Topic: Portuguese

"Ela apareceu à noite."

Translation:She appeared at night.

July 17, 2013

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/orfeonegro
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Maybe the turtle appeared at night ... with the keys!!!

March 1, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Codymack

    Couldn't this also mean "she showed up at night?"

    July 17, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
    Mod

      Sure!

      July 17, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tibastar

        "She appeared in the evening." my answer should be correct?

        January 14, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
        Mod

          Yes!

          January 14, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/doolfsaxet

            Doesn't 'at night' , (as opposed to 'in the night') suggest a habit or repeated event? But then wouldn't the imperfect tense (which I haven't go to yet!) be appropriate?

            November 8, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SNahuelVil

              Couldn't it be ''she turned up last night '' ?

              September 17, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Davu

                The sentence doesn't tell you it was last night. If Paulo is happy with "She showed up at night", then "She turned up at night" should be OK though.

                September 17, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SNahuelVil

                  Thanks, David!

                  September 17, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MikeBeagley

                    Why is this à and not na. I thought à was to the?

                    February 24, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
                    Mod

                      Prepositions can't be translated literally. Sometimes they differ.

                      February 24, 2014
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/NogoBogo

                        How would you say "IT appeared at night"?

                        May 10, 2016
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