
| AGAINST | contra, em direção oposta | She leaned against the counter while waiting for the pasta to boil. |
| PAST | pode ser traduzido como "além de", "depois de", "passando por". | He walked past the bakery on his way home. |
| They live just past the bridge. | ||
| AWAY | indica distância, afastamento ou movimento para longe de algo**, "para longe", "distante", "embora".** | He walked away without saying a word. |
| Take me away, to better days |
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