Fondamenti della lingua inglese Laura Cignoni - Paleopatologia

Preposizioni di movimento
Le preposizioni di movimento si usano per descrivere un movimento a e da un luogo.
across = attraverso, si usa per indicare uno spostamento da un punto ad un altro, ed è associato al
concetto di ‘sopra’, per un movimento che si svolge lungo una superficie. Si usa anche con river
(fiume), un’entità lunga e sottile.
The distance across the river was more than I had expected.
as far as = fino a, per indicare distanza.
Walk straight on, as far as the roundabout.
away from = via da
After the fire, they walked away from their houses.
down = giù per
They ran down the hill, trying to catch the pram.
from = da, di, si usa per i complementi di moto da luogo, per indicare origine o provenienza.
Jacques is from Strasbourg.
They are travelling from Sweden now.
into = in, nel, per indicare moto verso luogo. Si trova in particolare dopo i verbi go, come, run,
walk, put, sit down, jump, fall, throw, ecc. e si usa anche in senso figurato.
… ‘transubstantiation”, the apparent transformation of flesh into fill, which clearly
constitutes the main difference between the time of burial and of excavation. (The
Archaeology of the Dead, 52).
out of = (fuori) da, indica movimento dall’interno verso l’esterno.
Some of the participants walked out of the meeting.
to = a, in, per indicare moto a luogo. To si omette davanti alla parola home.
They went home after the lecture.
towards = verso, nei riguardi di
The burglar dashed towards a car waiting for him outside the building.
The objective of ‘archaeothanatology’ is to reconstruct the attitudes of ancient populations towards
death by focusing on the study of the human skeleton and analysing the acts linked to the
management and treatment of the corpse. (The Archaeology of the Dead, 6).
These are characteristically Islamic burials, since the dead look towards Mecca (and not
southeast). (The Archaeology of the Dead, 25).
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