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upon

/əˈpɒn/

Tradução: Preposição que indica posição sobre ou acima de uma superfície, sequência temporal imediata ('logo após'), fundamento ou base para uma ação, reforço formal ou literário, dependência ou apoio, e ainda ocorrência ou descoberta em contexto formal.

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B1formalcommon/əˈpɒn/

The preposition 'upon' indicates position on or above a surface, immediate temporal succession ('immediately after'), basis or foundation for action, formal or literary emphasis, dependence or reliance, and occurrence or discovery in formal contexts.

ptPreposição que indica posição sobre ou acima de uma superfície, sequência temporal imediata ('logo após'), fundamento ou base para uma ação, reforço formal ou literário, dependência ou apoio, e ainda ocorrência ou descoberta em contexto formal.ruПредлог 'upon' указывает на положение на или над поверхностью, непосредственную временную последовательность ('сразу после'), основание или фундамент для действия, формальное или литературное усиление, зависимость или опору, а также возникновение или обнаружение в формальном контексте.esLa preposición 'upon' indica posición sobre o encima de una superficie, sucesión temporal inmediata ('justo después'), base o fundamento para una acción, refuerzo formal o literario, dependencia o apoyo, así como aparición o descubrimiento en contexto formal.frLa préposition 'upon' indique une position sur ou au-dessus d'une surface, une succession temporelle immédiate ('juste après'), une base ou un fondement pour une action, un renforcement formel ou littéraire, une dépendance ou un appui, ainsi qu'une occurrence ou une découverte dans un contexte formel.deDie Präposition 'upon' bezeichnet eine Lage auf oder über einer Oberfläche, eine unmittelbare zeitliche Abfolge ('gleich nach'), eine Grundlage oder Basis für eine Handlung, eine formelle oder literarische Verstärkung, eine Abhängigkeit oder Stütze sowie das Auftreten oder Entdecken in formellem Kontext.zh介词 upon 表示在……之上或表面接触,也可表示紧接着发生(一……就),以及依据、凭借或依赖某事物,常用于正式或文学语境。arحرف جر يدل على الاستعلاء أو الملاصقة السطحية، وعلى التعاقب الزمني المباشر بمعنى 'عقب' أو 'في أعقاب'، وعلى الاستناد أو السببية بمعنى 'بناءً على' أو 'استنادًا إلى'، وعلى الاعتماد أو التوقف على شيء، وعلى الظهور أو الاكتشاف في سياق رسمي.

  1. Position on or above a surface B1 formal

    Indicates physical location on top of or in contact with the upper surface of an object, often with formal or literary tone

    • The book lay upon the table
    • She placed the crown upon his head
    • The castle stands upon a hill

    ptsobre, em cima deruна, поверх, наверхуesSobre o encima de una superficiefrSur (position au-dessus ou en contact avec une surface)deauf, auf einer Oberflächezh在……上,在……上面arعلى، فوق، على سطح

  2. Immediate temporal succession B2 formal

    Indicates that an action occurs immediately after or at the moment of another event

    • Upon arriving, she called home
    • Upon hearing the news, he resigned
    • The decision was made upon reflection

    ptsucessão temporal imediataruпо, сразу после, приesInmediatamente después defrimmédiatement aprèsdeunmittelbare zeitliche Aufeinanderfolgezh一……就……;立即arعند، فور، بمجرد

  3. Basis, foundation, or ground for action B2 formal legal

    Indicates the reason, evidence, or authority on which an action, decision, or belief is based

    • The verdict was based upon the evidence
    • She acted upon good advice
    • The theory rests upon several assumptions

    ptcom base em, fundamentado emruна основании, на основе, опираясь наesBase, fundamento o motivofrsur la base dedeaufgrund, auf der Grundlage vonzh依据,根据arاستنادًا إلى، بناءً على

  4. Dependence or reliance B2 formal business

    Expresses that something depends on, relies on, or is contingent upon a particular condition or factor

    • Success depends upon hard work
    • The project hinges upon funding
    • His decision rests upon your approval

    ptdependência ou condiçãoruот, в зависимости от, опираясь наesDependencia o confianzafrDépendance ou recoursdeAbhängigkeit, Bedingtheit, Beruhen aufzh取决于,依赖于arبناءً على، اعتمادًا على، مشروطًا بـ

  5. Formal/literary emphasis or occurrence C1 formal art

    Used in formal or literary contexts to add emphasis, dignity, or stylistic weight to a statement, often indicating sudden occurrence or discovery

    • Once upon a time, there lived a king
    • Upon further investigation, the truth emerged
    • He stumbled upon a rare manuscript

    ptao, sobre, deparando-se comruоднажды, при, наткнувшись наesSobreviniendo o al descubrirfrSur le point de / à l'instant où (emploi littéraire ou solennel)debei, als, kaum dasszh一旦,在……之际,突然arعند، على إثر، إذ

  6. Attack, assault, or sudden action B2 formal art

    Indicates a sudden or forceful action directed at someone or something, often in military, literary, or dramatic contexts

    • The army fell upon the enemy
    • Doubts began to creep upon him
    • Silence fell upon the crowd

    ptatacar, lançar-se sobre, acometerruнаброситься на, охватить, обрушиться наesAtaque, asalto o acción súbitafrSur (sens d'attaque ou d'action soudaine)deÜberfall, Angriff, plötzliche Aktionzh向…袭击,扑向arالهجوم أو الانقضاض المفاجئ