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Usages of à

• Ontem à noite, a lua estava cheia e muito brilhante.: Last night, the moon was full and very bright.
• Eu quase não durmo à noite.: I hardly sleep at night.
• A aplicação atualiza automaticamente à noite, se houver algo novo.: The app updates automatically at night if there’s something new.
• O bairro é silencioso à noite.: The neighborhood is quiet at night.
• O consultório abre tanto de manhã como à tarde.: The doctor’s office opens both in the morning and in the afternoon.
• O despertador toca às seis, mas eu faço uma sesta à tarde.: The alarm clock rings at six, but I take a nap in the afternoon.
• O barulho pode piorar à noite.: The noise can get worse at night.
• O quarto arrendado é silencioso à noite.: The rented room is quiet at night.
• Ela acha que está a ser preguiçosa quando não estuda à noite.: She thinks she is being lazy when she doesn’t study at night.
• Eu quero visitar o observatório amanhã à noite.: I want to visit the observatory tomorrow night.
• Eu gosto de olhar para o universo à noite.: I like to look at the universe at night.
• O clima nesta cidade tem estado estranho: de manhã faz sol e à tarde há trovoada.: The climate in this city has been strange: in the morning it’s sunny and in the afternoon there is a thunderstorm.
• Ultimamente tenho tido dificuldade em me concentrar à noite.: Lately I have been having difficulty concentrating at night.
• À noite, a lua reflete‑se na água do lago.: At night, the moon is reflected in the lake’s water.
• Na biblioteca, eu escolho sempre um romance policial para ler à noite.: At the library, I always choose a crime novel to read at night.
• À noite, fecho as cortinas e ligo a ventoinha, mesmo que esteja frio, caso o vizinho faça barulho.: At night I close the curtains and turn on the fan, even if it is cold, in case the neighbour makes noise.
• À noite, eu fico na cama a ler antes de adormecer.: At night, I stay in bed reading before falling asleep.
• O Pedro anda a estudar para o exame à noite.: Pedro has been studying for the exam at night.
• O Pedro tem medo da trovoada à noite.: Pedro is afraid of thunderstorms at night.
• Ela prefere um turno de manhã, porque estuda à tarde.: She prefers a morning shift because she studies in the afternoon.
• À noite, para relaxar, vejo um filme em que a realizadora é portuguesa.: At night, to relax, I watch a film in which the director is Portuguese.
• Ultimamente o Pedro anda a programar no computador à noite.: Lately Pedro has been programming on the computer at night.
• Ao fechar o portátil à noite, sinto que o dia de trabalho termina de verdade.: By closing the laptop at night, I feel that the workday truly ends.
• À noite, eu bebo chá de hortelã em vez de café para dormir melhor.: At night, I drink mint tea instead of coffee to sleep better.
• À noite, o farol ilumina a pequena ilha, e a maré parece brilhar à luz da lua.: At night, the lighthouse lights up the small island, and the tide seems to shine in the moonlight.
• À porta do consulado, pediram uma autorização especial para usar o megafone.: At the consulate door, they asked for a special authorization to use the megaphone.
• À noite, a lua ilumina a muralha e a lagoa.: At night, the moon lights up the city wall and the lagoon.
• A polícia vigia o bairro à noite.: The police watch the neighbourhood at night.
• Fui buscar a encomenda à tarde, porque o carteiro não a podia deixar à porta.: I went to pick up the package in the afternoon, because the mailman couldn’t leave it at the door.
• Em fevereiro, há Carnaval, e eu passo a sair menos à noite para poupar dinheiro.: In February, there is Carnival, and I start going out less at night to save money.

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