| British English | American English |
apart from | aside from |
| (além de) | |
at weekends | on weekends |
| (nos fins-de-semana) | |
at the back of the house | in back of the house |
| (atrás da casa) | |
See you at the weekend. | See you over the weekend. |
| (Até o fim-de-semana) | |
behind the house | in back of the house |
| (atrás da casa) | |
I haven't seen him for ages. | I haven't seen him in ages. |
| (Há anos que não o vejo.) | |
cater for different tastes | cater to different tastes |
| (satisfazer os gostos diferentes) | |
different from / to | different from / than |
| (diferente de) | |
in the line of fire | on the line of fire |
| (na linha de fogo) | |
live in X road | live on X road |
| (morar na estrada X) | |
live in X street | live on X street |
| (morar na rua X) | |
on behalf of | in behalf of |
| (em nome de / da parte de) | |
a quarter past one | a quarter after one |
| (uma hora e um quarto) | |
a quarter to two | a quarter of two |
| (uma hora e quarenta e cinco minutos) | |
Monday to Friday | Monday through Friday |
| (segunda-feira a sexta-feira) | |
The baby walked towards us. | The baby walked toward us. |
| (O bebé caminhou na nossa direcção.) | |
terça-feira, 30 de março de 2010
BrE v. AmE Prepositions
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