English → Portuguese
of /əv emphatic ɒv/
● prep
⇢ de; a friend of mine um amigo meu; the mother of the twins a mãe dos gêmeos; the fifth of June (dia) cinco de junho; take six of them leve seis deles; the works of Shakespeare as obras de Shakespeare; made of gold (feito) de ouro
! the preposition de often contracts with: definite articles o and a to form do, da; demonstrative pronouns este, esse, aquele, isto, isso, aquilo to form deste, desse, daquele, disto, disso, daquilo; personal pronouns ele, ela to form dele, dela.
⇢ (on the part of) da parte de; it was nice of him/John foi simpático da parte dele/da parte do John
→ For translations of expressions such as of course and consist of see entries course and consist