ao invés de
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Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
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Preposition
[edit]- (literally) contrarily, conversely; in the opposite sense
- Ele não prejudicou o projeto. Ao invés disso, ajudou.
- He didn't harm the project. Contrarily, he helped.
- (proscribed) instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than
- Synonym: em vez de
- Vou beber chá ao invés de café.
- I will have tea instead of coffee.
Usage notes
[edit]Literally it bears a sense of opposition, but in informal usage it has been conflated with the similar sounding em vez de (“instead of”). This second sense should be avoided in contexts where formality or clarity is expected.
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:ao invés de.