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I have trouble hearing the 'a' in 'a borboleta'. This happens often in Duolingo, in similar sentences - the articles tend to disappear. Would the 'a' be omitted in real conversation?
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If I can look toward my house using the same expression, why can't the girl look toward the butterfly?
This says the correct answer is "The girl looks to the butterfly." This is possible in English but is a strange way of saying this. We often say someone looks to [someone/something else] as an idiomatic way of saying that they, e.g. turn to them for advice, or seek them out for help. In other words, it's often used in a more metaphorical sense than a literal way of saying that they are visually looking at the target. "The girl looks at the butterfly" should be the primary answer indicated as correct.