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Dues vegades per setmana. — Twice a week.
Dues vegades a la setmana. — Twice a week. -
for
| per
Dues peces d’or per espasa. — Two gold pieces per sword.
Pren-te dues pastilles al dia. — Take two pills per day.
Hi havia tres guerrers del nostre equip per cada un d’ells. — There were three warriors from our team for each of them. -
into
Va ficar els diners a la motxilla. — He put the money into his bag. -
on
| [formal] upon
Un pòster penjat a la paret. — A poster hanging on the wall.
Porta un tatuatge en un dit. — He has a tattoo on a finger.
A l’esquerra. — On the left.
Ara mateix, el meu professor és en un avió. — My teacher is on a plane right now. -
until
| [US informal] through
| [informal] til
| [informal] till
Obert de dilluns a divendres. — Open Monday through Friday.
Ens entrenarem fins al partit. — We will train until the match.
T’ajudaré fins al final. — I’ll help you til the end.
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A mi no em cridis, marrec. — Do not shout at me, kid.
Va llançar el martell contra el mestre. — He threw the hammer at the teacher.
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at
| at the age of expr
Esdevingué rei a l’edat de dinou anys. — At the age of nineteen, he became king.
Va morir amb noranta-tres anys. — He died at ninety-three.
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Ens vam trobar a les deu. — We met at 10 am.
A la nit, les ombres creixen. — Shadows grow larger at night.
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to
| into
| [UK] down
Vaig a Tortosa. — I’m going to Tortosa.
No entris a la nostra habitació. — Do not come into our room.
Vaig a la botiga. — I’m going down the shop. -
onto
L’helicòpter va aterrar a la teulada. — The helicopter landed onto the roof.
Va saltar sobre la plataforma. — She jumped onto the platform.
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to
Envia això als meus amics. — Send this to my friends.
No expliquis la veritat a ningú. — Don’t tell the truth to anyone.
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from
Ho he comprat a la botiga del poble. — I bought this from the local store.
M’ho va robar a mi. — She stole it from me.
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to
Van guanyar el partit tres a un. — The match was won three to one.
El seu partit va perdre amb un vot contra cinc. — His party lost one vote to five.
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by
A dotzenes. — By the dozen.
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by
| after
Dia a dia. — Day by day
Any rere any. — Year after year.
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by
Ens trobarem de nit. — We will meet by night.
Ens trobarem al migdia. — We will meet by noon.
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in
| inside
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El llibre és a la classe. — The book is in the classroom.
El van trobar en un pou. — They found him in a well.
Dins d’aquest bosc, no hi viu cap animal. — No animal lives within this forest.
Trobareu les respostes en aquest llibre. — You will find the answers within this book.
Les claus són dintre del calaix. — The keys are inside the drawer. -
at
És a l’escola. — She is at school.
El vaig veure en una conferència de premsa. — I saw him at a press conference.
Ser a missa. — To be at Mass.