À

to, at

a → à
preposition Rare #43,096
to, at Contraction of a + a (the feminine singular definite article), used before feminine singular nouns that take the article.
PO: Vou à escola agora.
EN: I’m going to school now.

“À vista”, disse ele.

“In cash,” he said.

Hã… À noite?

Huh… At night?

— Cabras da Peste (2021)

"À escravidão"?

“To slavery”?.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

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