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1 preposition
[prepə'ziʃən](a word put before a noun or pronoun to show how it is related to another word: through the window; in the garden; written by me.) preposição* * *prep.o.si.tion[prepəz'iʃən] n Gram preposição. -
2 preposition
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3 preposition
[prepə'ziʃən](a word put before a noun or pronoun to show how it is related to another word: through the window; in the garden; written by me.) preposição -
4 alongside
preposition, adverb (beside or close to (the side of a ship, a pier etc): He berthed alongside his friend's boat.) ao lado (de)* * *a.long.side[əl'ɔŋsaid] adv ao lado, ao longo, lado a lado. • prep ao lado de, ao longo de. free alongside ship abbr FAS Com com todas as despesas pagas até o cais (ao lado do navio). -
5 among
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) entre2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) entre* * *a.mong[əm'∧ŋ] prep 1 entre, no meio de, dentre. we are among friends / estamos entre amigos. we divided it among us / distribuímo-lo entre nós. they quarrelled among themselves / eles brigaram entre si. 2 em contato com, misturado com, juntamente com, associado a. we have a pound among us / todos juntos temos uma libra esterlina. 3 cercado de, por entre. 4 em confronto com, comparado a. among other things entre outras coisas. let’s do it among us vamos fazê-lo conjuntamente. -
6 amongst
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) entre2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) entre* * *a.mongst[əm'∧ŋst] prep = link=among among. -
7 besides
preposition (in addition to: Is anyone coming besides John?) além de* * *be.sides[bis'aidz] prep 1 além de, fora de, em adição a, acima de. 2 exceto, salvo. • adv 1 além disso, também. 2 em adição, adicionalmente. 3 de outra maneira, outrossim. -
8 concerning
preposition (about: He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement.) a respeito de* * *con.cer.ning[kəns'ə:niŋ] prep relativo a, acerca de, a respeito de. concerning it relativo a isto, no que diz respeito a isto, quanto a isto. concerning myself no que me diz respeito. -
9 considering
preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) tendo em conta* * *con.sid.er.ing[kəns'idəriŋ] prep levando em conta, considerando que, em vista de. • adv coll pensando bem, considerando todos os aspectos. • conj levando em conta, considerando que. considering he was new at the job, he did quite well / considerando que ele era novo no emprego, ele se saiu muito bem. that is very well done considering coll isto até que está muito bem-feito. -
10 despite
(in spite of: He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications.) apesar de* * *de.spite[disp'ait] prep não obstante, apesar de. in despite of a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. in despite of myself (etc.) sem querer. -
11 excepting
preposition (leaving out or excluding: Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one.) exceptuando/menos* * *ex.cept.ing[iks'eptiŋ] prep exceto, com exceção de. not excepting myself / não me excetuando. -
12 facing
preposition (opposite: The hotel is facing the church.) em frente de* * *fa.cing[f'eisiŋ] n 1 material de revestimento (de colarinho, punhos, etc.). 2 revestimento, cobertura, adorno: a) Archit paramento. b) guarnição, orla. -
13 including
preposition The whole family has been ill, including the baby.) incluindo* * *in.clud.ing[inkl'u:diŋ] adj inclusivo. -
14 notwithstanding
(in spite of: Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time.) apesar de* * *not.with.stand.ing[nɔtwiðst'ændiŋ] prep não obstante, apesar de. • adv todavia, entretanto, não obstante. -
15 regarding
preposition (about; concerning: Have you any suggestions regarding this project?) em relação a* * *re.gard.ing[rig'a:diŋ] prep relativamente, com respeito a, a respeito de, com referência a. -
16 respecting
preposition (about; concerning: Respecting your salary, we shall come to a decision later.) no que diz respeito a* * *re.spect.ing[risp'ektiŋ] prep 1 com respeito a, em relação a, concernente a. 2 visto que. -
17 throughout
1) (in all parts of: They searched throughout the house.) por toda a parte de2) (from start to finish of: She complained throughout the journey.) do princípio ao fim de* * *through.out[θru:'aut] prep por tudo, em toda parte, do começo ao fim. • adv completamente, inteiramente, por toda parte. throughout the country em todo o país. throughout the year durante todo o ano. -
18 unto
(an old word for `to'.) a* * *un.to -
19 via
(by way of: We went to America via Japan; The news reached me via my aunt.) através* * *vi.a[v'aiə] prep via, por via de, por meio de. he went to Rome via Paris / ele seguiu para Roma via Paris. -
20 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) sem2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) sem* * *with.out[wið'aut] adv fora, de fora, por fora, no lado de fora. don’t see things from without / não olhe as coisas apenas exteriormente. • conj sem. • prep sem, destituído de, falta de, fora de. I shall do it without him / eu o farei sem ele. we went without our supper / ficamos sem jantar. have this or go without! ou isso ou nada! to do/ go without passar sem. you must learn to go without / você precisa aprender o que é ter falta. it went without saying / foi subentendido, sem necessidade de menção especial. we went without nós não recebemos nada. without doubt sem dúvida. without effect sem efeito. without seeing sem ver.
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