Usages of sobre
Na tarde de amanhã, nós vamos escrever sobre nossa comida.
Tomorrow afternoon, we will write about our food.
Vocês podem ler sobre o pássaro e o cachorro agora?
Can you (plural) read about the bird and the dog now?
Talvez eu queira escrever sobre o pássaro amanhã.
Maybe I want to write about the bird tomorrow.
A gente lê sobre o pássaro e o cachorro quando estudamos em casa.
We read about the bird and the dog when we study at home.
Agora o professor e o aluno vão conversar sobre suas próximas férias.
Now the teacher and the student will talk about their upcoming vacation.
Você pode avisar o grupo sobre a reunião?
Can you notify the group about the meeting?
Provavelmente amanhã o jornal vai falar sobre a reunião importante.
Probably tomorrow the newspaper will talk about the important meeting.
A aluna faz perguntas interessantes sobre cada capítulo e parece muito inteligente.
The (female) student asks interesting questions about each chapter and seems very intelligent.
Na biblioteca, ele achou uma revista chata, mas encontrou um artigo interessante sobre um professor muito inteligente.
In the library, he found a boring magazine, but found an interesting article about a very intelligent teacher.
Na conversa com a autora, talvez eu pergunte sobre o plano dela e sobre o assunto do próximo livro.
In the talk with the female author, maybe I will ask about her plan and about the topic of the next book.
Geralmente o jornal publicará um artigo sobre o mesmo assunto, com a opinião de vários leitores.
Generally the newspaper will publish an article about the same topic, with the opinion of several readers.
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