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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