graças a Deus

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish gracias a Dios.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdews/ [ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdeʊ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdews/ [ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdeʊ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdewʃ/ [ˈɡɾa.sɐz a ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.saz a ˈdews/ [ˈɡɾa.saz a ˈdeʊ̯s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.sɐz ɐ ˈdewʃ/ [ˈɡɾa.sɐz ɐ ˈðewʃ]

Interjection

graças a Deus

1. thank God, thank goodness (used to express gratitude)

   Synonym: ainda bem

Further reading

• “graças a Deus”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026