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Chegar ao trabalho
Chegar ao trabalho means to arrive at work. European Portuguese uses chegar a, so a plus o becomes ao, while Brazilian Portuguese commonly uses chegar em. Chegar is regular but its stem changes spelling in the first person preterite, cheguei.
Examples in context
Chego ao trabalho antes das nove.
I arrive at work before nine.
Ela chegou ao trabalho atrasada.
She arrived at work late.
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