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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): à - at the fem. sg. / to the fem. sg.

Portuguese (Portugal)
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à

Word

à

Meaning

at the (fem. sg.) / to the (fem. sg.)

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Usages of à

A loja abre à uma.

The shop opens at one.

O comboio parte à meia-noite.

The train leaves at midnight.

Eu não bebo leite à meia-noite.

I do not drink milk at midnight.

O meu pai bebe leite à noite.

My father drinks milk at night.

O jantar termina à meia-noite.

Dinner finishes at midnight.

Vais à farmácia agora?

Are you going to the pharmacy now?

Vamos à praia de metro.

We are going to the beach by subway.

Vocês vão à festa de autocarro?

Are you going to the party by bus?

A médica vai ao banco e à farmácia.

The doctor is going to the bank and to the pharmacy.

A festa começa à meia-noite e vamos de metro.

The party starts at midnight and we are going by subway.

Ela está doente e não vai à praia.

She is sick and is not going to the beach.

Eu vou a Lisboa, mas volto à noite.

I am going to Lisbon, but I return at night.

Eu não vou à estação hoje.

I am not going to the station today.

Amanhã elas vão à praia.

Tomorrow they are going to the beach.

À noite, nós vamos ao cinema.

At night, we go to the cinema.

Os alunos voltam à biblioteca.

The students return to the library.

Eles voltam à piscina no fim de semana.

They return to the swimming pool at the weekend.

Ele vai ao ginásio e eu vou à biblioteca.

He goes to the gym and I go to the library.

Você vai às compras, mas eu vou à piscina.

You go shopping, but I go to the swimming pool.

O que queres fazer hoje à noite?

What do you want to do tonight?

Queres sair hoje à noite?

Do you want to go out tonight?

Eles vêm à festa.

They come to the party.

Eu vou à clínica.

I am going to the clinic.

Tu não vais à festa? Porquê?

You are not going to the party? Why?

Quando faz calor, vamos à praia.

When it is hot, we go to the beach.

Vens à festa no sábado? — Venho.

Are you coming to the party on Saturday? — I am.

Dou um presente à minha mãe.

I give a gift to my mother.

Vocês sentam-se à mesa para o pequeno-almoço.

You sit down at the table for breakfast.

Junte o alho e a cebola à frigideira.

Add the garlic and the onion to the frying pan.

Queres melhorar? Treina os músculos à terça-feira!

Do you want to improve? Train the muscles on Tuesday!

A menina tem dor de cabeça, por isso não foi à escola.

The girl has a headache, so she didn't go to school.

A tartaruga foi à praia ontem à noite.

The turtle went to the beach last night.

A minha mochila é igual à tua.

My backpack is the same as yours.

Ela respondeu rapidamente à pergunta.

She answered the question quickly.

Ele vai regularmente à piscina?

Does he go to the pool regularly?

A gente vai à praia no domingo.

We are going to the beach on Sunday.

Tu pedes ajuda à professora.

You ask the teacher for help.

O sol faz mal à pele.

The sun is bad for the skin.

A escola fica à esquerda.

The school is on the left.

O banco fica à direita da igreja.

The bank is to the right of the church.

Vira à esquerda na farmácia.

Turn left at the pharmacy.

Vira à direita depois da ponte.

Turn right after the bridge.

Ela faltou à aula ontem.

She skipped class yesterday.

Vira à direita no cruzamento.

Turn right at the crossroads.

O centro comercial fecha à meia-noite.

The shopping centre closes at midnight.

A minha folga é à segunda.

My day off is on Mondays.

Vamos de barco até à praia.

We go by boat to the beach.

Os fãs esperam à porta do teatro.

The fans wait at the theatre door.

Estava frio, mas fomos à praia mesmo assim.

It was cold, but we went to the beach even so.

Com certeza que vamos à festa.

We are certainly going to the party.

Compras o polvo à tonelada?

Do you buy the octopus by the ton?

Compramos as batatas à palete.

We buy the potatoes by the pallet.

Eles vendem o marisco à unidade.

They sell the seafood by the unit.

Há um mês que compramos as batatas à tonelada.

We have been buying the potatoes by the ton for a month.

Quanto custa o polvo à unidade?

How much does the octopus cost by the unit?

Ele vende as sardinhas aos restaurantes à tonelada.

He sells the sardines to the restaurants by the ton.

Prefiro comprar as melancias à unidade.

I prefer to buy the watermelons by the unit.

O comerciante traz os morangos à palete.

The merchant brings the strawberries by the pallet.

Nós acabamos por esperar até à partida.

We end up waiting until the departure.

Pois é, estou à espera há duas horas.

That's right, I have been waiting for two hours.

Nós íamos reagir à publicação.

We were going to react to the post.

Os seguidores iam reagir à partilha.

The followers were going to react to the share.

Já que está atrasado, o homenageado estará a chegar à sala.

Since he is late, the guest of honor is probably arriving at the room.

Ao chegar à sala, o homenageado estaria nervoso?

Upon arriving at the room, was the guest of honor probably nervous?

O prisioneiro quis que a revolta começasse à meia-noite.

The prisoner wanted the revolt to start at midnight.

Eu viro-me bem sozinho, tu podes ir à montanha-russa.

I manage well alone, you can go to the roller coaster.

A reabilitação terminou, e ei-lo restituído à cidade a fim de ser visitado.

The rehabilitation ended, and here it is given back to the city in order to be visited.

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