there

[/ðɛər/]

adverb/pronoun

lá, ali, aí

1. In or at that place

The book is over there on the shelf.

O livro está lá na prateleira.

2. To or toward that place

Let's go there this weekend.

Vamos para lá neste fim de semana.

3. Used to introduce a statement or draw attention (existential)

There is a cat in the garden.

Há um gato no jardim.

4. At that point in an argument or discussion

I disagree with you there.

Discordo de você nesse ponto.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

lá, ali, aí

Standard usage; 'lá' for distant, 'ali' for moderately distant, 'aí' for near

Rio de Janeiro

lá, ali

Common colloquial usage

São Paulo

lá, ali

Standard usage consistent with general Brazilian

Portugal

lá, ali, acolá

'Acolá' more common in European Portuguese for distant locations

there and back

there or thereabouts

there you go

there you have it

neither here nor there

there for the taking

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