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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/
- (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
- 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
For quotations using this term, see Citations:em vez de.