sobre

Question 1

“O quadro sobre a lareira”

“As nuvens sobre a cidade”

“Caminhar sobre a areia”

Answer 1

(the painting above the fireplace)

(the clouds over the city)

(walking on the sand)

Physical positioning

Question 2

“Falar sobre amor”

“Decidir sobre o futuro”

“Influência sobre alguém”

Answer 2

“Talk about love”

“Decide about the future”

“Influence on someone”

"”Conceptual positioning””

Question 3

“sobre” can mean:

Answer 3

“sobre” can mean:

On/above
(direct spatial positioning)

About/concerning (conceptual positioning)

Over (spanning across something)

Upon (formal positioning)

Question 4

“O quadro sobre a lareira”

“As nuvens sobre a cidade”

“Caminhar sobre a areia”

Answer 4

(the painting “*above** the fireplace)

(the clouds over the city)

(walking “on the sand)

Physical positioning

Question 5

“O livro está sobre a mesa”

“A ponte sobre o rio”

Answer 5

“The book is on the table”

“The bridge over/on the river”

Spatial/physical meaning (“on”)

Question 6

“Falamos sobre política”

“Um livro sobre história”

“Pensar sobre algo”

Answer 6

“We talked about politics”

“A book about history”

“To think about something”

Abstract/topical meaning (“about”)