em vez de

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (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

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em vez de

  1. instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than

Usage notes

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Sometimes conflated with the similar sounding ao invés de, which technically bears a sense of opposition or contrariness.