afora
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See also: aforá
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ra
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese afora, from a- + fora. Compare Spanish afuera, French dehors.
Adverb[edit]
afora (not comparable)
- out; outwards
- Segui Maria porta afora. ― I followed Maria out the door.
- through; along (spatial)
- Andei pela estrada afora. ― I walked along the road.
- Viajei pelo país afora. ― I travelled through the country.
- throughout (temporal)
- Li livros noite afora. ― I read books throughout the night.
- externally
Preposition[edit]
afora
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes confused with the homophone a fora (“outside”):
- “Procurei de dentro a fora de casa.” – “I searched the house from the inside to the outside.”
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
afora
- inflection of aforar:
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
afora
- inflection of aforar (“to gauge, to measure”):
Categories:
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms prefixed with a-
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- Portuguese uncomparable adverbs
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- Portuguese prepositions
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- Spanish non-lemma forms
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