em vez de

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z de/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z de/

Preposition

em vez de

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

Usage notes

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

Quotations

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