Usages of de
Eu vou de autocarro.
I go by bus.
Eu vou de comboio para a cidade.
I go by train to the city.
De vez em quando, eu viajo de autocarro.
Occasionally, I travel by bus.
Eu vou de avião amanhã.
I will go by plane tomorrow.
Nós vamos ao Porto de comboio.
We are going to Porto by train.
Um ciclista e uma rapariga de mota quase bateram na ruela estreita.
A cyclist and a girl on a motorbike almost crashed in the narrow alley.
Hoje vou de táxi para a entrevista de estágio.
Today I’m going by taxi to the internship interview.
Era para irmos de comboio, mas acabámos por ir de carro porque o Pedro queria levar a bagagem toda na bagageira.
We were supposed to go by train, but we ended up going by car because Pedro wanted to take all the luggage in the trunk.
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