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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Preposition
ao invés de
- (literally) contrarily, conversely; in the opposite sense
Ele não prejudicou o projeto. Ao invés disso, ajudou.- He didn't harm the project. Contrarily, he helped.
- (proscribed) instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than
- Synonym: em vez de
Vou beber chá ao invés de café.- I will have tea instead of coffee.
Usage notes
Literally it bears a sense of opposition, but in informal usage it has been conflated with the similar sounding em vez de (“instead of”). This second sense should be avoided in contexts where formality or clarity is expected.
Quotations
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