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]
- (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]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɨˈza.ɾi dɨ/ [ɐ.pɨˈza.ɾi ðɨ]
Preposition
- 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