em vez de
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z de/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)z de], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z de/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)z de]
Preposition
[edit]- instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:
- Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.
- She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.
Usage notes
[edit]Sometimes conflated with the similar sounding ao invés de, which technically bears a sense of opposition or contrariness.
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:em vez de.