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o mercado é do outro lado do cinema/frente ao cinema


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15:08 Jan 12, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / grammar
Portuguese term or phrase: o mercado é do outro lado do cinema/frente ao cinema
Bearing in mind two possible ways to say it:
"the market is in front of the cinema/is opposite the cinema", is it possible to say "the market is across the cinema"? It just sounds strange...
Thanks
milesaway
Local time: 12:09


Summary of answers provided
4 +1The store is across from the theater / in front of the theater . .
David Drysdale
4 +1the market is across FROM the cinema/in front of the cinema
R-i-c-h-a-r-d
4the market is opposite the cinema/in front of the cinema
Robert Oakes
4the market is on the other side of the cinema/in front of the cinema
Arthur Godinho
4the market is across the road from the cinema...
Marlene Curtis
4the market is on the other side, facing the cinema
amarante dasilva


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the market is across FROM the cinema/in front of the cinema


Explanation:
You can't say "across the cinema", but you CAN say "across FROM the cinema".

The market is across from the cinema.

HIH :)

R-i-c-h-a-r-d
Brazil
Local time: 08:09
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
9 mins
  -> Cheers, Paula :)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the market is across the road from the cinema...


Explanation:
Isto é, do outro lado da rua, em frente ao cinema.

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-01-12 15:15:31 GMT)
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 75
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the market is on the other side of the cinema/in front of the cinema


Explanation:
Sugg.

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the market is on the other side, facing the cinema


Explanation:
this would be proper as well....

amarante dasilva
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The store is across from the theater / in front of the theater . .


Explanation:

Suggestion:

The store is across from the theater / in front of the theater . .

David Drysdale
United States
Local time: 05:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the market is opposite the cinema/in front of the cinema


Explanation:
Some another variations: "/in front of it" or"/facing the cinema" or "/it faces the cinema"

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Note added at 24 dias (2010-02-06 02:16:20 GMT)
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In retrospect I would just say "the market and cinema face each other"

Robert Oakes
Brazil
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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