apesar de

See also: a pesar de

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish a pesar de.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ) d͡ʒi/ [a.peˈza(h) d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ) d͡ʒi/ [a.peˈza(h) d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ɾ) d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ) d͡ʒi/ [a.peˈza(χ) d͡ʒi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ɻ) d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ) de/ [a.peˈza(h) de]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ dɨ/ [ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ dɨ/ [ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ ðɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈza.ɾi dɨ/ [ɐ.pɨˈza.ɾi ðɨ]

Preposition

apesar de

1. in spite of (despite)

   Synonyms: não obstante, a despeito de, ainda que

Further reading

• “apesar de”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026